Verkė

Verkė
Verkė
	Verkė stream in Jeruzalė
Location
Country	Lithuania
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Verkiai forest, Vilnius
Mouth	Neris
• coordinates	54°44′43″N 25°17′29″E / 54.74538°N 25.29143°E
Length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Neris→ Neman→ Baltic Sea

The Verkė^[1] is a small (around 2 km. long) rivulet in Vilnius, Lithuania, which gave the name to the Verkiai neighborhood. According to the legend, the Verkė was the birthplace of the semi-legendary pagan priest Lizdeika,^[2] a forefather of the Radziwiłł family, a Polish princely family.

References

^ Verkiai regional park Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine(in Lithuanian)
^ "Vilnius touristic routes". Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

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[1] Verkiai regional park Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine(in Lithuanian)

[2] "Vilnius touristic routes". Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

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