Šilainiai
District of
Kaunas County - Lithuania

Ninth Fort

The Ninth Fort is a stronghold in the northern part of Šilainiai elderate, Kaunas, Lithuania. It is a part of the Kaunas Fortress, which was constructed in the late 19th century. During the occupation of Kaunas and the rest of Lithuania by the Soviet Union, the fort was used as a prison and way-station for prisoners being transported to labour camps. After the occupation of Lithuania by Nazi Germany, the fort was used as a place of execution for Jews, captured Soviets, and others.

Located at 54.9447, 23.8706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.029 miles away.
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Forts in Lithuania, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Gulag, History of Kaunas, Landmarks in Kaunas, Nazi concentration camps, Museums in Kaunas, The Holocaust in Lithuania, Prison museums, History museums in Lithuania, World War II museums

Neris

Neris is a river rising in Belarus. It flows through Vilnius and becomes a tributary of the Neman River (Nemunas) at Kaunas (Lithuania). Its length is 510 km . For 275 km the river runs through Belarus, where it is called Viliya, and 235 km runs through Lithuania, where it is called Neris. The Neris connects two old Lithuanian capitals - Kernavė and Vilnius. Along its banks are burial places of the pagan Lithuanians.

Located at 54.9003, 23.8742 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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Neman basin, Rivers of Grodno Region, Rivers of Minsk Region, Rivers of Lithuania, International rivers of Europe

Hebron Yeshiva

Hebron Yeshiva, also known as Yeshivas Hevron, or Knesses Yisroel, is a yeshiva devoted to high-level study of the Talmud. It originated in 1924 when the roshei yeshiva and 150 students of the Slabodka Yeshiva, known colloquially as the "mother of yeshivas", relocated to Hebron.

Located at 54.9067, 23.8839 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Hebron, Musar movement, Orthodox yeshivas in Israel

Kaunas County

Kaunas County is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Kaunas County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.

Located at 54.8972, 23.8925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Counties of Lithuania, Kaunas County

Kovno Ghetto

The Kovno ghetto was a ghetto established by Nazi Germany to hold the Lithuanian Jews of Kaunas during the Holocaust. At its peak, the Ghetto held 40,000 people, most of whom were later sent to concentration and extermination camps, or were shot at the Ninth Fort. About 500 Jews escaped from work details and directly from the Ghetto, and joined Soviet partisan forces in the distant forests of southeast Lithuania and Belarus.

Located at 54.9158, 23.8883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.028 miles away.
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Kovno Ghetto, Nazi concentration camps in Lithuania, Jewish ghettos in Nazi-occupied Lithuania

Kaunas Castle

Kaunas Castle is located in Kaunas, Lithuania. Archeological evidence suggests that it was originally built during the mid-14th century, in the Gothic style. Its site is strategic – a rise on the banks of the Nemunas River near its confluence with the Neris River. At the beginning of the 21st century, about one-third of the castle was still standing.

Located at 54.899, 23.885 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Brick Gothic, Castles in Lithuania, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Landmarks in Kaunas, History of Kaunas, Gothic architecture in Lithuania, Castles of the Teutonic Knights, Visitor attractions in Kaunas, Castles of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Kaunas Priest Seminary

Kaunas Priest Seminary (Lithuanian: Kauno kunigų seminarija) is the largest seminary in Lithuania serving the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas. It is part of the Faculty of Theology of Vytautas Magnus University. Its current rector is Aurelijus Žukauskas. As of 2007, the seminary had 35 students. It was established after the 1863 Uprising.

Located at 54.897, 23.884 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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Universities in Lithuania, Universities and colleges in Kaunas, History of Kaunas, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Educational institutions established in 1863, Roman Catholic seminaries, Roman Catholic Church in Lithuania, Seminaries and theological colleges in Lithuania, Religion in Kaunas

House of Perkūnas

House of Perkūnas is one of the most original and archaic Gothic secular buildings, located in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. Originally built by Hanseatic merchants and served as their office from 1440 till 1532, it was sold in the 16th century to the Jesuits who had established a chapel there in 1643. The Jesuits have also completed the Church of St. Francis Xavier at the Town Hall Square in 1722.

