For many, the river Vilia is known in connection with thePassing along its coasts by pilgrimage walking tours along the nearby churches, springs, curative and other holy places. There are numerous legends and interesting stories about these places: the Tupal bridge, the "talking river", the ancient burial mounds, the wooden church in the oak grove, etc.
Vilia - a river that stretches across the territoriesBelarus and Lithuania, which has the second (Lithuanian) name of Nyaris. It is one of the most attractive and popular places for travelers. In general, Belarus is considered the edge of numerous freshwater reservoirs, a paradise for lovers of eco-tourism.
About these stunningly beautiful places, the river itself and its tributaries will be described below in this article. But first let's make a brief survey of all the rivers in Belarus.
Not only Vilia is a river flowing through Belarus. They are surprisingly large number. Below is a list.
There are also such rivers as Berezina, Svisloch, the Western Bug.
The river flows through the north-eastern part of the country. Is the right tributary of the river. The Neman (Nemunas).
The total length is 510 km, with 228 km ofthey flow through the territories of Lithuania. The total catchment volume is 24,942.3 square kilometers. km. (56% of them in Lithuania). The river has many tributaries: Naroch, Stracha and Servav (right); Elijah, Oshmyanka and Usha (left).
Relief peculiar.The total fall of the Vilia River within the country is approximately 110 meters. This exceeds the figures for most waterways in Belarus. And the average slope of the water surface (0.3 ppm) is correspondingly much larger than that of other major rivers in this country. Therefore, Viliya is characterized by a fairly high flow rate almost all over Belarus.
On the banks of the town are the towns of Smorgon andVileika. Slightly higher than the second one is the Vileika Reservoir, which supplies Minsk with water and provides small water for the Vileika HPP. Almost the whole territory of the basin forms an interesting historical area.
Its name was given to the water artery in honor of the god of pagan Veles. The banks of the river were inhabited by people from the most ancient times. This is evidenced by the numerous finds of archaeologists.
Modern banks dotted with beautifulequipped beaches for holidaymakers. In addition to the flowing rivers, there are cascades of lakes adjacent to Vilia, quite popular among fishing enthusiasts. Here are found a variety of fish: barbel, chub, cheese. And in some places even carp, saffron, trout, salmon and crucian carp, not characteristic for these places, even took root.
The most important thing for lovers of active recreationthat Vilia is a river by which you can raft on boats and kayaks. It is very popular, thanks to the well-known All-Union in the last century Water Route 34.
The river sometimes becomes shallow, and it can be seen that its bottom is strewn with stones, in some places protruding to the surface.
Viliya - a river, next to which is locatedmany amazing historical places. Here you can see such natural monuments as the ancient stone-boulder Asilak. During the First World War, fierce fighting took place in these places. This is evidenced by a large cross and stone set on the river bank.
A little further away (Sec.Zhodishki) you can see a very old water mill, which is an architectural monument of the 18th century. And it still works. Further downstream there is a climbing wall popular with climbers.
A lot of amazingly curious historical and beautiful natural places are preserved on its territories by the Viliya River, stretching across the territories of the two states.
