The Obelis is a river in the
UkmergÄ— district municipality
UkmergÄ— (; previously ''VilkmergÄ—''; ) is a city in Vilnius County, Lithuania, located northwest of Vilnius. It is the administrative center of the UkmergÄ— District Municipality.
UkmergÄ— (VilkmergÄ—) was mentioned for the first time as a ...
and
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 ...
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 flows for and has a basin area of . It is a left 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.[Kėdainiai
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 ...]
.
The river valley is 200–220 m wide and 8–14 m high. The width of the river course is 5–12 m. The rapidness of the current is 0,2–0,3 meters per second.
,
Bubliai Reservoir
The Bubliai Reservoir is an artificial lake in KÄ—dainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located east from KÄ—dainiai, next to Aristava village. It was created in 1980, when a dam on the Obelis river had been built next to Bubli ...
and
Juodkiškiai Reservoir dam the Obelis river. It flows through
Paobelys
Paobelys (''PaobelÄ—'', formerly , ) is a village in KÄ—dainiai district municipality of Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village residents numbered 293. It is located by the southeastern edge of KÄ—dainiai cit ...
,
Å Ä—ta
Å Ä—ta is a small town (''miestelis'') in KÄ—dainiai District Municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. In 2011, it had a population of 935.
It is located by the Obelis river. The flows into Obelis in the center of the town. A dam on Obe ...
,
Aukštieji Kapliai,
Aristava
Aristava (formerly ''Lukšiakaimis'', , ) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 489 people. It is located from Kėdainiai, next to th ...
,
Paobelys
Paobelys (''PaobelÄ—'', formerly , ) is a village in KÄ—dainiai district municipality of Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village residents numbered 293. It is located by the southeastern edge of KÄ—dainiai cit ...
, and meets the Nevėžis in Kėdainiai.
The river name ''Obelis'' derives from the
Lithuanian
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* Something of, from, or related to Lithuania, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
** Lithuanian language
** Lithuanians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to Lithuania and the immediate geographical region
** L ...
word ''obelis'' ('
apple tree
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').
References
Rivers of Lithuania
KÄ—dainiai District Municipality
UkmergÄ— District Municipality
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