Located at 54.8956, 23.8861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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Brick Gothic, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Gothic architecture in Lithuania, Visitor attractions in Kaunas

Vytautas' the Great Church

Vytautas' the Great Church of the Assumption of The Holy Virgin Mary (Lithuanian: Vytauto Didžiojo bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania, and is one of the oldest churches in the city.

Located at 54.895, 23.8865 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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Churches in Kaunas, Brick Gothic, 1400s architecture, Roman Catholic churches in Lithuania, Gothic architecture in Lithuania

Kaunas Cathedral Basilica

Kaunas Cathedral Basilica (Lithuanian: Kauno Šv. apaštalų Petro ir Povilo arkikatedra bazilika) is a Roman Catholic cathedral basilica in Kaunas, Lithuania. The exact date when the first Gothic style church dedicated to apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, was built is unknown, but it was first mentioned in written sources in 1413. The first parochial school in Kaunas at the St. Peter and St. Paul church was mentioned in 1473. The construction works were concluded only in 1624.

Located at 54.897, 23.889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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Churches in Kaunas, History of Kaunas, Roman Catholic cathedrals in Lithuania, Brick Gothic, Basilica churches in Europe, Gothic architecture in Lithuania

Lithuanian Veterinary Academy

The Lithuanian Veterinary Academy (Lithuanian: Lietuvos veterinarijos akademija), located in Vilijampolė neighbourhood of Kaunas, Lithuania, was a state-owned, autonomous institution of higher education, with university level status. It conferred degrees in veterinary medicine and provided scientific advice and scientific support in fields which have a direct or indirect impact on animal health, welfare, food and feed safety.

Located at 54.9083, 23.8794 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Research institutes in Lithuania, Universities in Lithuania, Universities and colleges in Kaunas, Agriculture in Lithuania, Educational institutions established in 1922, Veterinary research institutes, 1922 establishments in Lithuania

Town Hall, Kaunas

The Town Hall of Kaunas stands in the middle of the Town Hall Square at the heart of the Old Town, Kaunas, Lithuania. The structure dates from the 16th century. It houses a Museum of Ceramics.

Located at 54.8967, 23.8856 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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City and town halls in Lithuania, Buildings and structures in Kaunas, Landmarks in Kaunas, Visitor attractions in Kaunas

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

Šilainiai

Šilainiai is an elderate in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, built as a microdistrict in the 1980s. It is one of the largest elderates in the city, covering 25.33 hectares, and housing over 70,000 people as of 2006. Eighth and ninth forts of the Kaunas Fortress are located in the elderate.

Located at 54.9358, 23.8592 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.028 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Kaunas

Vilijampolė

Vilijampolė (popularly known in Lithuania as Slabodkė) is an elderate in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, located on the right bank of the Neris River and the Nemunas River, near their confluence. The elderate covers 1,720 hectares and houses about 32,000 people. It was the home of the Slabodka yeshiva, Knesses Yisrael, and the main site of the Kaunas Ghetto. The Lithuanian Veterinary Academy campus is located in the neighbourhood.

Located at 54.9167, 23.8833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.028 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Kaunas

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

Vytautas the Great Bridge

Vytautas the Great Bridge, also known as Aleksotas Bridge before 1930 and from 1940 until 23 February 2008, crosses the Nemunas River to connect Aleksotas and Old Town in Kaunas, Lithuania. Its length exceeds 256 meters, and its width is of 16 meters. The means of payment for the building of the bridge was arranged back in 1927. After several stages of competition, Copenhagen based engineers obtained the rights to build the bridge.

