Kaunas
city and administrative center of Kaunas County in Lithuania
Kaunas, also known by several other names, is the second biggest city in Lithuania and used to be a temporary capital.[4] Kaunas is found at the point where the two biggest Lithuanian rivers, the Nemunas and the Neris, meet. It is also near the Kaunas Lagoon, the largest body of water in Lithuania.
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 Top to bottom, left to right: Kaunas Castle, House of Perkūnas, Kaunas Town Hall, Kaunas Reservoir, Our Lord Jesus Christ's Resurrection Basilica and Church of Saint Michael the Archangel | |
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 Location of Kaunas | |
| Coordinates: 54°53′50″N 23°53′10″E / 54.89722°N 23.88611°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kaunas city municipality |
| Capital of | Kaunas County |
| First mentioned | 1361 |
| Granted city rights | 1408 |
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| Government | |
| • Type | City council |
| • Mayor | Visvaldas Matijošaitis |
| Area | |
| • City | 157 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 8,089 km2 (3,123 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
| • City | 312,120 |
| • Density | 1,935/km2 (5,010/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 570,163 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 44xxx - 52xxx |
| Area code | (+370) 37 |
| GDP (nominal), Kaunas county[3] | 2015 |
| - Total | €7.4 billion |
| - Per capita | €12,700 |
| Website | www.kaunas.lt |
History
changeIn 1361, Kaunas was first mentioned in annals of the Teutonic Knights. The knights were preparing to attack Kaunas Castle.[4][5]
In 1408, Vytautas the Great gave the city Magdeburg Rights.[6][4][6]
References
change- ↑ "Kodėl Kaunas buvo vadinamas mažuoju Paryžiumi?". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ Raffa, Guy P. (2009-08-01). The Complete Danteworlds: A Reader's Guide to the Divine Comedy. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226702872.
- ↑ "Indicators database - Oficialiosios statistikos portalas". osp.stat.gov.lt.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Enciklopedija apie Lietuvą. Kaunas: Debesų Ganyklos. 2015. pp. 86, 87. ISBN 978-609-8090-79-6.
- ↑ "Kaunas History Overview – Kaunas: dates and facts. Electronic directory". KVB. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Kauno miesto savivaldybė Miesto istorija". Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
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