Žiedupė

Žiedupė
The lower course of the Žiedupė
Map
Location
CountryLithuania
RegionKėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Šingaliai
 • coordinates55°15′25″N 23°51′50″E / 55.257°N 23.864°E / 55.257; 23.864
MouthŠušvė nearby Plaktiniai
 • coordinates
55°13′40″N 23°51′13″E / 55.2278°N 23.8535°E / 55.2278; 23.8535
Length12.3 km (7.6 mi)[1]
Basin size17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionŠušvė→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea

The Žiedupė (or Žiedupys) is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 12.3 kilometres (7.6 mi) and has a basin area of 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi). It is a left tributary of the river Šušvė.

It begins 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north to Josvainiai, nearby Šingaliai village. It flows mostly southwards and meets the Šušvė nearby Plaktiniai village. Josvainiai village, Pažiedupys and Plaktiniai are located on the banks of the Žiedupė.

The name Žiedupė is a compound noun and derives from the Lithuanian words žiedas ('flower, blosom' or 'ring') and upė ('river').[2]

References

  1. ^ a b B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 507.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.

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