The Tranys is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi).

Tranys
Tranys at Patranys
Location
Country	Lithuania
Region	Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Krakės-Dotnuva forest next to Apušrotas
Mouth	Smilga nearby Medininkai
• coordinates	55°20′24″N 23°45′58″E
Length	7.6 km (4.7 mi)[1]
Basin size	8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Smilga→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea

The river is a left tributary of the Smilga, which flows into the Neman via the Nevėžis.[2] Its basin is mostly covered by forests (the Krakės-Dotnuva forest and Josvainiai forest).

The Tranys passes through Špitolpievis and Patranys villages.

The name Tranys possibly comes from Lithuanian verbs tranėti, trenėti, trūnyti ('to rot, to putrefy, to decay').[3]

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