Lomena

The Lomena is a river in Lithuania, constituting a left tributary of the Neris.^[2] It starts in Vladikiškės, Kaišiadorys District Municipality and ends in Tartokas, Jonava District Municipality, Lithuania.^[3]

Lomena
Location
Country	Lithuania
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Vladikiškės surroundings
Mouth	Neris in Tartokas
• coordinates	55°01′33″N 24°27′09″E
Length	32 km (20 mi)[1]
Basin size	186.9 km2 (72.2 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	1.18 m³/s
Basin features
Progression	Neris→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• left	Dumsė, Romatas, Živinta, Bistryčia, Verkstinė
• right	Žasla, Rudija, Uterna, Taurė, Vertimas, Nota, Neprėkšta

The 32-km long Lomena passes through Stasiūnai, Gudiena, Kaišiadorys, Palomenė, Bagdoniškės, Lomeniai, Tartokas settlements. The river's lower course is protected by the Lomena Landscape Sanctuary.

The hydronym Lomena derives from Lithuanian word loma ('trough, depression, valley')^[4] although its older attested form, written in Polish as Łowmiana could suggest that it may derive from the word laumė ('a mythical being').^[5]