Dainava (Kaunas)
District of
Kaunas County - Lithuania

Kaunas Sports Hall

Kaunas Sports Hall (Lithuanian: Kauno sporto halė), also known as the S. Darius and S. Girėnas Hall is the second largest arena of Kaunas, Lithuania. It is the first arena built in the residential Žaliakalnis neighbourhood of Kaunas specially for basketball in Europe and is referred to as a "Mecca of the Lithuanian basketball". The arena's seating capacity is 5,000. Initial seating capacity was 3,500 and the other spectators (up to 11,000) used to have standing room.

Located at 54.8961, 23.9358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Indoor arenas in Lithuania, Basketball venues in Lithuania, Sport in Kaunas, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Buildings and structures completed in 1939

Darius and Girėnas Stadium

S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium is a multi-use stadium in the Ąžuolynas park in Žaliakalnis district of Kaunas, Lithuania. The all-seater stadium holds 8,248. In 1998 the stadium was renovated according to UEFA regulations, and in 2005 it was modernised with the installation of the biggest stadium television screen in the Baltic states. The first stadium in this place was established by Steponas Darius in 1923, and completed in 1925.

Located at 54.8972, 23.9369 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Sport in Kaunas, Football venues in Lithuania, National stadiums, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Athletics (track and field) venues in Lithuania, Multi-purpose stadiums in Lithuania

Dainava (Kaunas)

Dainava is a fairly new neighbourhood (built in 1963, initially as a microdistrict) located in the north of center of Kaunas, the second largest city of Lithuania. It has an elderate status. In the elderate there is an old Jewish cemetery, Lithuanian Zoo, many faculties of Kaunas University of Technology, Friendship Park started in 1973. The neighbourhood was built in a typical soviet fashion.

Located at 54.9208, 23.9733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.030 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Kaunas

Lithuanian Zoo

Lithuanian Zoo previously known as Kaunas' Zoo is the only Zoo in Lithuania. It is located in an Ąžuolynas oak grove park in the south-western Žaliakalnis elderate of Kaunas. The territory of the zoo is 15.9 hectares . The zoo was initiated in 1935 by Lithuanian zoologist Tadas Ivanauskas and opened on July 1, 1938 with 40 animals. As of 2009, it held over 2,800 insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. It experienced funding difficulties during the 2000s.

Located at 54.9014, 23.9514 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.028 miles away.
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1938 establishments in Lithuania, Zoos in Lithuania, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Visitor attractions in Kaunas

Vydūnas alley

Vydūnas alley is a street in Kaunas Žaliakalnis neighbourhood, bordering Ąžuolynas park in the north. It was built by a special plan as a residential area of Temporary capital of Lithuania. The alley was built according to writings of Lithuanian philosopher Vydūnas and was intersected with two radial streets - Minties ratas (Ring of Thought) and Gėlių ratas (Ring of Flowers).

Located at 54.9022, 23.9394 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.028 miles away.
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Streets in Kaunas

Christ's Resurrection Church, Kaunas

Christ's Resurrection Church is a monumental Roman Catholic church in Kaunas, Lithuania. The church was consecrated in 2004, and in 2005 it was finally completed.

Located at 54.902, 23.917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 2005, Churches in Kaunas, History of Kaunas, Roman Catholic churches in Lithuania, 21st-century Roman Catholic church buildings

Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway

Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway is a funicular railway in Kaunas, Lithuania. Built in 1931, it is the oldest funicular in Lithuania. The funicular is made of a wood-paneled coachwork and climbs 142 metres up from behind the Vytautas the Great War Museum to the Church of the Resurrection. It was constructed by engineering firm Curt Rudolph Transportanlagen from Dresden, Germany with electrical equipment from AEG and mechanical parts from Bell Maschinenfabrik, Switzerland.

Located at 54.9008, 23.9175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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1931 establishments in Lithuania, Transport in Kaunas, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Funicular railways in Lithuania, 1520 mm gauge railways, Visitor attractions in Kaunas

Kaunas Red Cross Hospital

Red Cross Hospital in Kaunas is the oldest still functioning hospital in the city and in Lithuania.

Located at 54.8964, 23.9228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Hospitals in Kaunas, Hospitals in the Soviet Union, Hospitals established in 1908

Gričiupis

Gričiupis is a neighborhood of the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, located on the right bank of the Nemunas River. It has elderate status, and is the smallest elderate in the city. Its administrative status as an elderate was established in 2005, when it was detached from Dainava elderate. In 2006 its population was 34,301 in an area of 3.81 square kilometers. The elderate of Gričiupis contains an old Jewish cemetery, 6th Fort of Kaunas Fortress, St.

