Tranys

Tranys

Tranys

River in Kaunas County, Lithuania

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

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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. [1]
    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. [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. [3]
    Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.


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