The Centras Eldership () is an Eldership in the city of

Kaunas Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius, the fourth largest List of cities in the Baltic states by population, city in the Baltic States and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaun ...

, 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

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. The borough borders

Žaliakalnis Žaliakalnis (literally, "the green hill") is a neighbourhood and Elderships of Lithuania, eldership () in Lithuania's second largest city, Kaunas. Žaliakalnis is located north of the old town and the city center area, between the Neris and Girstu ...

in the north, Šančiai in the east,

Aleksotas The Aleksotas Eldership () is an eldership in the southern section of the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, bordering the left bank of the Nemunas River. Its population in 2006 was 21,694. The elderate borders Vilijampolė and Centras in the north, ...

in the south and Vilijampolė in the west.

Kaunas Old Town

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and

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buildings, especially in the western part of the Old Town. Many notable buildings and facilities are located in the Old Town, such as the Kaunas Town Hall, the Kaunas Castle and the Historical Presidential Palace, House of Perkūnas, also the Kaunas Cathedral, the Church of St. Gertrude, Vytautas' church and many other churches. A great variety of museums, such as Museum of the History of Lithuanian Medicine and Pharmacy, Povilas Stulga Museum of Lithuanian Folk Instruments,

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Lithuanian literature Museum, Communication History Museum, Museum of

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and Kaunas City Museum are situated. The largest seminary in Lithuania - Kaunas Priest Seminary is located in the westernmost part of the Old Town. The seat of

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is based nearby. The main Kaunas street in the Old Town, and its continuation in the New Town - the pedestrian Laisvės Alėja runs across the Eldership. Laisvės Alėja is the longest pedestrian street in the whole Europe – 1.7 km. Laisvės Alėja connects Vilnius Street and Kaunas Cathedral. There was a horse-drawn tram in Laisvės avenue until 1929 which was called this way because a tram on a railing (Lith. ''konkė'') was drawn by horses. Banks, various offices, restaurants, cafes, and many modern shops are situated on this street. It is a favorite place for walks and meetings of Kaunas citizens.

Kaunas New Town

Kaunas' New Town (Naujamiestis) - the district, located east of Old Town, began to develop in 1847, tzar-time type of the new rectangular structure of the city. The New Town of Kaunas occupies 314 hectares. The New Town is especially known for Interbellum functionalism architecture complexes when Kaunas became the

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. In the New Town Kaunas City Municipality, numerous business centers, hotels, and some shopping centers are situated. There are also the Kaunas Synagogue, the St. Michael the Archangel Church and the only mosque in Lithuania, the Kaunas Mosque located in the New Town. Kaunas Red Cross Hospital is located in the centre. On the bank of Nemunas River, on an island, the largest indoor arena in the

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was opened in 2011, the

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. The arena was acknowledged as the most visited the Euroleague arena two years in a row. The Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, the Vytautas Magnus University and the

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are located there, as well as numerous museums: the Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum, the Žmuidzinavičius Museum, the Vytautas the Great War Museum and Kaunas Museum for the Blind. M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum based in central Kaunas, is primarily dedicated to exhibiting the works of Lithuanian painter and musician M.K. Čiurlionis. Central Kaunas is connected with the neighbourhood of

by the Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway constructed in the 1930s. The headquarters and some other administrative buildings of the Kaunas Fortress' commandant are still used for public needs. Central Kaunas is also well known for its public statuary. The main cultural institutions of the city are also located there, such as

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, Kaunas State Drama Theatre, Kaunas Chamber Theatre and Kaunas Symphony Orchestra. The M. K. Čiurlionis Bridge and Vytautas the Great Bridge link the district to

and Petras Vileišis Bridge links it to Vilijampolė. The New Town of Kaunas is well connected with

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by developed public transportation. At the eastern edge of central Kaunas, central

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and

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are situated.

Gallery

Kauno senamiestis by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg, Centre of Kaunas Kaunas Old Town in winter 2.jpg, Kaunas Old Town in winter Kaunas Old Town in winter.jpg, One of the Kaunas Old Town restaurants Kauno pilis2010-11.jpg, The Tower of Kaunas Castle Centras, Kaunas, Lithuania - panoramio (12).jpg,

Gothic architecture Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High Middle Ages, High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It evolved f ...

in the Old Town S. Daukanto gatve.jpg, S. Daukanto gatvė in Kaunas Kaunas Town Hall (2012).jpg, Kaunas Town Hall Unity Square in Kaunas by Augustas Didžgalvis.jpg, Vienybės Square in the New Town LT Kaunas, 2019.07.20, fot Ivonna Nowicka (3).jpg, A cobblestone lane with a leisurely cat Motiejaus Valančiaus Street in Kaunas, Lithuania in 2023.jpg, Motiejaus Valančiaus Street near Kaunas Cathedral

References

City of Kaunas - Eldership of Centras

External links

Website of Kaunas city
* {{Kaunas elderates Neighbourhoods of Kaunas Tourist attractions in Kaunas