Aleksotas
District of
Kaunas County - Lithuania

Vytautas Magnus University

Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) (Lithuanian: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas) is a public university in Kaunas, Lithuania. The university was founded in 1922 during the interwar period as an alternate national university.

Located at 54.8983, 23.9139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Universities in Lithuania, Education in Kaunas, History of Kaunas, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Educational institutions established in 1922, Vytautas Magnus University, 1922 establishments in Lithuania

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (Lithuanian: Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas) is a medical school in Kaunas, Lithuania. The present-day Lithuanian University of Health Sciences is a consolidation of two institutions of higher education, Kaunas University of Medicine and the Lithuanian Veterinary Academy. It uses the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics and the Kaunas Red Cross Hospital as a teaching hospitals.

Located at 54.8942, 23.9164 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Laisvės alėja

Laisvės Alėja (literally Liberty Boulevard or Liberty Avenue) is a prominent pedestrian street in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania. It stretches between the St.  Michael the Archangel's Byzantine-style church to the Central Post Office and Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum, around the Kaunas Old Town, the oldest section of Kaunas. For a long time it was the main commercial district of Kaunas. Stretching for 1.6 kilometres, Laisvės Alėja is the longest pedestrian street in Eastern Europe.

Located at 54.8972, 23.9136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Streets in Kaunas, Pedestrian malls

Kaunas University of Technology

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) is a public research university located in Kaunas, Lithuania. Initially established on January 27, 1920, the school was known as "Higher Courses". With an increased rate of staffing and attendance, the school was instituted as the first independent higher education institution within Lithuania by the government on February 16, 1922.

Located at 54.8986, 23.9122 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Aleksotas

Aleksotas is an elderate in the southern section of the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, bordering the left bank of the Neman River . Its population in 2006 was 21,694. There is evidence that during pre-Christian times a pagan shrine was located here. The suburb was founded in 1408, when Vytautas the Great granted the woods that stood here to the city of Kaunas. Until the 16th century it was called Svirbigala, derived from the rivulet Svirbė.

Located at 54.8833, 23.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Kaunas

Centras (Kaunas)

Centras is an elderate in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, based on two neighbourhoods of Kaunas - the Old City and the New City. It lies at the confluence of two major Lithuanian rivers, the Nemunas and the Neris. Kaunas Old Town - the oldest part of Kaunas town, located to the east of the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers, occupies 144 hectares. There are a lot of surviving Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings, especially in the western part of the Old Town.

Located at 54.8928, 23.9025 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Kaunas, Visitor attractions in Kaunas

Kaunas State Drama Theatre

The Kaunas State Drama Theatre is the biggest theatre in Kaunas, and one of the oldest functioning theatres in Lithuania.

Located at 54.8969, 23.9106 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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1920 establishments in Lithuania, Performing groups established in 1920, Theatres in Kaunas

Kaunas Botanical Garden

The Kaunas Botanical Garden was founded in 1923 south of the center of Kaunas, Lithuania, in conjunction with the University of Lithuania by the initiative of Tadas Ivanauskas and Konstantinas Regelis. The garden currently covers 62 hectares of land, with 517 square meters of conservatories and experimental greenhouses comprising 0.25 hectares in Freda, Aleksotas elderate.

Located at 54.8706, 23.9111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.025 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Lithuania, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Research institutes in Lithuania, Research institutes in the Soviet Union, Botanical research institutes, 1923 establishments in Lithuania, Visitor attractions in Kaunas

Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum

The Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum was established in Kaunas, Lithuania, in 1919 by Tadas Ivanauskas. The museum collects and exhibits various animals: hunting trophies, stuffed animals, insect collections, skeletons, dissections. It is also an educational and research institution that has four branches: bird ringing stations in Ventė Cape and Juodkrantė, nature reserves in Čepkeliai Marsh and Lake Žuvintas.

Located at 54.8981, 23.9042 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Museums in Kaunas, Museums established in 1919, 1919 establishments in Lithuania, Natural history museums

Vytautas the Great War Museum

The Vytautas the Great War Museum (Lithuanian: Vytauto Didžiojo karo muziejus) is a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. It was opened on 16 February 1936 and named after Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania. The museum displays historical artefacts pertaining to Lithuania and Kaunas from prehistoric times to the present day, including a large collection of historical weapons.

Located at 54.9, 23.9119 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Museums in Kaunas, Museums established in 1936, Buildings and structures completed in 1936, Military and war museums, 1936 establishments in Lithuania, History museums in Lithuania

Historical Presidential Palace, Kaunas

The Historical Presidential Palace is a Neo-baroque building in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania that served as the Presidential Palace during the interwar years. Today, the palace is a branch of the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum.

Located at 54.8975, 23.8972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Museums in Kaunas, Palaces in Lithuania, Presidential palaces, 1840s architecture

Kaunas Synagogue

Kaunas Synagogue is one of two operating choral synagogues in Lithuania. It is located in Centras eldership, Kaunas. The Neo-Baroque synagogue was built in 1872. In 1902, before the Holocaust in Lithuania, the city had some 25 synagogues and prayer houses. Dating form 1871, this radically designed synagogue, once one of over 35 synagogues and Jewish prayer houses in the city, claims to have one of the most beautiful altars in the entire Jewish world.

Located at 54.8986, 23.9033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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21st-century attacks on synagogues and Jewish communal organizations, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, History of Kaunas, Landmarks in Kaunas, Religion in Kaunas, Religious buildings completed in 1872, Synagogues in Lithuania

Church of St. Gertrude, Kaunas

Church of St. Gertrude (Lithuanian: Šv. Gertrūdos bažnyčia) is located in the Old Town of Kaunas and is one of the oldest Brick Gothic churches in Lithuania. Located just off Laisvės alėja (Freedom Avenue), the church is somewhat hidden away and can be accessed from Laisves aleja through a gate at a hotel which is located nearby the Court building on Laisves aleja. The exact date when the church was built is unknown, but it must have been in the 15th century.

