Merkys
The Merkys is a river in southern Lithuania and northern Belarus. 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 Merkinė.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- 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”, and “Reka Mareganka”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Assumption, Merkinė and Merkinė hillfort.
Merkinė hillfort
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Gytis90210, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Merkinė hillfort is a scenic viewpoint.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merkinė and Zakavoliai.
Merkinė
Photo: VietovesLt, CC BY 3.0.
Merkinė is a village in Dzūkija, the southern region of Lithuania, with a population just under 1000 in 2021. It stands on the navigable River Merkys, once guarded by a wooden castle.
Zakavoliai
Village
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.
Zakavoliai is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, in southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 10 people.
Česukai
Village
Photo: Hugo.arg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Česukai is a village in Varėna district municipality, in Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 5 people.
Merkys
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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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”
- Lithuanian: “Merkys”
- Lithuanian: “Mieračanka”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Merkys”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Merkys”
- Persian: “رودخانه مرکیس”
- Persian: “مرکیس”
- Polish: “Mereczanka”
- Polish: “Merkys”
- Polish: “Мерачанка”
- Portuguese: “Rio Merkys”
- 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”
- “Merkīs”
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