Lomena
Lomena | |
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Location | |
Country | Lithuania |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | surroundings |
Mouth | Neris in Tartokas |
• coordinates | 55°01′33″N 24°27′09″E / 55.02583°N 24.45250°ECoordinates: 55°01′33″N 24°27′09″E / 55.02583°N 24.45250°E |
Length | 32 km (20 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 186.9 km2 (72.2 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 1.18 m³/s |
Basin features | |
Progression | Neris→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Dumsė, Romatas, Živinta, Bistryčia, Verkstinė |
• right | Žasla, 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[]
- ^ 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)
- ^ Neries mažųjų intakų (su Nerimi) pabaseinis (Basin small tributaries of Neris (including Neris))
- ^ "Lomena upė. Baidarių nuoma. Stovyklavietės, poilsiavietės". upese.lt. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.
- ^ Vaitkevičius, Vykintas (2014). Neris. 2007 metų ekspedicija (in Lithuanian). 4. Vilnius: Mintis.
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Neris
- Rivers of Lithuania
- Jonava District Municipality
- Kaišiadorys District Municipality
- Jonava geography stubs
- Lithuania river stubs