The Šerkšnys, or Šerkšnė, is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) and has a basin area of 35 km2 (14 sq mi). The river flows into the Nevėžis, a tributary of the Neman.[2]
Šerkšnys | |
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![]() Šerkšnys between Pelėdnagiai and Paobelys | |
Location | |
Country | Lithuania |
Region | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Nearby Nociūnai |
Mouth | Nevėžis in Paobelys |
• coordinates | 55.2588°N 23.9546°E / 55.2588; 23.9546 |
Length | 13.7 km (8.5 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi)[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Gentrinė |
It begins nearby Nociūnai village and flows westwards on the Kėdainiai Industrial Zone surroundings. The Šerkšnys meets the Nevėžis next to Paobelys village.
The hydronym is derived from Lithuanian adjective šerkšnas ('hoar, hoary, greyish').[3]
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