Main source 18 km north of Suwałki Basin size 6,105 km (2,357 sq mi) Source Suwałki Country Russia | River mouth Neman near Neman town Length 298 km Mouth Neman | |
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Discharge Average rate:
18 m/s (640 cu ft/s) (near Kudirkos Naumiestis) Cities Krasnoznamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast | ||
The Šešupė ( pronunciation ; Polish: Szeszupa; Russian: Шешупе; German: Scheschup(p)e) is a 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 enclave of Russia, and Lithuania. The Šešupė originates near the Polish town of Szeszupka, about 10 miles from the Polish-Lithuanian border, and flows into the Nemunas near the town of Neman on the border between Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast.
Map of r. Sheshule, Kaliningradskaya Oblast, Russia
Major towns and cities along the river, from the Nemunas to the source, are: Kudirkos Naumiestis, Pilviškiai, Marijampolė and Kalvarija.
There are parts of Kaliningrad and Lithuania that are on the opposite side of the river, including a small island that is mostly Russian but has an area belonging to Lithuania.
It is the fourth longest river in Lithuania.