Located at 54.8972, 23.9014 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Churches in Kaunas, Brick Gothic, Roman Catholic churches in Lithuania, Gothic architecture in Lithuania

Kaunas State Musical Theatre

Kaunas State Musical Theatre is musical theatre in Kaunas, Lithuania. It was established on November 27, 1940 in former State Theatre hall adjoining the Laisvės Alėja. For some time it was playing mostly operettas.

Located at 54.8961, 23.9058 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Theatres in Kaunas, 1940 establishments in Lithuania, Performing groups established in 1940

M. K. Čiurlionis Bridge

M. K. Čiurlionis Bridge is a bridge in Kaunas, Lithuania. It crosses the Nemunas River to connect Freda and Kaunas City center. The bridge is 475 meters in length and 29.4 meters in width. It carries six lanes of automobile traffic, with three lanes in each direction. The bridge, completed in 2002, is named after a prominent Lithuanian painter Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis.

Located at 54.8822, 23.9239 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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Road bridges in Lithuania, Bridges in Kaunas, Bridges completed in 2002

Railway Bridge, Kaunas

Railway Bridge in Kaunas crosses Nemunas river to connect Central Kaunas and lower Freda of Aleksotas district. Because of its green paint, it is often called Green. Construction of the bridge started in 1859 and ended in 1862. The exploitation of the bridge started on the 4 February 1862. Together with central Kaunas Railway Station and Kaunas Railway Tunnel, it forms an important Kaunas railway hub in Lithuania.

Located at 54.8814, 23.925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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Railway bridges in Lithuania, Bridges in Kaunas, Bridges completed in 1862

Žalgiris Arena

Žalgiris Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. The arena is located on an island of the Nemunas River. It is the largest indoor arena in the Baltics. The arena's maximum possible seating capacity for basketball games is 15,688, and 16,160 seats for concerts (when the stage is in the middle, and 11,256 when stage is in the side of the arena). The Žalgiris Arena replaced the Kaunas Sports Hall as a major venue in the city.

Located at 54.89, 23.9144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Indoor arenas in Lithuania, Basketball venues in Lithuania, Landmarks in Kaunas, Sport in Kaunas, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, EuroBasket 2011

M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum

The M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum is a group of museums based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is primarily dedicated to exhibiting and publicizing the works of the painter and musician M.K. Čiurlionis (1875–1911). The museum was founded in 1921, and opened a temporary gallery in 1925. It was renamed Vytautas the Great Museum of Culture in 1936, receiving its current name in 1944. An expansion took place in 1969.

Located at 54.9, 23.9114 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Lithuania, 1921 establishments in Lithuania, Art museums established in 1921, Museums in Kaunas

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 Chamber Theatre

Kaunas Chamber Theatre (Lithuanian: Kauno kamerinis teatras) is drama theatre in Kaunas, Lithuania. The theatre was established in 1976 as Kaunas Youth Musical Studio. Founder and present-day leader of Kaunas Youth Musical Theatre-Studio is famous Lithuanian actor Stanislovas Rubinovas. The theatre obtained the status of a professional theatre in 1986. The current name, Kaunas Chamber Theatre, was awarded by Kaunas municipality in 2005.

Located at 54.8958, 23.9086 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Performing groups established in 1976, 1976 establishments in Lithuania, 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

Kaunas State Puppet Theatre

Kaunas State Puppet Theatre (Lithuanian: Kauno valstybinis lėlių teatras) is a puppet theatre in Kaunas, Lithuania. The professional theatre was established in 1958. Each theatrical season it offers to the spectators twenty puppet performances, and 4–5 new plays are usually staged. There are two halls for spectators – 226 and 50 seats each in the theatre. Small museum of puppets characters is set at the premises of theatre. The theatre performed plays in festivals of many foreign countries.

Located at 54.8969, 23.9069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Theatres in Kaunas, 1958 establishments in Lithuania, Performing groups established in 1958

Lithuanian Aviation Museum

The Lithuanian Aviation Museum is located in Kaunas, Lithuania. The museum was officially opened in 1983. The permanent collection of the museum contains more than 18 000 displays of different fields of technology. The major part of the collection is dedicated to the history of aviation in Lithuania.

Located at 54.8781, 23.8903 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.025 miles away.
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Museums in Kaunas, Aerospace museums

Kaunas Prison

Kaunas Prison (Lithuanian: Kauno tardymo izoliatorius) is a prison in the center of Kaunas, second largest city of Lithuania. As of 2007, it houses approximately 300 prisoners and employs around 230 prison guards. Most prisoners are there under temporary arrest awaiting court decisions or transfers to other detention facilities.

Located at 54.895, 23.9164 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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1864 establishments, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Prisons in Lithuania

Holy Cross Church, Kaunas

Holy Cross Church, Kaunas (Lithuanian: Šv. Kryžiaus bažnyčia) is located in the Centre elderate of Kaunas, Lithuania. The monks of the Order of Carmelites bought several plots of land for the monastery in Kaunas near the Nemunas river in 1706. Some years earlier, the new church was sanctified nearby in 1685. It was consecrated in 1700. The church was built in the late baroque style. It is a two tower building of Latin cross shape. The painting in the main dome represents the prophet Elijah.

Located at 54.8898, 23.9203 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Churches in Kaunas, Roman Catholic churches in Lithuania, Baroque architecture in Lithuania