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Josvainiai Eldership
Josvainiai Eldership ( lt, Josvainių seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the southern part of Kėdainiai District Municipality. Eldership was created from the Josvainiai ''selsovet'' in 1993. Geography The territory of Josvainiai Eldership is located mostly in the Nevėžis Plain, but the western edges are in the East Samogitian Plateau. Relief is mostly flat, 2/3 of the territory is agriculture lands, about 1/3 is covered by forests. * Rivers: Nevėžis (with Upytė), Šušvė with its tributaries ( Liedas, Putnupys, Vikšrupis), Smilgaitis, Aluona. * Lakes and ponds: Bedugnė Lake, Angiriai Reservoir. * Forests: Pernarava-Šaravai Forest, Josvainiai Forest. * Protected areas: Šušvė Landscape Sanctuary, Laučynė Landscape Sanctuary, Aluona Hydrographical Sanctuary, Pavikšrupys Botanical Zoological Sanctuary, Šušvė Geomorphological Sanctuary, Dotnuva-Josvainiai Forest Biosphere Polygon. * Nature monuments: Šaravai Oak Tree Places of interest * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elderships Of Lithuania
A ''seniūnija'' (in English: eldership, elderate, ward, parish, or subdistrict) is the smallest administrative division of Lithuania. An eldership may comprise a very small region consisting of few villages, one single town, or a part of a big city. Elderships vary in size and population depending on their location and nature. A few elderships make up a municipality. Šilainiai (Kaunas) and Dainava (Kaunas) are the most populous elderates, with population counts over , exceeding the population of some entire municipalities. Elderships manage small-scale local matters, such as repairing pavements and dirt roads, and keep records on all families living in the eldership. The premise of the concept is that - unlike in higher administrative divisions - an elder (the leader of the eldership) could have time to talk to every person in the eldership who wants to. Modern Lithuania is divided into 10 counties, 60 municipalities, and 546 elderships. Elderships function as munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Samogitian Plateau
East Samogitian Plateau ( lt, Rytų Žemaičių plynaukštė) is a landform in central Lithuania, the eastern part of the Samogitian Upland. It continues between the in the west and the Central Lithuanian Plain in the east. The Dubysa river marks its western margin, while the Šeduva Ridge and the Radviliškis Ridge mark its eastern margin. Relief is hilly and undulated, there are flat and endorhetic troughs with lakes and swamps. The highest region is the Kurtuvėnai Moraine Massive with an altitude of . Most of the East Samogitian Plateau belongs to the Dubysa basin (with the Kražantė, Gryžuva The Gryžuva is a short river in the western part of Lithuania, a tributary of the Dubysa. It begins 5 km north of Tytuvėnai Tytuvėnai () is a city in the Kelmė district municipality, Lithuania. It is located east of Kelmė. It is kn ..., Dratvuo rivers). There are the Rėkyva Lake, Gauštvinis lake, Bridvaišis lake, also some large swamps as the Didysis Tyrulis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šušvė Landscape Sanctuary
The Šušvė Landscape Sanctuary ( lt, Šušvės kraštovaizdžio draustinis) is a protected area of a state importance in Josvainiai Eldership, Kėdainiai District Municipality, in central Lithuania. It was established in 1974 and covers an area of . It covers the lower course of the Šušvė river between Macgaliai village and the Šušvė confluence with the Nevėžis river. It also include the lower courses of the Šušvė tributaries the Žiedupė, the Vikšrupis and the Putnupys. The aim of the sanctuary is to protect the Šušvė river valley with outcrops and vimba spawning grounds. The valley is of width, depth, slopes and terraces are covered by bushes and leafy groves. The river course is loopy, there are oxbow lakes. The river flow is rapid, deeply burrows into the earth. There are outcrops of Devonic sand, clay and gypsum. Suphosic circuses could be observed on the river slopes. There are rare plant species, growing on the riparian meadows, such as star gentian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josvainiai Forest
The Josvainiai Forest ( lt, Josvainių miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located to the west from Kėdainiai and 4 km to the north from Josvainiai. It covers an area of . It consists of smaller forests: Josvainiai Forest (proper), Medininkai Forest, Giraitė. The rivers Smilga (river), Smilga, Smilgaitis and Tranys drain the forest (the Nevėžis basin). As of 2005, 52 % of the area was covered by birch, 24 % by spruce, 5 % by Populus tremula, aspen, 8 % by Fraxinus excelsior, ash, 3 % by oak, 3 % by black alder, 3 % by Alnus incana, white alder, 2 % by pine tree groups. The fauna of the forest consists of wild boar, roe deer, red fox, raccoon dog, European pine marten, pine marten, also there are hazel grouses, black storks, Eurasian woodcocks, common buzzards, Eurasian sparrowhawk, sparrowhawks, northern goshawk, owls. The forest is included into Dotnuva-Josvainiai Biosphere Polygon, also there is the Smilga Landscape Sanctuary in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernarava-Šaravai Forest
