Lomena

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Lomena
Lomena prie Elektrėnų-Jonavos kelio.JPG
Location
CountryLithuania
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location surroundings
MouthNeris in Tartokas
 • coordinates
55°01′33″N 24°27′09″E / 55.02583°N 24.45250°E / 55.02583; 24.45250Coordinates: 55°01′33″N 24°27′09″E / 55.02583°N 24.45250°E / 55.02583; 24.45250
Length32 km (20 mi)[1]
Basin size186.9 km2 (72.2 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • average1.18 m³/s
Basin features
ProgressionNerisNemanBaltic Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftDumsė, Romatas, Živinta, Bistryčia, Verkstinė
 • rightŽasla, Rudija, Uterna, Taurė, Vertimas, Nota, Neprėkšta

The Lomena is a river in Lithuania, a left tributary of the Neris.[2] It starts in , Kaišiadorys District Municipality and ends in Tartokas, Jonava District Municipality, Lithuania.[3]

The Lomena passes through Stasiūnai, , Kaišiadorys, , , , settlements. The river's lower course is protected by the Lomena Landscape Sanctuary.

The hydronym Lomena derives from Lithuanian word loma ('trough, depression, valley')[4] although its older attested form, written in Polish as Łowmiana could suggest that it may derive from the word laumė ('a mythical being').[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 507.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Neries mažųjų intakų (su Nerimi) pabaseinis (Basin small tributaries of Neris (including Neris))
  3. ^ "Lomena upė. Baidarių nuoma. Stovyklavietės, poilsiavietės". upese.lt. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.
  5. ^ Vaitkevičius, Vykintas (2014). Neris. 2007 metų ekspedicija (in Lithuanian). 4. Vilnius: Mintis.
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