The Aluona is a river of

Kėdainiai district municipality Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population is 23,667. Its old town dates to ...

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Kaunas district municipality Kaunas District Municipality (''Kauno rajono savivaldybė'') is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. The seat of the municipality is the city of Kaunas, which does not belong to the municipality but is a separate administrative unit. It surround ...

Kaunas County Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished. Symbols The county's coat of arms can be blazon ...

, 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 The Nevėžis () is the sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Nemunas. Its length is , and it flows only within the geographical confines of Lithuania.Dratkalnis Dratkalnis (formerly russian: Драткольне, pl, Dratkolnie) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village was uninhabited. It is located from Paaluonys ...

village, at the border of

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Raseiniai district municipality Raseiniai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. Symbols Coat of arms: ''A traditional Iberic shield Argent, resting on a base Vert a lynx salient Proper.'' References Municipalities of Kaunas County Munic ...

. 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 Hydrographical Sanctuary ( lt, Aluonos hidrografinis draustinis) is a protected area of a state importance in Josvainiai Eldership of Kėdainiai District Municipality and Babtai Eldership of Kaunas District Municipality, in central Lit ...

. The Aluona passes through Paaluonys,

Šaravai Šaravai (formerly russian: Шаравы, pl, Szarawy) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 25 people. It is located from Skaistg ...

, 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 ''al-'' as in the verb ''alėti'' ('to flow, to trickle'). Aluona002

External links

Map of Nevėžis basin

References

Rivers of Lithuania Kėdainiai District Municipality {{Lithuania-river-stub