Virvytė
The Virvytė River or Virvyčia River is a river in Samogitia, northwestern Lithuania. It is a left tributary of the Venta River. Virvytė begins in Žemaičiai Highlands, 3 km north from Laukuva town.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Lithuania
- Also known as: “Reka Virvichay”, “Virvicha”, “Virvičia”, “Virvita”, “Virvite”, “Virvyčia River”, “Virvyčiai”, “Virvytė River”, and “Wirwita”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gyvoliai hillfort and Church of St. John the Baptist, Viekšniai.
Gyvoliai hillfort
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Algirdas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gyvoliai hillfort is a scenic viewpoint.
Orthodox church in Viekšniai
Church
Photo: Algirdas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orthodox church in Viekšniai is situated 2½ km west of Virvytė.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Padvariai and Santekliai.
Virvytė
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Mažeikiai, Telšiai County, Samogitia, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Virvytė from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Virvytė” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Virvytė”
- Cebuano: “Virvytė”
- Chinese: “維爾維特河”
- Chinese: “维尔维特河”
- Czech: “Sietuvos”
- Czech: “Upstas”
- Czech: “Varnelė”
- Czech: “Virvyčia”
- Czech: “Virvytė”
- Estonian: “Virvyčia”
- Georgian: “ვირვიჩა”
- Irish: “Virvytė”
- Latvian: “Virvīte”
- Lithuanian: “Virvyčia”
- Lithuanian: “Virvytė”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Virvītė”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Virvycia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Virvyčia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Virvyte”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Virvytė”
- Polish: “Virvytė”
- Polish: “Wyrwita”
- Russian: “Вирвита”
- Russian: “Вирвите”
- Russian: “Вирвича”
- Russian: “Вирвичя”
- Samogitian: “Vėrvītė”
- Samogitian: “Virvītė”
- Ukrainian: “Вірвіча”
- “Virvītė”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Palnosai and Užventė.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Santeklių Miškas and Viekšnių Malūno Tvenkinys.
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