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The Aluona is a river of
KÄ—dainiai district municipality
Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. Kėdainiai were first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle ...
and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County
Kaunas County () is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its Capital (political), capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished.
Symbols
The county's coat of arms can be blazoned ...
, central 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 ...
. It flows for 29.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 123.3 km2. It is a right-bank tributary of the Nevėžis
The Nevėžis (; ) is the List of rivers of Lithuania, sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Neman (river), Nemunas. The long Nevėžis flows entirely within Lithuania.Dratkalnis village, at the border of 
Map of Nevėžis basin
KÄ—dainiai district municipality
Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. Kėdainiai were first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle ...
and Raseiniai district municipality. The Aluona flows mostly in a southeastern direction, crossing the Pernarava-Å aravai Forest
The Pernarava-Å aravai Forest () is a forest in KÄ—dainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located west off Josvainiai. Covering an area of , it consists of smaller forests: the Å aravai Forest, the Sviliai Forest, the Pernarava Forest, ...
. The valley of the lower course is deep, the river forms scarps. This section is declared as the Aluona Hydrographical Sanctuary.
The Aluona passes through Paaluonys, Å aravai
Å aravai (formerly , ) is a village in KÄ—dainiai 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 Skaistgiriai, KÄ—dainiai, Skaistgiriai, by ...
, Skaistgiriai, BajÄ—nai I villages.
The hydronym ''Aluona'' is derived from the Lithuanian root ''al-'' as in the verb ''alÄ—ti'' ('to flow, to trickle').
External links
Map of Nevėžis basin
References
Rivers of Lithuania KÄ—dainiai District Municipality {{Lithuania-river-stub