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Kaunas

Administration
Full nameKaunas
Settlement typeCity municipality
CountryLithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
CountyKaunas County
MunicipalityKaunas city municipality
Capital ofKaunas County
Kaunas city municipality
Kaunas district municipality
First mentioned1361
Granted city rights1408
Geography
Total Area60.6 sq mi (157 km2)
Demography
Total Population355550 (2008)
Metro (pop.)673,706 (Kaunas County)
Other information
Time zoneEET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)

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Kaunas (-enˈkaʊnəs; -ltkɐˈunɐsLithuanian:Kaunas.ogg, see also other names, is the second largest city in Lithuania and a former temporary capital. Kaunas is located at the confluence of the two largest Lithuanian rivers, the Nemunas and the Neris, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, the largest body of water entirely in Lithuania.

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Azubalis: Lithuanians and Poles were aspiring to freedom both 600 and 20 years ago - The Baltic Course Tweet this news
The Baltic Course--On 9 September in -Kaunas-, during an international academic conference dedicated to the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald, Lithuania's Minister of ... - Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:08:16 GMT+00:00
Czech Republic v Lithuania live stream starts shortly - Crunchsports.com Tweet this news
Crunchsports.com--Lithuania managed to hold Scotland to a 0-0 draw in -Kaunas- on Friday and will travel to Prague to face the Czech Republic with the aim of recording a ... - Date : Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:53:26 GMT+00:00
Pilypaitis signs pro contract - BurlingtonFreePress.com Tweet this news
BurlingtonFreePress.com--The 6-1 guard signed a profressional contract to play with VICI -Kaunas- in the Lithuanian league, LMKL. The team went 25-3 last season and tied for the ... - Date : Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:28:46 GMT+00:00
Czech Republic vs Lithuania Live Streaming Highlights - Sports Book Online Tweet this news
Sports Book Online--Lithuania took the opener Euro 2012 qualifiers against Scotland in -Kaunas-, while the czech Republic still play a game in Group I.--- - Date : Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:58:16 GMT+00:00
Vladimir Romanov taunts Scots and goads Lithuania - Scotsman Tweet this news
Scotsman--The Hearts owner attended the 0-0 Euro 2012 qualifying draw in his home city of -Kaunas-, in the company of Hearts manager Jim Jefferies, ... - Date : Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:06:48 GMT+00:00
Death threats received at French shul - Jerusalem Post Tweet this news
Jerusalem Post--The attack in France comes a day after reports that a pig's head was found on Saturday outside a synagogue in Lithuania's second city -Kaunas-.--- - Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:38:04 GMT+00:00
Zaliukas: Scotland match is biggest of my career - stv.tv Tweet this news
stv.tv--Craig Levein's team face the fourth seeds in -Kaunas- tonight and Zaliukas is ready to help his country to a win. Zaliukas is set to win his 22nd cap against ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:35:00 GMT+00:00
Craig Gordon: Missing crucial Euro 2012 qualifiers hurts more than broken arm - Scottish Daily Record Tweet this news
Scottish Daily Record--However, he has warned the Tartan Army not to get carried away at the prospect of three easy points in -Kaunas-, although he concedes there are no excuses not ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:33:14 GMT+00:00
Daily Record's Colin Duncan caught out as he tries to smear Rangers fans. - FollowFollow.com Tweet this news
FollowFollow.com--By FF.com -Kaunas- municipality director Vygantas Guden (sic) said: "Scottish football fans can endanger the safety of the -Kaunas- people. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:52:06 GMT+00:00
Let's hit the ground running - The Sun Tweet this news
The Sun--So pulling on a Scotland strip in the S Darius and S Girenas Stadium in -Kaunas- on Friday holds no fears. The £6million-rated West Brom ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:07:00 GMT+00:00

Historical population :
Year Inhabitants
1796 8,500
1813 3,000
1825 5,000
1840 8,500
1860 23,300
1897 71,000
1923 92,000
1940 154,000
1959 214,000
1966 275,000
1989 418,087
2001 378,943
2004 366,652
2005 361,274

Administrative divisions :

Twin towns - Sister cities :

