Bārta (in Latvian), also named Bartuva (in Lithuanian), is a river in western Lithuania and Latvia.

It originates in the Plungė district, 3 km to north of Lake Plateliai.

Kazimieras Būga it derived from the Baltic tribe name Bartians.

Another version is that it is archaic name which may be connected to Old Russian бара ('puddle'), Ukrainian: бар ('damp place between hills'), Illyrian *bar(b)- ('puddle').

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