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Neman
The Neman (based on Russian spelling), Nioman (Belarusian), Nemunas (Lithuanian), Niemen (Polish), or Memel (German), 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 long Neman is a major Eastern European river. It flows generally west to Grodno within of the Polish border, north to Kaunas, then westward again to the sea.
Curonian Lagoon
lagoon of the Baltic Sea
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Šešupė
The Šešupė (); ; ; ) is a 298 km long river that flows through Poland (27 km), Lithuania (158 km), and Russia (62 km). The river flows for 51 km along the border between the Kaliningrad Oblast, an exclave of Russia, and Lithuania. The Šešupė originates near the Polish village of Szeszupka, about 16 km from the Polish-Lithuanian border, and flows into the Nemunas, near the town of Neman, on the border between Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast.
Vištytis
lake on the Lithuania-Russia border
Treaty of Melno
Peace treaty (1422) between the Teutonic Knights, the Kingdom of Poland and the Duchy of Lithuania
Lithuania–Russia border
separates territories of Lithuania and Russia
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Liepona
thumb|Memorial of Smetona's crossing. Liepona (, ) is a small rivulet that flows for on the border of Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Left tributary to Širvinta, Liepona originates in Lithuania, near Kylininkai village. In 1980, a pond for irrigation was built about from the mouth.
Širvinta
river in Lithuania and Russia