Verkė
Appearance
Verkė | |
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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 |
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.
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.