Krasnaya (river)
| Krasnaya Rominta | |
|---|---|
 Rominta/Krasnaya River near the village Błędziszki in Poland | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pissa |
• coordinates | 54°35′20″N 22°12′59″E / 54.5889°N 22.2164°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Pissa→ Pregolya→ Baltic Sea |
The Krasnaya (Russian: Красная река; Polish: Rominta; German: Rominte; Lithuanian: Rominta) is a river in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast and Poland's Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
The Krasnaya flows through Romincka Forest and flows into the Pissa at Gusev. Krasnolesye, Russia is one of the many villages and towns located on the river.
Geography
The river originates as the Błędzianka (English: Blindė) from Lake Werselskie (Gmina Przerośl) in the Polish Podlaskie Voivodeship. It initially curves southwest, then enters the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship northeast of Przerośl, thus entering the former East Prussia. It flows through the Rominter Heide, (a nature reserve on the Polish-Russian border and a traditional hunting area), crosses the border into Russia, receives the Chornaya River from the left, and flows north-northwest until it empties into the Pissa River near Gusev (formerly Gumbinnen).
The German name “Rominte” derives from the Old Prussian word “romus/ramus”, meaning "calm" or "well-behaved."