Neman

Also known as Nyoman, Niemen, Nemunas, Memel, Nioman, Neman River

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.

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The Neman is a major river in Eastern Europe that originates in Belarus, flows through Lithuania, and forms the northern border of Russia's Kaliningrad region before emptying into the Baltic Sea. It matters as a significant waterway and geographical feature that crosses multiple countries and defines regional boundaries.

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Key facts

River.name: Neman
River.name_other: NemunasNiemen
River.name_etymology: possible Slavic word for monster
River.image: Neman river.jpg
River.image_size: 300
River.image_caption: Neman near Alytus
River.map: Nemunas-en.png
River.map_size: 300
River.map_caption: Map highlighting Neman
River.pushpin_map_size: 300
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 5
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Belarus, Lithuania, Russia
River.subdivision_type5: Cities
River.subdivision_name5: Stowbtsy, Grodno, Druskininkai, Alytus, Birštonas, Prienai, Kaunas, Jurbarkas, Sovetsk
River.discharge1_location: Curonian Lagoon, linked to the Baltic Sea
River.source1_location: Southwest of Minsk, Belarus

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Wikidata facts

Image: 2025-07-02 Nemunas Litovio ZvD 10.jpg
Length: 937

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Commons category: Neman
watershed area: 98200
discharge: 678
P6482: Neman
waterbody number: LT/10010001

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Numbers
River course
Nemunas loops
Delta
Tributaries
Largest settlements on the river
Significance in culture
Economic significance
Biological communities
Environmental issues
See also
Notes
References
External links

The largest river in Lithuania, and the third-largest in Belarus, it is navigable for most of its length. It starts from two small headwaters merging about southwest of the town of Uzda – about southwest of Belarus's capital city Minsk. Only , an eastward meander, contributes to the Belarus–Lithuania border. Thereafter the river includes notable loops along a minor tectonic fault.