The Pernarava-Šaravai Forest ( lt, Pernaravos–Šaravų miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located west from Josvainiai. It covers an area of . It consists of smaller forests: the Šaravai Forest, the Sviliai Forest, the Pernarava Forest, the Juodgiris. Most of the forest is drained by the Šušvė tributaries (the Liedas, the Vikšrupis, the Putnupys) while the western part is drained by the Aluona and its tributary the Sakuona. As of 2005, 50 % of the area was covered by birch, 20 % by spruce, 8 % by aspen, 8 % by ash, 4 % by oak, 9 % by black alder, 1 % by white alder tree groups. The fauna of the forest consists of wild boar, roe deer, moose, red fox, raccoon dog, pine marten, badger, hare, squirrel, beaver, muskrat, also there are hazel grouses, black storks, Eurasian woodcocks, lesser spotted eagles, northern goshawks. A part of the forest belongs to the Pavikšrupys Botanical Zoological Sanctuary. There is a nature monument ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angiriai Reservoir
The Angiriai Reservoir is an artificial lake in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located north-west from Josvainiai town. It was created in 1980, when a dam on the Šušvė river had been built next to Angiriai Angiriai or Angeriai (meaning 'a place on woods', formerly russian: Онгиры, pl, Ongiry) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of ... village. In 2000, the dam was reconstructed and a small hydroelectric plant has been built. Shores of the reservoir at some places are high. The Pilsupiai Outcrop opens to the reservoir in Pilsupiai village. At the higher part of the Angiriai Reservoir the Skinderiškis Dendrological Park is located. References Lakes of Kėdainiai District Municipality Reservoirs in Lithuania {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aluona
The Aluona is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 29.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 123.3 km². It is the right tributary of the Nevėžis river. It begins near Dratkalnis village, at the border of Kėdainiai district municipality and Raseiniai district municipality. The Aluona flows mostly to the southeastern direction, crossing the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. The valley of the lower course is deep, the river forms scarps. This section is declared as the Aluona Hydrographical Sanctuary. The Aluona passes through Paaluonys, Šaravai, Skaistgiriai, Bajėnai I Bajėnai I (''Bajėnai 1st'', formerly russian: Бояны, pl, Bojany) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 29 people. It is locat ... villages. The hydronym ''Aluona'' is derived from the Lithuanian root ''a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smilgaitis
The Smilgaitis is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a right tributary of the river Smilga. Its source is nearby Krakės town. It flows through the Josvainiai forest, Meironiškiai, Ruseiniai villages and meets the Smilga river near Stasiūnai. Keleriškiai pond is dammed on the Smilgaitis river. The name ''Smilgaitis'' comes from the Lithuanian word ''smilga'' ('bentgrass'). References LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications) Ministry of Environment (Lithuania) The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos aplinkos ministerija) oversees the environment and natural resources in Lithuania. Its mission is: *To implement the principle of sustainable development; *To set .... Accessed 2011-11-17. Rivers of Lithuania Kėdainiai District Municipality {{Lithuania-river-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikšrupis
The Vikšrupis is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . The river is a right tributary of the Šušvė. It starts nearby Jakšiai village, then flows to the west through the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. The lower course is designated as the Pavikšrupys Botanical Zoological Sandtuary. The hydronym ''Vikšrupis'' is a compound noun which the first root ''vikšr-'' could mean either 'rush' (''vikšris'') or 'caterpillar Caterpillars ( ) are the larva, larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterfly, butterflies and moths). As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawfly ...' (''vikšras'') while the second root ''up-'' means 'river' (''upė''). References Rivers of Lithuania Kėdainiai District Municipality {{Lithuania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putnupys
The Putnupys is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It originates in the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest, 3 km from Skaistgiriai village. The Putnupys flows to the south east, at first through the forest, later through the agriculture fields. It meets the Šušvė from the right side nearby Kampai I village. The Putnupys pond of is made nearby the river mouth. The river passes through Būdai, Prapuoleniai, Kampai II, Kampai I Kampai I (''Kampai 1st'', formerly russian: Компы, pl, Kompy, Kąpy) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 9 people. It is loca ... villages. The name ''Putnupys'' possibly comes from the Lithuanian suriname ''Putna''. References Rivers of Lithuania Kėdainiai District Municipality {{Lithuania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liedas
The Liedas (or ''Leda'') is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 17.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 31.5 km². It starts nearby Pelutava village and later flows through the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. It meets the Šušvė Šušvė is a river in central Lithuania, a right (the longest) tributary of the Nevėžis river. It begins in Kelmė district municipality, 6 km (4 mi) southeast from Tytuvėnai. The river passes through Tytuvėnai and Sulinkiai Marshes ... from the right side nearby Juodkaimiai village. The hydronym ''Liedas'' possibly derives from Lithuanian verbs ''liedyti, lieti'' ('to water'). References Rivers of Lithuania Kėdainiai District Municipality {{Lithuania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