Located at 54.9036, 23.9628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.028 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Kaunas

Šančiai

Šančiai is an elderate in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas. It is located on the right bank of the Nemunas River, and is divided into Higher and Lower Šančiai. Its 2007 population was 23,237. Remains of transatlantic pilots of Lituanica Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas were reburied in cemetery of Šančiai, after Kaunas Old Cemetery (also known as Kaunas Carmelite Cemetery) was liquidated by soviet authorities.

Located at 54.8786, 23.9431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Kaunas

Ąžuolynas

Ąžuolynas (literally, "Oak Grove") is a public park in Lithuania's second largest city, Kaunas, in the Žaliakalnis neighbourhood. The park covers about 63 hectares and is the largest urban stand of mature oaks in Europe. Vydūnas Alley serves as the park's northern border. It is a popular recreational destination for the inhabitants of Kaunas. Most of its trees are oaks ranging in age from 100 to 320 years old, but it also holds linden, birch, and maple trees.

Located at 54.9, 23.944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.028 miles away.
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Parks in Kaunas

Stumbras

AB Stumbras is the oldest and largest producer of strong alcoholic drinks in Kaunas, Lithuania. Company began its operations in 1906. "Stumbras" is also the largest exporter of strong alcoholic beverages and one of the biggest taxpayers in Lithuania. Company's most famous brands include "Lithuanian vodka", "999", "Gloria", "Stumbro Starka" (bitter), "Krupnikas", "Poema" (liqueur) and others. The company name translates as Wisent.

Located at 54.8897, 23.9311 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Companies established in 1906, Beverage companies of Lithuania, Companies listed on the Vilnius Stock Exchange, Distilleries, Companies based in Kaunas, Vodkas, 1906 establishments in Lithuania

Lithuanian Sports University

The Lithuanian Sports University (Lithuanian: Lietuvos sporto universitetas, LSU), formerly Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, is the only state-supported institution of tertiary physical education in Kaunas, Lithuania. It has the university status. Since its establishment, the academy is headquartered in Žaliakalnis neighbourhood of Kaunas, in close proximity to the Kaunas Sports Hall and the S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, adjacent to the Ąžuolynas Park.

Located at 54.8983, 23.9344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Universities in Lithuania, Education in Kaunas, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Sport in Kaunas, Educational institutions established in 1934, Sports academies, 1934 establishments in Lithuania

Petrašiūnai Cemetery

Petrašiūnai Cemetery is Lithuania's premiere last resting place formally designated for graves of people influential in national history, politics, arts, and science.

Located at 54.8878, 24.0086 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.028 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Kaunas, 1940 establishments

KTU radio Gaudeamus

KTU radio Gaudeamus is one the first university radio stations in Lithuania. It was founded at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in 2005. Radio station is available via analogue 93,6 MHz FM frequency in Kaunas city and on the internet. "Gaudeamus" has one main radio station based in the center of Kaunas in the Faculty of Humanities of KTU.

Located at 54.8985, 23.921 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Radio stations in Lithuania, 2005 establishments in Lithuania, Media in Kaunas

Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant

The Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant, located on the Nemunas River about 7.4 kilometres southeast of central Kaunas, Lithuania, was completed in 1960. Its dam created the Kaunas Reservoir. Owned by Lietuvos Energija, it operates in conjunction with the Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant. The plant, which has a capacity of 100.8 megawatts, generated 316 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2002. It supplies about 3% of the electrical demand in Lithuania.

Located at 54.8742, 23.9989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Hydroelectric power stations in Lithuania, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union

Kaunas Museum for the Blind

The Kaunas Museum for the Blind in Kaunas, Lithuania opened in 2005. It was the first museum for the blind in the Baltic States and one of the first in Eastern Europe. The museum, located in the catacombs underneath St. Michael the Archangel Church, was created during the course of an international exchange project, "Catacombs of the 21st Century", organized by students at the Kaunas University of Technology, under the supervision of the sculptor Robertas Antinis.

