The Feimanka (Polish: Fejmanka), a river (stream) in
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
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Latgale
Latgale (; ; ; ; ; ; Belarusian Latin alphabet, Belarusian Latin: ''Łathalija''; ), also known as Latgalia or Latgallia, is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. It is the easternmost region of the country and lies north of the Daugava River. Wh ...
,
Preiļi Municipality
Preiļi Municipality () is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2000 by merging Aizkalne Parish, Preiļi Parish and Preiļi town. In 2009 it absorbed Pelēči Parish and Sauna Parish, too the administrative centre ...
), is the right tributary of the
Dubna river
Dubna ( rus, Дубна́, p=dʊbˈna) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It has a status of ''naukograd'' (i.e. town of science), being home to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, an international nuclear physics research center and one ...
. The long Feimanka flows from Feimaņu ezers, passes through the city of
Riebiņi
Riebiņi (, , , ) is a village in Riebiņi Parish, Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia.
History
The village was a shtetl, and most of the inhabitants were Jewish. According to the census of 1897, there were 533 Jews living in t ...
and avoids the city of
Preiļi
Preiļi (; Polish: ''Prele''; ; , previously also ''Прели'') is a town in Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is also the administrative center of Preiļi Municipality.
History
Preiļi is one of the oldest settlements i ...
from the north-west (about one and a half kilometers - one mi); main inflow - the
Preiļupe
The Preiļupe () is a stream in Latvia (Latgale) in Riebinu, Preiļu and Vārkava counties. It is long and is a left tributary of the river Feimanka. Its source is Salmejs Lake, from which it flows westward, through the city of Preili, and then ...
. It flows into the Dubna in the village of Rožupe, about twelve kilometers before the latter's mouth to the
Daugava
The Daugava ( ), also known as the Western Dvina or the Väina River, is a large river rising in the Valdai Hills of Russia that flows through Belarus and Latvia into the Gulf of Riga of the Baltic Sea. The Daugava rises close to the source of ...
.
See also
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Rivers of Europe
This article lists the principal rivers of Europe with their main tributaries.
Scope
The border of Europe and Asia is here defined as from the Kara Sea, along the Ural Mountains and Ural River to the Caspian Sea. While the crest of the Caucas ...
External links
Feimankain geographic.org
Feimankain getamap.net
Feimanka(as ''Fejmanka'') in ''
Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland
The Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavic Countries () is a monumental Polish gazetteer, published 1880–1902 in Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns ...
'' (in Polish), vol. II, page 378:
Rivers of Latvia
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