The Verkė[1] is a small (around 2 km. long) rivulet in Vilnius, Lithuania, which gave the name to the Verkiai neighborhood. According to the legend, the Verkė was the birthplace of the semi-legendary pagan priest Lizdeika,[2] a forefather of the Radziwiłł family, a Polish princely family.
| Verkė | |
|---|---|
 Verkė stream in Jeruzalė | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Verkiai forest, Vilnius |
| Mouth | Neris |
• coordinates | 54°44′43″N 25°17′29″E / 54.74538°N 25.29143°E |
| Length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Neris→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
References
edit- ^ Verkiai regional park Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine(in Lithuanian)
- ^ "Vilnius touristic routes". Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2019-09-19.