The Smilga is a river in the

Kėdainiai district municipality Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population is 23,667. Its old town dates to ...

, in

Kaunas County Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties ( Lithuanian: singular ''apskritis'', plural ''apskritys''), all named after their capitals. The counties are ...

, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It begins near the village of Patranys, in Krakės Eldership. The Smilga river flows mostly in a southeasterly direction through the Josvainiai Forest. It joins the

Nevėžis The Nevėžis () is the sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Nemunas. Its length is , and it flows only within the geographical confines of Lithuania.Kėdainiai Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population is 23,667. Its old town dates to ...

. The valley in upper and middle courses is negligible, though in becomes steep in the lower course. The course at some places is straightened. The Smilga passes through

Medininkai Medininkai (; be, Меднікі) is a village in Lithuania, located east of Vilnius city municipality and from the Lithuanian–Belarusian border. The village is situated on the Medininkai Highland, near the highest points of Lithuania � ...

Palainiškiai Palainiškiai (formerly russian: Палайнишки, pl, Pałajniszki) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village was uninhabited. It is located from Ąž ...

Šiukštuliškiai Šiukštuliškiai (historically pl, Szuksztuliszki, russian: Шукштолишки) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. It is located by the Smilga Smilga may refer to: *Smilga (river), Lith ...

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, Stasiūnai,

Tubiai Tubiai is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 19 people. Demography file:Tubiai, migla.JPG, left, 255px, Evening in Tubiai References ...

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Bartkūniškiai Bartkūniškiai is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It is located 3 km from Kėdainiai, by the Smilga and Klamputis rivers. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 71 people ...

, Pasmilgys villages and

Kėdainiai Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population is 23,667. Its old town dates to ...

city. The name ''Smilga'' comes from the Lithuanian word ''smilga'' ('

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Images

Smilga002.JPG, Smilga in Kėdainiai at winter Smilga004.JPG, Smilga next to

Smilga003.JPG, Smilga nearby Kėdainiai Beaver dam on Smilga.JPG, Beaver dam in Smilga Smilga005.JPG, Smilga at Pasmilgys

References

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