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Vilnia
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The Vilnia (also Vilnelė; , Vilnia ; ) is a river primarily running through Eastern Lithuania. Its source is near the villages of and , 6 km south of Šumskas, nearby to the A3–M7 Medininkai–Kamenny Log border crossing complexes of the Belarus–Lithuania border for approximately 12 kilometers.

Key facts

River.name
Vilnia
River.image
198 vilnius River Vilnia (15430753907).jpg
River.image_caption
Vilnia River in Vilnius
River.source1_location
south of Šumskas
River.mouth
Neris
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Lithuania, Belarus (along the border)
River.length_km
79.6
River.basin_size_km2
623.5

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Country
Lithuania
Located in
Vilnius County
Continent
Europe
Image
Vilnia.jpg
Length
79.6
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Commons category
Vilnia
mouth of the watercourse
Neris
watershed area
624
discharge
5.63
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
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  • Sources
  • Naming
  • Fauna
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The Vilnia (also Vilnelė; , Vilnia ; ) is a river primarily running through Eastern Lithuania. Its source is near the villages of and , 6 km south of Šumskas, nearby to the A3–M7 Medininkai–Kamenny Log border crossing complexes of the Belarus–Lithuania border for approximately 12 kilometers.

== Geography == The Vilnia is 79.6 km long and its basin covers 624 sq. km. The river's steepness is 124.6 metres from the source to the mouth. For 13 km, its flow marks the Belarus-Lithuania border, and the remaining 69 km are in Lithuania where it flows into the Neris River at Vilnius. Eventually, its waters, via the Neris draining into the Neman River, reach the Baltic Sea. Its confluence with the Neris lies within the city of Vilnius, and the river's name is regarded to have been the source of the city's name.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vilnia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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