Kaunas District Municipality
Kaunas District Municipality, Administrative district in central Lithuania
Kaunas District Municipality is an administrative region in central Lithuania surrounding the city of Kaunas with various smaller settlements scattered throughout. The area includes multiple villages and townships connected by rural roads and agricultural land.
The district was reorganized into its current administrative form after World War II during the Soviet period. The area had been inhabited for centuries, with medieval settlements leaving traces that can still be seen today.
The district preserves Lithuanian heritage through 19 historic manors, the ethnography museum in Babtai, and traditional craft exhibitions in Vilkija's cultural center.
The district is expansive and requires a car or public transport to move between the various villages and communities scattered across the region. Roads are generally passable, though services are more limited than in the city center.
The district contains several medieval hill-forts scattered across the landscape, telling of early Baltic settlements and defenses. These earthen mounds remain visible features in the rural terrain, showing how the land was historically fortified.
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Kaunas Castle
11.7 km
Kaunas Reservoir
26.9 km
Kaunas Fortress
11.7 km
Pažaislis Monastery
18.3 km
St. Michael the Archangel Church
12.8 km
Žmuidzinavičius Museum
12.1 km
Vytautas the Great War Museum
12.2 km
Lithuanian Zoo
13.3 km
Raudondvaris Castle
7.1 km
Old Church of St. John the Baptist, Zapyškis
13.9 km
Town Hall
12 km
Dubrava Reserve
23 km
Kaunas State Musical Theatre
12.4 km
Open-Air Museum of Lithuania
27.8 km
Kaunas Cathedral Basilica
12 km
M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum
12.2 km
Church of Vytautas the Great, Kaunas
12.2 km
House of Perkūnas
12.1 km
Kaunas Mosque
13.2 km
Vytautas the Great Bridge
12.3 km
Church of St. George
11.8 km
Trijų mergelių tiltas
14.6 km
Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum
12.2 km
I Fort
13.1 km
Kaunas Synagogue
12.1 km
Seventh Fort
11.1 km
Napoleon's Hill
16.6 km
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