The Tranys is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi).
| Tranys | |
|---|---|
 Tranys at Patranys | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Region | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Krakės-Dotnuva forest next to Apušrotas |
| Mouth | Smilga nearby Medininkai |
• coordinates | 55°20′24″N 23°45′58″E / 55.34000°N 23.76611°E |
| Length | 7.6 km (4.7 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Smilga→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
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
edit- ^ a b 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) - ^ "LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications)" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.