Located at 54.8936, 23.8869 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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Road bridges in Lithuania, Bridges in Kaunas, Bridges completed in 1930

Povilas Stulga Museum of Lithuanian Folk Instruments

The Povilas Stulga Museum of Lithuanian Folk Instruments (Lithuanian: Povilo Stulgos lietuvių tautinės muzikos instrumentų muziejus) is located in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. Its permanent collection contains Lithuanian and international musical instruments, recordings, books, placards, photographs, and letters. Its musical instrument collection includes various versions of the kankles, harmoniums, reeds, seven-string guitars, and a bass constructed using a table.

Located at 54.8956, 23.8928 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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Museums in Kaunas, Musical instrument museums

Kaunas massacre of October 29, 1941

Kaunas massacre of October 29, 1941 also known as the Great Action was the largest mass murder of Lithuanian Jews. By the order of SS-Standartenführer Karl Jäger and SS-Rottenführer Helmut Rauca, the Sonderkommando under the leadership of SS-Obersturmführer Joachim Hamann, and 8 to 10 men from Einsatzkommando 3, in collaboration with Lithuanian partisans, murdered 2,007 Jewish men, 2,920 women, and 4,273 children in a single day at the Ninth Fort, Kaunas, Lithuania.

Located at 54.9447, 23.8706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.029 miles away.
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Lithuanian collaboration with Nazi Germany, Holocaust antisemitic attacks and incidents, History of Kaunas, Massacres in Lithuania, Military history of Lithuania during World War II, 20th century in Lithuania, Einsatzgruppen, The Holocaust in Lithuania, 1941 in Lithuania, World War II massacres, Mass murder in 1941

Kaunas Dance Theatre Aura

Kaunas Dance Theatre Aura is the professional theatre of modern dance in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Located at 54.8983, 23.8917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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1980 establishments in Lithuania, Performing groups established in 1980, Theatres in Kaunas, Dance in Lithuania, Modern dance companies

Varniai Bridge

Varnių Bridge is a bridge across the Neris River, that connects Vilijampolė and Žaliakalnis districts of Kaunas, Lithuania. It was built in 1983. The bridge is 328 meters long and approximately 25 meters wide. It carries six lanes of automobile traffic, with three lanes in each direction. Before World War II, neighbourhoods of Vilijampolė and Žaliakalnis were connected by temporary Eiguliai bridge.

Located at 54.9144, 23.9094 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.028 miles away.
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Road bridges in Lithuania, Bridges in Kaunas

Church of St. Francis Xavier, Kaunas

Church of St. Francis Xavier (Lithuanian: Šv. Pranciškaus Ksavero bažnyčia) is located in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. The church dedicated to St. Francis Xavier was built at the Town Hall Square in the Old Town of Kaunas by Jesuits. They opened their first residence in Kaunas in 1642 and established a chapel in the House of Perkūnas in 1643. Later they also founded a first four-form school in the city in 1649.

Located at 54.896, 23.8861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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Churches in Kaunas, Roman Catholic churches in Lithuania, Baroque architecture in Lithuania

Communication History Museum

Communications History Museum ia a museum supported by Teo LT AB, former AB Lietuvos Telekomas, in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. The building is an old merchant house, where were storages for grain to be exported. The building was taken in the use of the communications from 1830's in a form of the horse post and an inn according to the project by Joseph Poussier. It was one of the largest post stations in Europe.

Located at 54.8969, 23.885 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.026 miles away.
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Museums in Kaunas, Museums established in 1994, Telecommunications museums in Lithuania, 1994 establishments in Lithuania

Kaunas Cultural Centre of Various Nations

Kaunas Cultural Centre of Various Nations is a cultural and educational institution intended to preserve the cultural identities of national minorities and encourage their positive integration into the Lithuanian society. The institution promotes international and national tolerance and strives to develop civil society.

Located at 54.8989, 23.8932 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4.027 miles away.
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Non-profit organisations based in Lithuania, Cultural organizations in Lithuania, Organizations established in 2004, Cultural centers