Minija

The Minija is a river in western and a right tributary to the . It is 202 km long. It begins from small Lake Didovas, and hydrographically from lake Sydeklis, 14 km south of .
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Lithuania, right-side tributary of Atmata
  • Also known as: Intaka Minja”, “Kliurkė”, “Mava”, “Minė”, “Minija River”, “Miniya”, and “Reka Min’ya

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uostadvaris Lighthouse and Krokų lanka Watchtower.

is a lighthouse located 12 kilometres north of , in . The lighthouse is located on southern side of the Atmata River, one of the mouths of the Nemunas Delta, on the coast of the .

Wildlife hide
is a wildlife hide, which is situated 3½ km north of Minija.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Minija and Uostadvaris.

Village
or Mingė is a small fishermen's village in in western on river, and is part of Nemunas Delta Regional Park.

Village
is a village.

Village
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Minija.

Minija

Latitude
55.34736° or 55° 20′ 51″ north
Longitude
21.29235° or 21° 17′ 33″ east
Elevation
-4 metres (-13 feet)
Open location code
9G7387WR+WW
Geo­Names ID
596926
Wiki­data ID
Q1756535
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Minija” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Mava
  • Asturian: Ríu Minija
  • Azerbaijani: Minija
  • Basque: Minija
  • Belarusian: Мінія
  • Bulgarian: Миния
  • Catalan: Minija
  • Cebuano: Minija
  • Chinese: 米尼亚河
  • Chinese: 米尼亞河
  • Chuvash: Миния
  • Czech: Kliurke
  • Czech: Kliurkė
  • Czech: Mava
  • Czech: Minija
  • Dutch: Mava
  • Dutch: Minija
  • Estonian: Mava
  • Estonian: Minija
  • French: Mava
  • French: Minija
  • Georgian: მინიია (მდინარე)
  • Georgian: მინიია
  • German: Kliurkė
  • German: Mava
  • German: Minija
  • Irish: Minija
  • Japanese: ミニヤ
  • Kazakh: Миния (өзен)
  • Kazakh: Миния
  • Ladin: Minija
  • Latvian: Minija
  • Lithuanian: Kliurkė
  • Lithuanian: Mava
  • Lithuanian: Minija
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Minija
  • Polish: Minia
  • Polish: Minija
  • Russian: Миния
  • Samogitian: Mava
  • Samogitian: Mėnėjė
  • Samogitian: Minėjė
  • Samogitian: Minija
  • Serbo-Croatian: Minija (rijeka)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Minija
  • Spanish: Mava
  • Spanish: Minge
  • Spanish: Minija
  • Spanish: Rio Minija
  • Spanish: Río Minija
  • Ukrainian: Мінія
  • Mėnėjė

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