Located at 54.8967, 23.9208 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Museums in Kaunas, 2005 establishments in Lithuania

Kaunas University of Technology Gymnasium

The Gymnasium of Kaunas University of Technology, formerly Kaunas Polytechnical Institute Experimental Secondary School, is Lithuania's first university-supported secondary school for gifted pupils. The gymnasium was established by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in 1989 and adopted its current name in 1990. It serves students from across Lithuania, and its first graduating class left in 1991. The school has two first-year classes and three second-, third-, and fourth-year classes.

Located at 54.9039, 23.9594 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.028 miles away.
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Schools in Kaunas, Schools in Lithuania, Educational institutions established in 1989, Kaunas University of Technology

Kaunas Pantomime Theatre

Kaunas pantomime theatre (Lithuanian: Kauno pantomimos teatras) is pantomime theatre in Kaunas, Lithuania. Theatre was established in 1968. Founder and leader of Kaunas Pantomime theatre was artistic director Kestutis Adomaitis (1948–1996). Kaunas Municipality becomes the founder of Kaunas Pantomime Theatre in 2003. Kaunas Pantomime theatre is the only Lithuanian professional ensemble theatre with a repertoire of this genre only.

Located at 54.9072, 23.9739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.029 miles away.
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1968 establishments in Lithuania, Performing groups established in 1968, Theatres in Kaunas

Ragutis

Volfas Engelman is an alcohol beverage producer in Kaunas, Lithuania. Currently 99.57% of Volfas Engelman shares belong to Finnish company group Olvi Plc. It is now one of the most modern light alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages producer in Lithuania, which produces and sells beer, kvass, cider, alcohol cocktails, and energy drinks.

Located at 54.8858, 23.9272 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Beer and breweries in Lithuania, Companies established in 1853, 1853 establishments in Lithuania, Companies based in Kaunas

Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, Kaunas

The Holy Resurrection Church is an Orthodox church in Kaunas, Lithuania, built in 1862 in the area of the local Orthodox cemetery. Initially the church belonged to St. Alexander Nevsky parish, but in 1882, due to the constant growth of the number of Orthodox Russians living in the city, it was made a parish church as well. From 1884 on, the church ran a parish school. The church was closed after the Germans entered to Kaunas during World War I.

Located at 54.8908, 23.9269 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Churches completed in 1862, Churches in Kaunas, Orthodox churches in Lithuania

Kaunas Railway Tunnel

Kaunas railway tunnel is one of the two tunnels existing in Lithuania and the only railway tunnel operating in the Baltic states. It connects Vilnius and Kaunas. The length of the tunnel is 1,285 metres (0,803 miles), height – 6,6 metres, width – 8,8 metres. Kaunas railway tunnel was included into the Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage Sites of the Republic of Lithuania in 1996.

Located at 54.8917, 23.9419 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Railway tunnels in Lithuania, Tunnels in Lithuania, Transport in Kaunas, Tunnels completed in 1862

Kaunas Mosque

Kaunas Mosque or Vytautas the Great Mosque (Lithuanian: Vytauto Didžiojo Mečetė) is one of four remaining mosques in Lithuania. It is located in Centras eldership, Kaunas. It is the only brick mosque in Lithuania. A wooden Kaunas Mosque was first built in 1860. It was replaced by a brick mosque in 1930 with the aid of the state of Lithuania.

Located at 54.8942, 23.9281 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1930, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Landmarks in Kaunas, History of Kaunas, Places of worship in Lithuania, Mosques in Europe, Religion in Kaunas

Kaunas Railway Station

Kaunas Railway Station (Lithuanian: Kauno geležinkelio stotis) is a Lithuanian Railways central passenger railway station in Kaunas. It is located at the eastern edge of Central Kaunas, Lithuania. Kaunas Railway Station was included into the Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage Sites of the Republic of Lithuania in 2003.

Located at 54.8864, 23.9314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Railway stations in Lithuania, Transport in Kaunas

Kaunas Free Economic Zone

The Kaunas Free Economic Zone (FEZ) is a free economic zone near Kaunas, Lithuania. It is a 534 hectare industrial development area which offers favorable and smaller taxes for the investors that invest at least 1 million euros. The investors are mostly foreign companies, as more than 70% of total investments in Kaunas FEZ are Foreign Direct Investments (FDI). The Kaunas Free Economic zone was established on 22 October 1996 in Kaunas district, near the motorways A6 and A1.

Located at 54.9397, 24.0114 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.031 miles away.
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Economy of Kaunas, Special Economic Zones, Taxation in Lithuania