Širvėna Lake

Širvėna Lake is a lake located in Biržai municipality, northern Lithuania. It is the oldest artificial lake in Lithuania.^[1] It was created in 1575 when the dam was built on rivers Agluona and Apaščia. The lake was built to protect the Radvila castle in Biržai. Now the city of Biržai, which was built around the castle, is located on the southern shore of Širvėna lake. The suburb of Astravas is built on the northern and the suburb of Rinkuškiai on the western shore.

Lake Širvėna
Širvena lake as seen forn Northwestern corner of Biržai Castle
Lake Širvėna
Location	Biržai
Coordinates	56°12′43″N 24°45′18″E
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Agluona, Apaščia
Basin countries	Lithuania
Settlements	Biržai, Astravas, Rinkuškiai

Other names

• Biržų ežeras (The Lake of Biržai);
• Rališkių ežeras (Lake Rališkiai, before World War II);
• Prūdas (from Slavic word pond)

Gallery

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  Širvėna lake with its name sign
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  Širvėna lake view from the footbridge
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  Širvėna lake during winter
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  Širvėna lake footbridge

References

1. "Birzai Tourism Cluster will seek to double the flow of tourists by 2015". The Baltic Course | Baltic States news & analytics. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2023-06-16.