Members of the Hanseatic League by circle

Wendish and
Pomeranian
Greifswald * Hamburg * Kiel * 'Lübeck' * Lüneburg * Rostock * Stade * Stargard * Stettin * Stralsund * Wismar
Saxony, Thuringia,
Brandenburg
Berlin * Brandenburg * Bremen * Brunswick * Erfurt * Frankfurt (Oder) * Goslar * Halle * Magdeburg
Bohemia, Poland, Prussia,
Livonia, Sweden
Breslau (Wrocław) * Danzig (Gdańsk) * Dorpat (Tartu) * Fellin (Viljandi) * Elbing (Elbląg) * Königsberg (Kaliningrad) * Krakow * Pernau (Pärnu) * Reval (Tallinn) * Riga * Stockholm * Thorn (Toruń) * Visby
Rhine, Westphalia,
Netherlands
Bochum * Breckerfeld * Cologne * Deventer * 'Dortmund' * Duisburg * Groningen * Haltern * Hamm * Harderwijk * Hattem * Hasselt * Kampen * Münster * Nijmegen * Oldenzaal * Osnabrück * Recklinghausen * Roermond * Soest * Tiel * Unna * Werl * Zutphen * Zwolle
Principal KontoreBryggen (Bergen) * Hanzekantoor (Brugge (Bruges)) * Steelyard (London) * Peterhof (Novgorod)
Subsidiary KontoreAntwerp * Berwick * Boston * Damme * Leith * Hull * Ipswich * King's Lynn * Kaunas * Newcastle * Polotsk * Pskov * Yarmouth * York |

Municipalities of Lithuania

District municipalitiesAkmenė * Alytus * Anykščiai * Biržai * Ignalina * Jonava * Joniškis * Jurbarkas * Kaišiadorys * Kaunas * Kėdainiai * Kelmė * Klaipėda * Kretinga * Kupiškis * Lazdijai * Mažeikiai * Molėtai * Pakruojis * Panevėžys * Pasvalys * Plungė * Prienai * Radviliškis * Raseiniai * Rokiškis * Skuodas * Šakiai * Šalčininkai * Šiauliai * Šilalė * Šilutė * Širvintos * Švenčionys * Tauragė * Telšiai * Trakai * Ukmergė * Utena * Varėna * Vilkaviškis * Vilnius * Zarasai
City municipalitiesAlytus * Kaunas * Klaipėda * Palanga * Panevėžys * Šiauliai * Vilnius * Visaginas
MunicipalitiesBirštonas * Druskininkai * Elektrėnai * Kalvarija * Kazlų Rūda * Marijampolė * Neringa * Pagėgiai * Rietavas

Kaunas County

MunicipalitiesBirštonas * Jonava * Kaišiadorys * Kaunas (city) * Kaunas (district) * Kėdainiai * Prienai * Raseiniai
CitiesAriogala * Birštonas * Ežerėlis * Garliava * Jieznas * Jonava * Kaišiadorys * Kaunas * Kėdainiai * Prienai * Raseiniai * Vilkija * Žiežmariai
TownsAkademija, Kaunas * Akademija, Kėdainiai * Babtai * Balbieriškis * Betygala * Čekiškė * Dotnuva * Girkalnis * Gudžiūnai * Josvainiai * Kačerginė * Karmėlava * Krakės * Kruonis * Lapės * Lyduvėnai * Nemakščiai * Pagiriai * Pakuonis * Panoteriai * Pernarava * Rukla * Rumšiškės * Šėta * Šiluva * Surviliškis * Truskava * Vandžiogala * Veiveriai * Viduklė * Žaiginys * Zapyškis * Žasliai * Žeimiai
VillagesAklasis Ežeras * Akliai * Baltromiškė * Barborlaukis * Bartoniai * Batėgala * Bazilioniai * Bukonys * Dumsiai * Gaižiūnai * Gudžioniai * Išorai * Jaugeliškiai * Juškonys * Konceptas * Kuigaliai * Kulva * Liepiai * Milagainiai * Mimainiai * Molavėnai * Paliepiai * Pasoda * Raudondvaris * Ruoščiai * Šatijai * Šeteniai * Šilai * Stakliškės * Šveicarija * Upninkai * Užusaliai * Vaivadiškiai



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