Kaunas Castle
Kaunas Castle is a medieval castle in Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. Archeological evidence suggests that it was built during the mid-14th century in the Gothic style.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town Hall of Kaunas and Church of Saint George the Martyr.
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. Town Hall of Kaunas is situated 250 metres south of Kaunas Castle.
Church of Saint George the Martyr
Church
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St. George the Martyr Church, Kaunas is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania, which stands in front of the Kaunas Castle. It is a prominent example of Gothic architecture in Lithuania. Church of Saint George the Martyr is situated 130 metres southwest of Kaunas Castle.
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. Kaunas Cathedral Basilica of apostles St. Peter and St. Paul is situated 310 metres southeast of Kaunas Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaunas Old Town and Vilijampolė.
Kaunas Old Town
Suburb
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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.
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 Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval Gothic castle in Kaunas, Lithuania
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Centras Eldership, Kaunas, Kaunas County, Sūduva, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Kaunas Castle” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կաունասի ամրոց”
- Belarusian: “Ковенскі замак”
- Catalan: “Castell de Kaunas”
- Chinese: “考納斯城堡”
- Croatian: “Dvorac u Kaunasu”
- Czech: “Hrad Kaunas”
- Czech: “Kauno pilis”
- Dutch: “Kaunas Castle”
- Finnish: “Kaunasin linna”
- Finnish: “Kauno Pilis”
- French: “château de Kaunas”
- French: “Château de Kaunas”
- German: “Burg Kaunas”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Κάουνας”
- Italian: “Castello di Kaunas”
- Italian: “Kauno Pilis”
- Japanese: “カウナス城”
- Latvian: “Kauņas pils”
- Lithuanian: “Kauno pilis”
- Polish: “Zamek w Kownie”
- Romanian: “castelul Kaunas”
- Russian: “Каунасский замок”
- Russian: “Ковенский замок”
- Slovak: “Hrad Kaunas”
- Slovenian: “Grad Kaunas”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Kaunas”
- Ukrainian: “Каунаський замок”
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