Tranys
| Tranys | |
|---|---|
Tranys at Patranys | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Region | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Krakės-Dotnuva forest next to Apušrotas |
| Mouth | Smilga nearby Medininkai |
• coordinates | 55°20′24″N 23°45′58″E / 55.34000°N 23.76611°E |
| Length | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
| Basin size | 8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Smilga→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
The Tranys is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi).
The river is a left tributary of the Smilga, which flows into the Neman via the Nevėžis. Its basin is mostly covered by forests, including the Krakės-Dotnuva forest and Josvainiai forest.
The Tranys passes through Špitolpievis and Patranys villages.
The name Tranys possibly comes from Lithuanian verbs tranėti, trenėti, trūnyti ('to rot, to putrefy, to decay').