Kruostas II
River in Kaunas County, Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about river in Kalnaberžė. For larger river nearby with the same name, see Kruostas.
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.
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Kruostas | |
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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 |
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 |
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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]