| Šventoji, Sventāja | |
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Šventoji river in Šventoji settlement |
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| Origin | Skuodas district, Lithuania |
| Mouth | Baltic Sea |
| Basin countries | Lithuania, Latvia |
| Length | 73 km (45 mi) |
| Avg. discharge | 5.38 m3/s (190 cu ft/s) at mouth |
| Basin area | 472 km2 (182 sq mi) |
The Šventoji or Latvian Sventāja River is a river in the northwest of Lithuania and southwest of Latvia. It begins in Skuodas district and for 30 km flows on the international border between Latvia and Lithuania. Šventoji River flows into the Baltic Sea near Šventoji settlement north of Palanga.