Gaižiūnai training area

Gaižiūnai training area is a military installation in Ruklos sen., Jonava District Municipality, Kaunas County. Gaižiūnai training area is situated nearby to the aerodrome Jonava Air Base, as well as near the village Tartokas.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jonava Air Base.

Jonava Air Base

Aerodrome

Photo: Matasg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jonava Airport also known as Rukla or Gaižiūnai Airfield was a military airfield in Lithuania located 9 km southeast of Jonava. It was part of Rukla–Gaižiūnai military facilities.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tartokas and Tartokas.

Tartokas

Village

Tartokas is a village in Jonava district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 6 people. Tartokas is situated 3½ km east of Gaižiūnai training area.

Tartokas

Village

Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.

Tartokas is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Gaižiūnai training area.

Rukla

Town

Photo: Bearas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rukla is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. In 2011 it had a population of 2,098. Administrative centre of Rukla Eldership. The national Refugee Reception Centre hosts all refugees coming to the country. Rukla is situated 4 km north of Gaižiūnai training area.

Gaižiūnai training area

Type: Military installation
Location: Ruklos sen., Jonava District Municipality, Kaunas County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

55.01732° or 55° 1′ 2″ north

Longitude

24.38868° or 24° 23′ 19″ east

Open location code

9G76298Q+WF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 150533938

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

Wikidata ID

Q12654793

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In Other Languages

From French to Lithuanian—“Gaižiūnai training area” goes by many names.

French: “polygone de Gaižiūnai”
French: “Polygone de Gaižiūnai”
German: “Truppenübungsplatz Gaižiūnai”
Lithuanian: “Gaižiūnų poligonas”

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