The Kruostas is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. Originating next to Pakruostė, it flows to the southeast for 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) till discharging into the Nevėžis river (from the right side) near Kalnaberžė village. Kalnaberžė hillfort stands at the confluence of the Kruostas and Nevėžis.
| Kruostas | |
|---|---|
 Kruostas in Berželė | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Region | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Pakruostė surroundings |
| Mouth | Nevėžis in Kalnaberžė |
• coordinates | 55°23′51″N 24°01′23″E / 55.39750°N 24.02306°E |
| Length | 8.0 km (5.0 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Rudupelis |
The river passes through Pakruostėlė, Berželė and Kalnaberžė villages.
The name Kruostas derives from Lithuanian word kruostas or skruostas ('cheek, eyelash, eyebrow'), further from skrosti, skersti ('to slice, to butcher').[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.