Merkys

The Merkys is a river in southern and northern . It flows for 13 km through Belarus, 5 km along the Belarusian–Lithuanian border, and 195 km through Lithuania before joining the Nemunas from the right bank near .
Wikipedia
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  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 123 metres (404 feet)
  • Description: river in Southern Lithuania and Northern Belarus
  • Also known as
    “Merchanka River”
    “Mereč”
    “Merechanka”
    “Merkis”
    “Merkys River”
    “Miarčanka”
    “Miarkis”
    “Mieračanka”
    “Mieryčanka”
    “Myarchanka”
    “Myarkis”
    “Myerachanka”
    “Myerychanka”
    “Reka Mareganka”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of the Assumption, Merkinė and Merkinė hillfort.
Juliux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gytis90210, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a scenic viewpoint.
Hugo.arg, Public domain.
is a lake, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Merkys.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merkinė and Zakavoliai.
VietovesLt, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in , the southern region…
Hugo.arg, Public domain.
is a village in Varėna district…
Hugo.arg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in Varėna district municipality, in , southeastern .

Merkys

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Latitude
54.16667° or 54° 10′ north
Longitude
24.18333° or 24° 11′ east
Open location code
9G66558M+M8
Geo­Names ID
597067
Wiki­data ID
Q1419589

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Merkys” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մերկիս”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Merkys”
  • Belarusian: “Мерачанка”
  • Belarusian: “Мерычанка”
  • Belarusian: “Мяркіс”
  • Belarusian: “Мярчанка”
  • Bulgarian: “Меркйс”
  • Bulgarian: “Мяркис”
  • Catalan: “Miarkís”
  • Cebuano: “Merkys”
  • Chinese: “梅尔基斯河”
  • Chinese: “梅爾基斯河”
  • Chuvash: “Меркис”
  • Czech: “Meračanka”
  • Czech: “Merkys”
  • Czech: “Mjarkis”
  • Czech: “Мерачанка”
  • Czech: “Мяркіс”
  • Danish: “Merkys”
  • Dutch: “Merkys”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ميركيس”
  • Estonian: “Merkys”
  • French: “Merkys”
  • Georgian: “მერკისი”
  • German: “Merkys”
  • Hebrew: “מרקיס”
  • Hungarian: “Merkys”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Merkys”
  • Japanese: “メルキース”
  • Latvian: “Merķe”
  • Lithuanian: “Merkys”
  • Lithuanian: “Mieračanka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Merkys”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Merkys”
  • Persian: “رودخانه مرکیس”
  • Persian: “مرکیس”
  • Polish: “Mereczanka”
  • Polish: “Merkys”
  • Polish: “Мерачанка”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Merkys”
  • Romanian: “Merkio upė”
  • Russian: “Мерачанка”
  • Russian: “Мяркис”
  • Samogitian: “Merkīs”
  • Spanish: “Merkys”
  • Spanish: “Rio Merkys”
  • Spanish: “Río Merkys”
  • Tajik: “Дарёи мркис”
  • Tajik: “Меркус”
  • Turkish: “Merkys”
  • Ukrainian: “Мяркіс”
  • Welsh: “Afon Merkys”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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