Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
, a right (the longest) tributary of 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.Kelmė district municipality
Kelmė (; is a city in northwestern Lithuania, a historical region of Samogitia. It has a population of 8,206 and is the administrative center of the Kelmė district municipality.
History
Kelmė's name may come from the Lithuanian ''kelmynės'' ...
, 6 km (4 mi) southeast from Tytuvėnai. The river passes through Tytuvėnai and Sulinkiai Marshes and flows south through
Radviliškis district municipality
Radviliškis () (german: Radwilischken; pl, Radziwiliszki; yi, ראדווילישאָק, ''Radvilishok'') is a town in the Radviliškis district municipality, Šiauliai County, Lithuania. Radviliškis has been the administrative center of the ...
. Finally, Šušvė passes through
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 th ...
and flows into 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.Graužiai village.
The width of the river valley is between 0.5 and 3 km. From December to March Šušvė is usually frozen. Dams were built at Vaitiekūnai and Angiriai ( Angiriai Reservoir). The Šušvė Hydrological Sanctuary was established in 1992 to protect the lower courses of the river.
The main towns and villages by the Šušvė river are Šiaulėnai, Pašušvys (Radviliškis municipality), Grinkiškis, Vaitiekūnai, Pašušvys (Kėdainiai municipality), Angiriai,
Josvainiai
Josvainiai (formerly pl, Jaswojnie, russian: link=no, Ясвойни, Ясвойне) is a small town in Kėdainiai district, central Lithuania. It is located on the Šušvė River 10 km southwest from Kėdainiai. In the town there is a C ...
.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Šušvė (from source to mouth):
*Left: Šušvaitė, Beržutė, Malštovė, Beržė, Srautas, Krimslė, Paliūnys, Paupelys, Žiedupė;
*Right: Šėta, Upytė, Gomerta, Žadikė, Vedreikė, Miegotas, Ažytė, Skardūnė, Raguva, Pečiupė, Cigoniškė, Žemėplėša, Liedas, Lapskojis, Vikšrupis, Grinčiupys, Putnupys.
Etymology
The name ''Šušvė'' (or ''Šiušvė'') comes from the root ''šuš-'' as in Lithuanian verbs ''šiušinti, šiušėti, šiaušti''. All of them mean bouth 'to tousle' and onomatopoeicly allude to the sound of water. According to another interpretation, the name ''Šušvė'' is related to the Finno-Ugric hydronym ''Sosva''.Raymond Schmittlein. Toponymes finnois et germaniques en Lituanie. In: Onomastica. Paris, 1948. p. 97.