page_title: Neris
hierarchical_section_title: Neris
caption_attribution_description: English: Junction of Viliya and Narach rivers, Belarus. Беларуская: Сутокі рэк Вяльля і Нарач, Беларусь. Русский: Слияние рек Вилия и Нарочь, Белоруссия.
context_page_description: The Neris or Viliya is a river rising in Belarus. It flows through Vilnius and becomes a tributary of the Neman River in Kaunas. Its length is 510 km.
  For 276 km the river runs through Belarus, where it is called Viliya, and 235 km runs through Lithuania, where it is called Neris.
  The Neris connects two old Lithuanian capitals – Kernavė and Vilnius. Along its banks are burial places of the pagan Lithuanians. At 25 km from Vilnius are the old burial mounds of Karmazinai, with many mythological stones and a sacred oak.
context_section_description: The Neris (pronunciation ) or Viliya (Belarusian: Ві́лія, Polish: Wilia) is a river rising in Belarus. It flows through Vilnius (Lithuania) and becomes a tributary of the Neman River (Nemunas) in Kaunas (Lithuania). Its length is 510 km (320 mi).
  For 276 km (171 mi) the river runs through Belarus, where it is called Viliya, and 235 km (146 mi) runs through Lithuania, where it is called Neris.
  The Neris connects two old Lithuanian capitals – Kernavė and Vilnius. Along its banks are burial places of the pagan Lithuanians. At 25 km (16 mi) from Vilnius are the old burial mounds of Karmazinai, with many mythological stones and a sacred oak.
caption: Confluence of Viliya and Narach: a conjectured reason for the dual naming of Neris
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