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Birvėta
Birvėta ( be, Бірвета) is a river in eastern Lithuania and Belarus (Vitebsk Region). It is a right tributary of Dysna. The river starts near the Kirkučiai village, Sirvėta Regional Park, Švenčionys District. It flows north passing through the Kančioginas lake. From there, it flows north and east through the Ignalina District. Up to its confluence with the Erzvėtas lake, the river is known as Kančiogina. Next again flowing east, flows through swampy areas and passes by fishing ponds. After , Birvėta crosses the Belarus–Lithuania border and forms a natural border between the Pastavy and Braslaw Districts. It empties into the Dysna at from Dysna's estuary to the south of Kaziany. Birvėta's valley is shallow and boggy. Tributaries: Marūniškė (left), Svyla, Kamoja, Juodupis, Medila (right).Algirdas Rainys. Birvėta. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija. T. 1 (A-Grūdas). − Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1985. p. 257 Villages near the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dysna
The Dysna ( be, Дзісна ''Dzisna''; russian: Дисна ''Disna'') is a river that flows through Lithuania and Belarus into the Daugava River near the town of Dzisna. The river originates from Lake Parsvėtas, near Dūkštas, Ignalina district municipality. It flows through Lake Dysnai and Lake Dysnykštis. Near Kačergiškės it turns east and for 39 km flows on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border. The length in Lithuania is 17 km. One of the lakes in the basin area is the Lake Drūkšiai that supports Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant ( lt, Ignalinos atominė elektrinė, IAE) is a decommissioned two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas Municipality, Lithuania. It was named after the nearby city of Ignalina. Due to the plant's .... Its largest tributaries are Birvėta, Golbica, Janka, Berezovka, Mnuta. References * Rivers of Lithuania Rivers of Vitebsk Region International rivers of Europe Belarus–Lithua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |