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Krakės Eldership
Krakės Eldership ( lt, Krakių seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the northwestern part of Kėdainiai District Municipality. Eldership was created from the Krakės ''selsovet'' in 1993. Geography The territory of Krakės Eldership is located in the East Samogitian Plateau. Relief is mostly flat, in some places slightly undulated. Altitudes reach 100–105 meters above the sea level. * Rivers: Šušvė with its tributaries ( Ažytė, Pečiupė, Pilsupys, Skerdūmė), Smilga with its tributaries (Jaugila, Smilgaitis, Tranys). * Lakes and ponds: Baublys, Rukai Lake, Jaugiliai Lake, Rimkai Lake, Plinkaigalis Lake, part of the Angiriai Reservoir, Skerdūmė Pond. * Forests: Krakės-Dotnuva Forest, Josvainiai Forest, Lapkalnys-Paliepiai Forest. * Protected areas: Pajieslys Geomorphological Sanctuary, Pašušvys Landscape Sanctuary, Smilga Landscape Sanctuary, Baublys Ornitological Sanctuary, Vosbučiai Botanical-Zoological Sanctuary, Zembiškis Forest ... [...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] |
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 and flows south through Radviliškis district municipality. Finally, Šušvė passes through Kėdainiai district municipality and flows into the Nevėžis near 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. Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the river Šušvė (from source t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krakės-Dotnuva Forest
The Krakės-Dotnuva Forest ( lt, Krakių-Dotnuvos miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located 1.5 km from Krakės and 4 km from Dotnuva. It covers 32.8 km2 area. The rivers Jaugila, Smilgaitis, Tranys, Girotakis drain the forest. As of 2005, 38 % of the area was covered by birch, 25 % by spruce, 13 % by aspen, 8 % by ash, 7 % by oak tree groups. The fauna of the forest consists of moose, wild boar, roe deer, red deer, also there are beavers, black storks, middle spotted woodpecker The middle spotted woodpecker (''Dendrocoptes medius'') is a European woodpecker belonging to the genus '' Dendrocoptes''. Taxonomy The middle spotted woodpecker was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the ...s. The forest is included into Dotnuva-Josvainiai Biosphere Polygon. References Forests of Lithuania Kėdainiai District Municipality {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Plinkaigalis Lake
The Plinkaigalis Lake ( lt, Plinkaigalio ežeras, also Minaga) is a lake in Krakės Eldership, Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located to the west from Krakės town, at Plinkaigalis village. It belongs to the Šušvė basin (part of the Nevėžis basin). Coasts of the lake are high, covered by meadows. Nearby the Plinkaigalis Hillfort is located. The lake is inside Pašušvys Landscape Sanctuary. The name comes from the village name ''Plinkaigalis''. The name ''Minaga'' means 'lampern The European river lamprey (''Lampetra fluviatilis''), also known as the river lamprey or lampern, is a species of freshwater lamprey. Description Adult river lampreys measure from for the sea-going forms and up to for the lake forms. The very ...'. References {{reflist, refs= {{cite book , last= Vanagas , first= Aleksandras , author-link=Aleksandras Vanagas , date=1981 , title= Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas , url= , location=Vilnius , pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimkai Lake
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Jaugiliai Lake
The Jaugiliai (or Jaugėliai) is a lake in Krakės Eldership, Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located to the north from Krakės town, at Jaugiliai village. It belongs to the Smilga basin (part of the Nevėžis basin) as the Smilga's tributary the Jaugila passes through the lake. Coasts of the lake are flat, swampy. Nearby the western end of the lake another Rimkai Lake {{cite web , url= http://ezerai.vilnius21.lt/rimkai-v6545.html, url-status= , title=Rimkai (ežeras) , author= , date= , website= , publisher=Gamtos katalogas , archive-url= , archive-date= , access-date= 2020-12-14, quote= Lakes of Kė ... is located. The name ''Jaugiliai'' comes from the village name ''Jaugiliai''. References {{reflist, refs= {{cite book , last= Vanagas , first= Aleksandras , author-link=Aleksandras Vanagas , date=1981 , title= Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas , url= , location=Vilnius , publisher=Mokslas , page= , isbn= , language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukai Lake
The Rukai is a lake in Krakės Eldership, Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located to the north from Krakės town, at Rukai village. It belongs to the Dotnuvėlė basin (part of the Nevėžis basin). Coasts of the lake are flat, swampy, covered by reed bed A reedbed or reed bed is a natural habitat found in floodplains, waterlogged depressions and estuaries. Reedbeds are part of a succession from young reeds colonising open water or wet ground through a gradation of increasingly dry ground. As ...s. The name ''Rukai'' comes from the village name ''Rukai''. References {{reflist, refs= {{cite book , last= Vanagas , first= Aleksandras , author-link=Aleksandras Vanagas , date=1981 , title= Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas , url= , location=Vilnius , publisher=Mokslas , page= , isbn= , language = Lithuanian {{cite web , url= http://ezerai.vilnius21.lt/rukai-v6546.html, url-status= , title=Rukai (ežeras) , author= , da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baublys
The Baublys (or Antežeriai Lake) is a lake in Krakės Eldership, Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. This is the largest lake of Kėdainiai District Municipality. It is located to the west from Krakės town and from Pašušvys village. It belongs to the Šušvė basin (part of the Nevėžis basin). On the northern coast Antežeriai village is located. The Baublys Lake and its close surroundings (reed bed A reedbed or reed bed is a natural habitat found in floodplains, waterlogged depressions and estuaries. Reedbeds are part of a succession from young reeds colonising open water or wet ground through a gradation of increasingly dry ground. As ...s) are declared an ornithological sanctuary. It covers an area of . The nesting places of Eurasian bittern, spotted crake and other water birds are protected here. The name ''Baublys'' comes from the same Lithuanian word which means ' bittern'. References {{reflist, refs= {{cite book , last= Vanagas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tranys
The Tranys is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for . The river is a left tributary of the Smilga, which flows into the Neman via the Nevėžis. Its basin is mostly covered by forests (the Krakės-Dotnuva forest and Josvainiai forest). The Tranys passes through Špitolpievis Špitolpievis ('meadow of '' szpital, formerly russian: Шпитольпевисъ, pl, Szpitolpewis) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a pop ... and Patranys villages. The name ''Tranys'' possibly comes from Lithuanian verbs ''tranėti, trenėti, trūnyti'' ('to rot, to putrefy, to decay'). References Rivers of Lithuania Kėdainiai District Municipality {{Lithuania-river-stub ... [...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] |
