Vilnia

Vilnia
Vilnia
	Vilnia River in Vilnius
Location
Country	Lithuania, Belarus
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	5 km (3.1 mi) south of Šumskas
Mouth	Neris
• coordinates	54°41′20″N 25°17′33″E / 54.6889°N 25.2926°E
Length	79.6 km (49.5 mi)
Basin size	623.5 km2 (240.7 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	5.63 m3/s (199 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Neris→ Neman→ Baltic Sea

The Vilnia (also Vilnelė; Belarusian: Вільня, Vilnia [ˈvʲilʲnʲa]; Polish: Wilejka, Wilenka) is a river in Belarus and Lithuania. Its source is near the villages of Kiemėnai [lt] and Vindžiūnai [lt], 6 km south of Šumskas, nearby to the A3–M7 Medininkai–Kamenny Log border crossing complexes of the Belarus–Lithuania border.^[1]

Geography

The Vilnia is 79.6 km long

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.^[4]

Sources

The Springs along the Vilnia's length contribute to its flow.^[5] Locals refer to the river's starting source as the Holy Stream.^[1] A series of wells accessing the river's groundwaters, drilled in the early 20th century, remained a major source of potable water for the city into the late 20th century.^[6]

Naming

The name of the river derives from the

Indo-European root wel-/wl- meaning "to roll", "to spin".^[1] Vilnelė, the diminutive form of the original hydronym Vilnia, came into popular use in Lithuanian and in Soviet times largely replaced the latter because of Polish language

influence — Poles translated Lithuanian name of the river with such diminutive form (Wilenka).

Fauna

Within the river basin, approximately 30 living species of fish and birds have protected status.

salmonids in the basin, a fish ladder was constructed on the Vilnia in 2000.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Paslaptingos Vilnelės ištakos" (in Lithuanian). 9 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b "IMPACT OF SMALL HYDRO-POWER PLANTS ON SALMONID FISHES SPAWNING MIGRATIONS". Vilnius University Institute of Ecology. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
^ ^a ^b Česėkaitė, Ditė (2022-10-02). "Ar viską žinome apie Vilnelę?". Alkas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
ISBN 978-90-272-3453-7
.

S2CID 43418528
. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

^ "Changes in groundwater supply and consumption in Vilnius in the twentieth century" (PDF). University of Helsinki. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

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[:0-1] "Paslaptingos Vilnelės ištakos" (in Lithuanian). 9 November 2016.

[impact-2] "IMPACT OF SMALL HYDRO-POWER PLANTS ON SALMONID FISHES SPAWNING MIGRATIONS". Vilnius University Institute of Ecology. Retrieved 2024-04-11.

[Ak-3] Česėkaitė, Ditė (2022-10-02). "Ar viską žinome apie Vilnelę?". Alkas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-04-11.

[4] ISBN 978-90-272-3453-7
.

[5] S2CID 43418528
. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[6] "Changes in groundwater supply and consumption in Vilnius in the twentieth century" (PDF). University of Helsinki. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

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