Skaudinis

The Skaudinis is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It originates next to Puodžiai village, 1.5 km from Šlapaberžė, then flows across the Kalnaberžė Forest, then reaches the Kruostas river from the left side, forming a deep valley. By the Skaudinis and Kruostas confluence Vaidatoniai hillfort is located.

Skaudinis
Skaudinis lower course in Mociūnai
Location
CountryLithuania
RegionKėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationPuodžiai surroundings
MouthKruostas in Mociūnai
  coordinates
55°22′14″N 23°58′24″E
Length10.2 km (6.3 mi)[1]
Basin size19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionKruostasNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Tributaries 
  leftBalniavalkis, Liūnai, Pakruostelė (or Barškupys)

The river passes through Puodžiai, Vaidatoniai and Mociūnai villages.

The name Skaudinis comes from Lithuanian skaudus or skaudrus ('swift, torrential, hasty, pungent').[2]

References

  1. 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)
  2. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.


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