Kaunas District Municipality

Kaunas District Municipality (Kauno rajono savivaldybė) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. The seat of the municipality is the city of Kaunas, which does not belong to the municipality but is a separate administrative unit. It surrounds the Kaunas City Municipality from the north, west and south, while in the east Kaunas district municipality borders Kaišiadorys District Municipality. Kaunas District Municipality has the second largest international airport in Lithuania (Kaunas International Airport), and is well connected by major roads (A1 highway and Via Baltica), as well as railways with other cities of Lithuania.

See also: Kaunas urban area
Kaunas District Municipality
Kauno rajono savivaldybė
Municipality
Coat of arms of Kaunas District Municipality
Coat of arms
Official logo of Kaunas District Municipality
Location of Kaunas district municipality in Lithuania
Map of Kaunas district municipality
Map of Kaunas district municipality
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija / Suvalkija
County Kaunas County
CapitalKaunas
Elderships25
Area
 • Total1,496 km2 (578 sq mi)
 • Rank14th
Population
 (2023 census)[1]
 • Total100,032
 • Rank7th
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
  • Rank13th
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code37
Major settlements
Websitewww.krs.lt

Elderships

Kaunas District Municipality is divided into 25 elderships:[2]

Eldership (Administrative Center) Area Population (2021)
Akademija (Akademija)		 4.6 km2 (1,136.68 acres; 1.78 sq mi) 2,928
Alšėnai (Mastaičiai)		 57 km2 (14,085.01 acres; 22.01 sq mi) 3,957
Babtai (Babtai)		 143 km2 (35,336.07 acres; 55.21 sq mi) 3,851
Batniava (Bubiai)		 42.8 km2 (10,576.11 acres; 16.53 sq mi) 1,168
Čekiškė (Čekiškė)		 83 km2 (20,509.75 acres; 32.05 sq mi) 1,417
Domeikava (Domeikava)		 58 km2 (14,332.11 acres; 22.39 sq mi) 9,134
Ežerėlis (Ežerėlis)		 2.3 km2 (568.34 acres; 0.89 sq mi) 1,640
Garliava Vicinity (Garliava)		 84 km2 (20,756.85 acres; 32.43 sq mi) 7,751
Garliava (Garliava)		 3.7 km2 (914.29 acres; 1.43 sq mi) 10,366
Kačerginė (Kačerginė)		 1.5 km2 (370.66 acres; 0.58 sq mi) 739
Karmėlava (Karmėlava)		 40 km2 (9,884.22 acres; 15.44 sq mi) 6,265
Kulautuva (Kulautuva)		 2.8 km2 (691.90 acres; 1.08 sq mi) 1,393
Lapės (Lapės)		 62 km2 (15,320.53 acres; 23.94 sq mi) 3,547
Linksmakalnis (Linksmakalnis)		 2.9 km2 (716.61 acres; 1.12 sq mi) 634
Neveronys (Neveronys)		 13 km2 (3,212.37 acres; 5.02 sq mi) 3,094
Raudondvaris (Raudondvaris)		 105 km2 (25,946.07 acres; 40.54 sq mi) 5,642
Ringaudai (Akademija)		 59 km2 (14,579.22 acres; 22.78 sq mi) 7,892
Rokai (Rokai)		 42 km2 (10,378.43 acres; 16.22 sq mi) 894
Samylai (Šlienava)		 76 km2 (18,780.01 acres; 29.34 sq mi) 4,452
Taurakiemis (Piliuona)		 53 km2 (13,096.59 acres; 20.46 sq mi) 1,661
Užliedžiai (Giraitė)		 34 km2 (8,401.58 acres; 13.13 sq mi) 6,481
Vandžiogala (Vandžiogala)		 126 km2 (31,135.28 acres; 48.65 sq mi) 1,335
Vilkija Vicinity (Vilkija)		 149 km2 (36,818.70 acres; 57.53 sq mi) 1,968
Vilkija (Vilkija)		 2.7 km2 (667.18 acres; 1.04 sq mi) 1,762
Zapyškis (Kluoniškiai)		 149 km2 (36,818.70 acres; 57.53 sq mi) 2,429

Geography

Nature

The rivers Neman (Lithuanian: Nemunas), Neris, Nevėžis, Jiesia and Dubysa pass through the Kaunas District area. Kaunas Reservoir borders the east side of the district. It also has 7 lakes and 14 ponds in the area.

The largest forests are: Dubrava, Padauguva, Varluva, Zapyškis. Girionys Park is home to some rare and exotic plant life. Žalgiris memorial park is located at Cinkiškė village.

Mounds

There are a total of 20[3] nationally recognized mounds located in Kaunas District Municipality area. More notable mounds are:

  • Piepaliai mound
  • Lantainiai mound
  • Bernatoniai mound
  • Pypliai mound
  • Samylai mound
  • Pakalniškiai mound
  • Guogai mound
  • Ringovė mound
  • Jaučakiai mound
  • Altoniškiai mound
  • Jadagoniai mound

Preserves

Kaunas District has a large number of nature reserves. Including:

Settlements

Kaunas District Municipality consists of:

Culture

An ethnic culture and crafts museum can be found in Vilkija, Babtai has a museum of ethnography and in Saliai there is an underground press museum. Among other noteworthy places are a racing circuit in Kačerginė called Nemuno žiedas, also a total of 19 surviving manors (the most famous are Raudondvaris, and Babtynas located in Žemaitkiemis), the old church of Zapyškis (Church of St. John the Baptist) and Monastery of Discalced Carmelites in Paštuva.

References
  1. Gyventojų skaičius liepos 1, 2023
  2. "Seniūnijos". www.krs.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  3. "Lietuvos piliakalniai". www.piliakalniai.lt. Archived from the original on 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2015-07-24.

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