river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
(27 km),
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, 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, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
(158 km), and
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
(62 km). The river flows for 51 km along the border between the
Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast () is the westernmost federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of the Russian Federation. It is a Enclave and exclave, semi-exclave on the Baltic Sea within the Baltic region of Prussia (region), Prussia, surrounded by Pola ...
, an
exclave
An enclave is a territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of only one other state or entity. An enclave can be an independent territory or part of a larger one. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is s ...
of Russia, and
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, 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, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
. The Šešupė originates near the Polish town of Szeszupka, about 16 km from the Polish-Lithuanian border, and flows into the Nemunas, near the town of
Neman
Neman, Nemunas or Niemen is a river in Europe that rises in central Belarus and flows through Lithuania then forms Lithuania–Russia border, the northern border of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia's western exclave, which specifically follows its s ...
, on the border between Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast.
Major towns and cities along the river, from the Nemunas to the source, are:
Kudirkos Naumiestis
Kudirkos Naumiestis () is a town in southern Lithuania. It is located south-west of Šakiai.
History
The settlement was first mentioned in 1561 as a village called ''Duoliebaičiai.''
In 1639 the town was renamed ''Vladislavovas'' () by Cec ...
,
Pilviškiai
Pilviškiai (, ''Pilveshok'') is a town in Vilkaviškis district municipality and in Marijampolė County
History
In the Jewish world, it was notable for being the first rabbinic post held by Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg, who married and soon ...
,
Marijampolė
Marijampolė (; also known by Marijampolė#Names, several other names) is the Capital city, capital of Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad Oblast, and Lake Vištytis. The city's population stood ...
, and Kalvarija.
There are parts of Kaliningrad and Lithuania that are on the opposite side of the river, including a small island that is mostly Russian but has an area belonging to Lithuania.
The Šešupė is the fourth-longest river in Lithuania.
*Left tributaries: , , Širvinta, (Staraya; ).
*Right tributaries: , ,
Dovinė
The Dovinė is a river of Marijampolė County and Alytus County, in southern Lithuania. The 47 kilometres (29 mi) Dovinė has a basin area of 588.7 km2.
It is a right tributary of the river Šešupė.blackbird', also suggesting
Old Prussian
Old Prussian is an extinct West Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European languages, which was once spoken by the Old Prussians, the Baltic peoples of the Prussian region. The language is called Old Prussian to av ...