Neris
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Neris Вілія, Wilija, Wilia |
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 The Neris in Vilnius |
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Hrodsenskaja Woblasz , Minskaja Woblasz ( Belarus ), Lithuania |
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| River system | Memel | |
| Drain over | Memel → Baltic Sea | |
| source | at Bjahoml 54 ° 41 '58 " N , 27 ° 53' 15" O |
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| Source height | 190 m | |
| muzzle | In Kaunas in the Memel Coordinates: 54 ° 54 '1 " N , 23 ° 52' 19" E 54 ° 54 '1 " N , 23 ° 52' 19" E
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| length | 510 km | |
| Catchment area | 25,100 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Vilnia , Ilija , Usha , Osmyanka | |
| Right tributaries | Šventoji , Naratsch , Serwatsch , Stratscha | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Wileiskoje Reservoir | |
| Big cities | Vilnius , Kaunas | |
| Medium-sized cities | Jonava , Nemenčinė , Wilejka | |
| Small towns | Kernavė , Grigiškės , Rukla , Karmėlava | |
| Communities | Vilnius District Municipality , Vilnius City Municipality , kaišiadorys district municipality , jonava district municipality , Kaunas District Municipality , Municipality of Kaunas | |
 Confluence of the Neris and Naratsch rivers |
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 Course of the Neris |
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The Neris ( lit. Neris , Polish. Wilia , Belarusian Вілія , Wilija) is a river in Belarus and Lithuania . It rises in the north of Belarus, flows through the Lithuanian capital Vilnius and the central town Jonava and flows into the Memel in Kaunas .
On the Belarus side it is at Wilejka to Wileiskoje dammed -Stausee. In Vilnius the river is partly concreted in, but otherwise natural and uneven. In Kernavė on the banks of the Neris are the remains of the old Lithuanian ruler's residence, which are under UNESCO protection.
Tributaries
Vilnia , Šventoji , Lokys , Lietava , Žeimena , Vokė , Musė , Ašmena , Naratsch , Serwatsch , Stratscha , Ilija , Uscha , Oschmjanka .
Web links
- Regional Park Neri (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Article Neris in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
