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The Neman, Niemen or Nemunas is a river in Europe that rises in central Belarus and flows through Lithuania then forms the northern border of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia's western exclave, which specifically follows its southern channel. It drains into the Curonian Lagoon, narrowly connected to the Baltic Sea. The 937 km long Neman is a major Eastern Europe…
The Neman, Niemen or Nemunas is a river in Europe that rises in central Belarus and flows through Lithuania then forms the northern border of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia's western exclave, which specifically follows its southern channel. It drains into the Curonian Lagoon, narrowly connected to the Baltic Sea. The 937 km long Neman is a major Eastern European river. It flows generally west to Grodno within 12 kilometres of the Polish border, north to Kaunas, then westward again to the sea.
  • Etymology: possible Slavic word for monster
  • Country: Belarus, Lithuania, Russia
  • Cities: Stowbtsy, Grodno, Druskininkai, Alytus, Birštonas, Prienai, Kaunas, Jurbarkas, Sovetsk
  • Mouth: Curonian Lagoon
  • Length: 937 km (582 mi)
  • Basin size: 98,200 km² (37,900 sq mi)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org