The Kačupys is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It is the right tributary of the Dotnuvėlė river. It starts from the Krakės-Dotnuva forest, then goes through Siponiai and meets the Dotnuvėlė nearby Vainotiškiai village.
| Kačupys | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Region | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Krakės-Dotnuva forest |
| • coordinates | 55°25′23″N 23°47′33″E / 55.4230°N 23.7926°E |
| Mouth | Dotnuvėlė |
• coordinates | 55°23′40″N 23°51′04″E / 55.3945°N 23.8511°E |
| Length | 9.0 kilometres (5.6 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dotnuvėlė→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
The name Kačupys means 'Cat River' (i. e. is could mean 'petty, inferior river').[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.