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The '''Verkė'''<ref>[http://www.keliaukkitaip.lt/index.php/keliauk/article/131 Verkiai regional park]{{in lang|lt}}</ref> 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]],<ref> |
The '''Verkė'''<ref>[http://www.keliaukkitaip.lt/index.php/keliauk/article/131 Verkiai regional park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715031133/http://www.keliaukkitaip.lt/index.php/keliauk/article/131 |date=2014-07-15 }}{{in lang|lt}}</ref> 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]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://issuu.com/vilniustourism/docs/3ktm-vilnius-en/15 |title=Vilnius touristic routes |access-date=2019-09-19 |archive-date=2021-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518211544/https://issuu.com/vilniustourism/docs/3ktm-vilnius-en/15 |url-status=live }}</ref> a forefather of the [[Radziwiłł family]], a [[Princely Houses of Poland|Polish princely]] family. |
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Latest revision as of 06:30, 3 May 2024
| Verkė | |
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 Verkė stream in Jeruzalė | |
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| 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.