Šalčia
The Šalčia is a river in Lithuania. It originates in a region located to the east of Šalčininkai and runs for 76 km before flowing into the Merkys near Valkininkai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Lithuania and Belarus
- Also known as: “Šalča”, “Šaĺča”, “Shal’cha”, “Sol’cha”, “Sol’chyay”, “Solča”, and “Sołča”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Visitation in Valkininkai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paklėštarė and Užuperkasis.
Paklėštarė
Village
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Paklėštarė is a village in Valkininkų eldership, Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 191 people. At the 2011 census, the population was 150.
Užuperkasis
Village
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Užuperkasis is a village in Valkininkai eldership, Varėna District Municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 359 people. At the 2011 census, the population was 343.
Valkininkai
Town
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Valkininkai is a historic town in Valkininkų eldership, Varėna District Municipality, Alytus County, Lithuania, located about 22 km northeast from Varėna and about 55 km southwest from Vilnius.
Šalčia
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Belarus, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Russian—“Šalčia” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Šalčia”
- Belarusian: “Солча”
- Belarusian: “Сольча”
- Belarusian: “Шальча”
- Chinese: “沙利恰河”
- Czech: “Šalčia”
- Dutch: “Salcia”
- Dutch: “Šalčia”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سالسيا”
- Estonian: “Šalčia”
- French: “Šalčia”
- German: “Šalčia”
- Hebrew: “שלצ’ה”
- Irish: “Šalčia”
- Latvian: “Šalča”
- Lithuanian: “Šalčia”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Salcia”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Šalčia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Salcia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Šalčia”
- Norwegian: “Šalčia”
- Persian: “شالچیا”
- Polish: “Solcza”
- Russian: “Шальчя”
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