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Lūšna
Lūšna is a lake in Northwest Lithuania, Rokiškis District Municipality, about south-east of Rokiškis. It is the origin of Nemunėlis River Nemunėlis () is a river in northern Lithuania and southern Latvia. It originates 6 km south of Rokiškis. It is 191 kilometres long (75 km in Lithuania, 76 km on the Latvia–Lithuania border and 40 km in Latvia) before its c .... Lakes of Lithuania {{PanevėžysCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemunėlis River
Nemunėlis () is a river in northern Lithuania and southern Latvia. It originates 6 km south of Rokiškis. It is 191 kilometres long (75 km in Lithuania, 76 km on the Latvia–Lithuania border and 40 km in Latvia) before its confluence with the Mūša, near Bauska, forming the Lielupe. Names This river does not belong to the basin of the larger river Neman, but the two rivers' names are related in several languages: * in Lithuanian, "Nemunėlis" is a diminutive form of "Nemunas" (Neman) * in German, "Memel" is used for both the Neman River and the city of Klaipėda, and "Memele" is its diminutive form * in Latvian, the river is called "Mēmele", possibly derived from German, or directly from Old Prussian in which it is thought to mean "surrounded by water" * in Estonian, it is called "Memele jõgi" Tourist development The European Union gave 100,000 euro The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rokiškis District Municipality
Rokiškis District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. Structure District structure: * 3 cities – Obeliai, Pandėlys and Rokiškis; * 9 towns – Čedasai, Duokiškis, Juodupė, Jūžintai, Kamajai, Panemunėlis, Panemunis, Salos and Suvainiškis; * 689 villages. Population of largest elderships in Rokiškis District Municipality (2001): * Rokiškis – 16746 * Juodupė – 2043 * Kavoliškis – 1428 * Obeliai – 1371 * Pandėlys Pandėlys () is a city in northern Lithuania. It is located some west from Rokiškis, on the road to Biržai. Apaščia River originates near the city and flows through it. History The origins of the name are associated with trade. One explanat ... – 1024 * Kamajai – 681 * Skemai – 678 * Bajorai – 671 * Panemunėlis – 646 * Laibgaliai – 503 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rokiskis District Municipality Municipalities of Panevėžys County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. It has a maritime border with Sweden to the west on the Baltic Sea. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages. For millennia the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, becoming king and founding the Kingdom of Lithuania on 6 July 1253. In the 14th century, the Grand Duchy of Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
