The Bērze is a river of

Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...

. It flows for 107 kilometres before emptying into the Svēte. Major tributaries include the Bikstupe, Sesava, Ālav, Līčupe, Līčupe and Gardene. Major settlements along the river include

Zebrene Zebrene is a village in the Zebrene Parish of Dobele Municipality in Semigallia region and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of ...

, Biksti,

Kaķenieki Kaķenieki is a village in the Annenieki Parish of Dobele Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia, and the Zemgale Planning Region Zemgale Planning Region () is a planning region of Latvia located within the south-center of the country ...

, Annenieki,

Dobele Dobele (; ) is a town in the Semigallia region of Latvia. It is located near the center of Latvia on the banks of the river Bērze. It received town rights in 1917 whilst being a part of the German occupied Courland Governorate during the First ...

, Bērze, Līvbērze. The river has a total

drainage area A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, th ...

of 872 square kilometers.

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Rivers of Latvia {{Latvia-river-stub

See also

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