Virvytė
| Virvytė, Virvyčia | |
|---|---|
 Virvytė River in Mažeikiai district | |
| Basin | |
| Main source | Žemaičiai Highlands |
| River mouth | Venta River |
| Size | 1144 km² |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Physiognomy | |
| Length | 131 km |
The Virvytė River or Virvyčia River (Samogitian: Virvītė) is a river in Samogitia (Šilalė, Telšiai and Mažeikiai districts), northwestern Lithuania. It is a left tributary of the Venta River. Virvytė begins in Žemaičiai Highlands, 3 km north from Laukuva town. It flows north passing Lakes Paršežeris and Lūkstas, Varniai city, Lake Biržulis, Tryškiai town. Virvytė flows into Venta near Gyvoliai village. Virvytė's main tributaries are Juodupis, Būgenis, Trimsėdis, Upyna, Tryškys.
References
Jonas Zinkus; et al., eds. (1988). "Simno-Žvorūnė". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian) 4. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 576.
Coordinates: 56°13′N 22°34′E / 56.217°N 22.567°E
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, October 04, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.