Seventh Fort
The Seventh Fort or VII Fort is a defensive fortification built in Žaliakalnis district of Kaunas, Lithuania, during implementation of the first phase of the construction of the Kaunas Fortress.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Thursday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Email: vladimir@karopaveldas.lt
- Type: Museum
- Description: defensive fortification and museum in Kaunas, Lithuania
- Address: Archyvo g. 61, Kaunas, 50157
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kaunas Clinics and Eiguliai hillfort.
Kaunas Clinics
Hospital
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Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics is the largest and the most advanced medical institution in Lithuania and Baltic States. Kaunas Clinics is situated 530 metres northwest of Seventh Fort.
Eiguliai hillfort
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eiguliai hillfort is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 730 metres west of Seventh Fort.
Museum of Devils
Museum
Photo: Andrijana F, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Žmuidzinavičius Museum, also known as the Devil Museum, is a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania, dedicated to collecting and exhibiting sculptures and carvings of devils from all over the world. Museum of Devils is situated 2 km southwest of Seventh Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Žaliakalnis and Kalniečiai.
Žaliakalnis
Suburb
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Žaliakalnis is a neighbourhood and 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 Girstupis valleys.
Kalniečiai
Suburb
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Kalniečiai is a neighborhood of the Lithuanian city of Kaunas. In 2005, its population was 12,000 in an area of 78,39 ha. In Kalniečiai is a Kaunas VDU Rasos Gymnasium with 110 employees and Polyclinic with 415 employees.
Eiguliai
Suburb
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eiguliai is neighborhood in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania. Eiguliai elderate encompass Eiguliai, Kleboniškis and part of Kalniečiai neighbourhoods. Elderate itself is located on the left bank of the Neris River.
Seventh Fort
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Žaliakalnio sen., Kaunas, Kaunas County, Sūduva, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
54.91567° or 54° 54′ 56″ northLongitude
23.92617° or 23° 55′ 34″ eastElevation
86 metres (282 feet)Open location code
9G65WW8G+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 3629190470OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Lithuanian—“Seventh Fort” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “7-ы форт Каўнаскай крэпасці”
- Belarusian: “7-ы форт Ковенскай крэпасці”
- Chinese: “第七堡壘”
- Chinese: “第七要塞”
- Estonian: “Kaunase kindluse VII fort”
- French: “Septième Fort”
- German: “Fort VII der Festung Kowno”
- German: “VII. Fort”
- Hebrew: “הפורט השביעי”
- Italian: “Settimo forte”
- Lithuanian: “Kauno tvirtovės VII fortas”
- Lithuanian: “Kauno VII fortas”
- Lithuanian: “VII Kauno fortas”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Seventh Fort”. Photo: Kaunofortas, CC BY-SA 3.0.