Širvėna Lake is a lake located in Biržai municipality, northern Lithuania. It is the oldest artificial lake in Lithuania.[1] It was created in 1575 when the dam was built on rivers Agluona and Apaščia. The lake was built to protect the Radvila castle in Biržai. Now the city of Biržai, which was built around the castle, is located on the southern shore of Širvėna lake. The suburb of Astravas is built on the northern and the suburb of Rinkuškiai on the western shore.

Lake Širvėna
Širvena lake as seen forn Northwestern corner of Biržai Castle
Lake Širvėna is located in Lithuania
Lake Širvėna
Lake Širvėna
LocationBiržai
Coordinates56°12′43″N 24°45′18″E / 56.21194°N 24.75500°E / 56.21194; 24.75500
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsAgluona, Apaščia
Basin countriesLithuania
SettlementsBiržai, Astravas, Rinkuškiai

Other names

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  • Biržų ežeras (The Lake of Biržai);
  • Rališkių ežeras (Lake Rališkiai, before World War II);
  • Prūdas (from Slavic word pond)
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References

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  1. ^ "Birzai Tourism Cluster will seek to double the flow of tourists by 2015". The Baltic Course | Baltic States news & analytics. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2023-06-16.