Aluona Hydrographical Sanctuary
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The Aluona Hydrographical Sanctuary () is a protected area of a state importance in
Josvainiai Eldership Josvainiai Eldership () is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the southern part of Kėdainiai District Municipality. Eldership was created from the Josvainiai ''selsovet'' in 1993. Geography The territory of Josvainiai Eldership is located mostl ...
of
Kėdainiai 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 Babtai Eldership of Kaunas District Municipality, in 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 was established in 1992 and covers an area of . It covers the middle and the lower course of the
Aluona The Aluona is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 29.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 123.3 km2. It is a right-bank tributary of the Nevėžis river. ...
. The sanctuary starts in Skaistgiriai village surroundings and ends near the Aluona confluence with 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.Aluona The Aluona is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 29.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 123.3 km2. It is a right-bank tributary of the Nevėžis river. ...
The aim of the sanctuary is to protect the valley of the Aluona river with its erosive relief forms and the natural loopy course of the river.


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{{KaunasCounty-geo-stub Protected areas in Kėdainiai District Municipality Protected areas in Kaunas District Municipality 1992 establishments in Lithuania