Tranys

Tranys
Tranys at Patranys
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Location
CountryLithuania
RegionKėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKrakės-Dotnuva forest next to Apušrotas
MouthSmilga nearby Medininkai
 • coordinates
55°20′24″N 23°45′58″E / 55.34000°N 23.76611°E / 55.34000; 23.76611
Length7.6 km (4.7 mi)[1]
Basin size8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionSmilga→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea

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

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, including 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]

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. ^ "LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications)" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  3. ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.


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