The Ašarėna is a river in Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. It flows for 6.4 kilometres and has a basin area of 8.8 km2.
| Ašarėna | |
|---|---|
 The lower course of Ašarėna downstream Pelėdnagiai | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Location | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Pašiliai Forest |
| Mouth | Nevėžis, nearby Pelėdnagiai |
• coordinates | 55°14′47″N 23°56′58″E / 55.2464°N 23.9494°E |
| Length | 6.4 km (4.0 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.053 m³/s |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
A left-bank tributary of the Nevėžis, the Ašarėna starts in the Pašiliai Forest, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Medekšiai. It meets the Nevėžis next to Pelėdnagiai. There are two ponds on the Ašarėna in Pelėdnagiai.
The hydronym possibly derives from Lithuanian word ešerys (or ašarys in local dialect, 'perch'). Its original form could have been *Ešerinė.[2]
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) - ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.