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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. Elderships Kaunas District Municipality is divided into 25 elderships: Geography Nature The rivers Neman ( lt, 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, V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of Lithuania
__NOTOC__ Lithuania is divided into three layers of administrative divisions. The first-level division consists of 10 counties ( Lithuanian: singular – ''apskritis'', plural – ''apskritys''). These are sub-divided into 60 municipalities (Lithuanian: plural – ''savivaldybės'', singular – ''savivaldybė''), which in turn are further sub-divided into over 500 smaller groups, known as elderships (Lithuanian: plural – ''seniūnijos'', singular – ''seniūnija''). At the end of its tenure as a Soviet Socialist Republic, Lithuania's administrative divisions consisted of 44 regions, 12 cities, 80 towns, 19 settlements, and 426 rural districts. The reform of this system was an immediate concern for the new government. The Constitution of Lithuania, ratified in 1992, delegated the power of establishing future administrative units to the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas). Accordingly, the Seimas passed two fundamental laws: a 1993 law on government representation and a 1994 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaišiadorys District Municipality
Kaišiadorys District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania .... Elderships Kaišiadorys District Municipality is divided into 11 elderships: References External links Žasliai Web PageŽasliai is in Kaišiadorys District Municipalities of Lithuania {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čekiškė
Čekiškė is a small town in Kaunas County Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties ( Lithuanian: singular ''apskritis'', plural ''apskritys''), all named after their capitals. The counties are ... in central Lithuania. In 2011, it had a population of 682. The main town square formed where three roads converged. This dictated a radial plan for the town, which is now protected as a monument of urban architecture. History On 22nd of July 1887 the fire in Čekiškė destroyed majority of the infrastructure with only 3 buildings remaining. Majority of the population at the time were Jewish families. After fire the Synagogue of Čekiškė was rebuilt and remained unchanged to this day, although not in use anymore. References External linksČekiškės seniūnija (Čekiškė eldership) website Towns in Lithuania Towns in Kaunas County {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babtai
Babtai is a small town north of Kaunas, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. It is situated on the left bank of the Nevėžis River. As of 2011 it had a population of 1,563. History Babtai were mentioned in 1394 in Die Littauischen Wegeberichte of crusaders as patrimony (''kiemas Baptindorf''). Most likely the same place was mentioned in the report of Teutonic spies - "von dannen czu Bapto j mile" in 1386. In 1394 few homesteads were known, big gates were mentioned. Since the end of 15th century till 18th century Babtai was a domain of the Grand Duke of Lithuania. In 16th century and 17th century Babtai was a vivid trade center. Situated on the historic road from Kaunas to Riga, it played a role in the trade between Lithuania and Livonia. In 1672 the first Babtai church was built. Since 1777 parish school was operating. In 1732 Babtai town got a privilege to arrange weekly markets. In 1792, the town received Magdeburg rights Magdeburg rights (german: Magdeburger Recht; a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babtai COA
Babtai is a small town north of Kaunas, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. It is situated on the left bank of the Nevėžis River. As of 2011 it had a population of 1,563. History Babtai were mentioned in 1394 in Die Littauischen Wegeberichte of crusaders as patrimony (''kiemas Baptindorf''). Most likely the same place was mentioned in the report of Teutonic spies - "von dannen czu Bapto j mile" in 1386. In 1394 few homesteads were known, big gates were mentioned. Since the end of 15th century till 18th century Babtai was a domain of the Grand Duke of Lithuania. In 16th century and 17th century Babtai was a vivid trade center. Situated on the historic road from Kaunas to Riga, it played a role in the trade between Lithuania and Livonia. In 1672 the first Babtai church was built. Since 1777 parish school was operating. In 1732 Babtai town got a privilege to arrange weekly markets. In 1792, the town received Magdeburg rights Magdeburg rights (german: Magdeburger Recht; a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akademija, Kaunas
Akademija is a town in Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties ( Lithuanian: singular ''apskritis'', plural ''apskritys''), all named after their capitals. The counties are ..., central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 2,807 people. The town began to grow in 1964, when Lithuanian University of Agriculture was transferred to nearby Noreikiškės village. The town was created in 1999 of portions of Noreikiškės and Ringaudai settlements. References Towns in Lithuania Towns in Kaunas County {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COA Akademija Kaunas
Coa may refer to: Places * Coa, County Fermanagh, a rural community in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland * Côa River, a tributary of the Douro, Portugal ** Battle of Coa, part of the Peninsular War period of the Napoleonic Wars ** Côa Valley Paleolithic Art, one of the biggest open air Paleolithic art sites * Quwê (or Coa), an Assyrian vassal state or province from the 9th century BC to around 627 BCE in the lowlands of eastern Cilicia ** Adana, the ancient capital of Quwê, also called Quwê or Coa * Côa (Mozambique), central Mozambique People * Eibar Coa (born 1971) Other uses * Coa de jima, or coa, a specialized tool for harvesting agave cactus * Continental Airlines, major US airline * c.o.a., coat of arms * Coa (argot) ( es), criminal slang used in Chile See also * COA (other) * '' Coea'', a genus of butterflies * ''Coua Couas are large, mostly terrestrial birds of the cuckoo family, endemic to the island of Madagascar. Couas are reminiscent of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
