Kaunas Old Town
Kaunas Old Town is the oldest part of Kaunas, next to the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers and Santaka Park. The Old Town had industry in the past, but it is primarily a residential, retail and leisure area in the 21st century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: historic part of the city of Kaunas in Lithuania
- Also known as: “Old Town” and “Senamiestis (Kaunas)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Town Hall of Kaunas and Kaunas Cathedral Basilica of apostles St. Peter and St. Paul.
Town Hall of Kaunas
Town hall
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The Town Hall of Kaunas is the former Town hall of the Kaunas city government. Today, the building houses a branch of Kaunas City Museum and a wedding hall.
Kaunas Cathedral Basilica of apostles St. Peter and St. Paul
Church
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Archcathedral Basilica of Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul of Kaunas is a Roman Catholic Archcathedral basilica in Kaunas, Lithuania, the seat of the Archbishop of Kaunas.
House of Perkunas
Museum
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The House of Perkūnas is one of the most original and Gothic secular buildings, located in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. Originally built by Hanseatic merchants and served as their office from 1440 until 1532, it was sold in the 16th century to the Jesuits who had established a chapel there in 1643.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linksmadvaris and Vilijampolė.
Vilijampolė
Suburb
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Vilijampolė is a neighborhood in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, located on the right bank of the Neris River and the Nemunas River, near their confluence.
Kaunas Old Town
- Categories: osiedle, old town, quarter, and locality
- Location: Centras Eldership, Kaunas, Kaunas County, Sūduva, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
54.8968° or 54° 53′ 49″ northLongitude
23.88664° or 23° 53′ 12″ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
9G65VVWP+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 262080395OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Kaunas Old Town” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Стары горад”
- Czech: “Kauno senamiestis”
- Czech: “Senamiestis (Kaunas)”
- Estonian: “Kaunase vanalinn”
- Estonian: “Senamiestis”
- German: “Altstadt Kaunas”
- German: “Altstadt”
- Lithuanian: “Kauno senamiestis”
- Lithuanian: “Senamiestis (Kaunas)”
- Lithuanian: “Senamiestis”
- Polish: “Stare Miasto (Kowno)”
- Polish: “Stare Miasto”
- Russian: “Старый город (Каунас)”
- Russian: “старый город Каунаса”
- Russian: “Старый город”
- Slovak: “Senamiestis (Kaunas)”
- Ukrainian: “Старе місто”
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Highlights include Museum of Ceramics and Old Town tourism office.
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