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 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 ...

. Kaunas District Municipality has the second largest international airport in Lithuania (

Kaunas International Airport Kaunas Fluxus Airport ( lt, Kauno tarptautinis oro uostas), is the second-busiest civil airport in Lithuania after Vilnius Airport and the fourth-busiest in the Baltic states. The airport is located in the central part of the country, northea ...

), and is well connected by major roads ( A1 highway and

Via Baltica European route E 67 is an E-road running from Prague in the Czech Republic to Estonia and by ferry to Finland. It goes via Prague, Wrocław, Warsaw, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Riga, Tallinn, Helsinki. The route is known as the 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 The Neman, Nioman, Nemunas or MemelTo bankside nations of the present: Lithuanian: be, Нёман, , ; russian: Неман, ''Neman''; past: ger, Memel (where touching Prussia only, otherwise Nieman); lv, Nemuna; et, Neemen; pl, Niemen; ...

( lt, Nemunas),

Neris The river Neris () or Viliya ( be, Ві́лія, pl, Wilia ) rises in northern Belarus. It flows westward, passing through Vilnius (Lithuania's capital) and in the south-centre of that country it flows into the Nemunas (Neman), at Kaunas, as ...

Nevėžis The Nevėžis () is the sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Nemunas. Its length is , and it flows only within the geographical confines of Lithuania.Dubysa Dubysa, at 131 km, is the 15th longest river solely in Lithuania. It originates just a few kilometers from Lake Rėkyva near Šiauliai city. At first it flows south, but at Lyduvėnai turns southeast and near Ariogala - southwest. Dubysa ...

pass through the Kaunas District area.

Kaunas Reservoir Kaunas Reservoir ( lt, Kauno marios, Kaunas Lagoon, Kaunas Sea) is the largest Lithuanian artificial lake, created in 1959 by damming the Nemunas River near Kaunas and Rumšiškės. It occupies 63.5 square kilometers, which is about 0.1% of the to ...

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 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: * Arlaviškės botanical preserve * Dubrava reserve area * Kamša botanical-zoological preserve *

Kaunas Reservoir Regional Park Kauno Marios Regional Park was established in 1992 with the purpose to protect the unique lower landscape of Kaunas Reservoir, its natural ecosystem, and cultural heritage. It covers the total of 101.73 km² (water - 51.45 km², forests ...

* Nevėžis landscape preserve

Settlements

Kaunas District Municipality consists of: * 3 cities -

Ežerėlis Ežerėlis (; literally: ''little lake'') is a city in Kaunas County, Lithuania. It is located west of Kaunas city municipality Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre ...

Garliava Garliava (), is a city in Lithuania, considered a suburb of Kaunas. Garliava is located south from the center of Kaunas and has a territory of 3,65 km2. In 1809 Józef Godlewski built a Holy Trinity church and named it ''Godlewo'' in h ...

Vilkija Vilkija () ( pl, Wilki, yi, ווילקי or ''Vilki'') is a city in the Kaunas district municipality, Lithuania. It is located north-west of Kaunas city municipality, right on the north side of the river Nemunas, the most important river in L ...

* 10 towns - Akademija, Babtai, Čekiškė,

Domeikava Domeikava is a village in the Kaunas district municipality, located north of Kaunas city municipality Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, ...

, Kačerginė, Kulautuva,

and Vandžiogala * 370 villages

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 note-worthy places are a racing circuit in Kačerginė called Nemuno žiedas, also a total of 19 surviving manors (the most famous are

Raudondvaris Raudondvaris is a village on the Nevėžis River in Kaunas district, Lithuania, west of Kaunas city municipality. History The town was first mentioned in Teutonic chronicles in 1392. The old castle was rebuilt after the Battle of Grunwald an ...

, and "Babtynas" located in Žemaitkiemis), the old church of Zapyškis (Church of St. John the Baptist) and Monastery of Discalced Carmelites in Paštuva.

References

External links

Website of Kaunas district municipality
* Municipalities of Kaunas County Municipalities of Lithuania {{KaunasCounty-geo-stub