The Aknysta is a river of
Anykščiai district municipality
Anykščiai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
Structure
District structure:
* 3 cities – Anykščiai, Kavarskas and Troškūnai;
* 8 towns – Andrioniškis, Debeikiai, Kurkliai, Skiemonys, Surdegis, Svėd ...
,
Utena County
Utena County ( lt, Utenos Apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the country's most sparsely populated county. The capital and the largest city in the county is Utena, which is from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. On 1 July ...
, northeastern
Lithuania. It originates from the Aknystėlis lake, flows through the Lipšys lake, and becomes a left tributary of the
Šventoji. It flows for 18.2 kilometres and has a basin area of 94.2 km². The villages
Aknystos and Aknysčiai are situated along the river.
The hydronym ''Aknysta'' possibly derives from lt, akis 'eye, waterhole, ice-hole'.
References
Rivers of Lithuania
Anykščiai District Municipality
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