Petrasiunai Cemetry

Petrašiūnai Cemetery is Lithuania's premiere last resting place formally designated for graves of people influential in national history, politics, arts, and science.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: Cemetery in Kaunas, Lithuania
  • Also known as: “Cementerio Petrasiunai”, “Cementerio Petrasiūnai”, “Cementerio Petrašiunai”, “Cmentarz Petrašiūnai w Kownie”, “Cmentarz Petraszuński w Kownie”, “Petrašiūnai Cemetery”, “tombejo Petraŝunej”, “Петрашунскія могілкі”, and “Пятрашунайскія могілкі”
  • Address: M. Gimbutienės g. 28, Kaunas

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pažaislis Monastery and Petrašiūnai school, Kaunas.

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and the Church of the Visitation form the largest monastery complex in , and the most renowned example of Baroque architecture in the country. is situated 1½ km southeast of Petrasiunai Cemetry.

School
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is situated 510 metres northwest of Petrasiunai Cemetry.

Church
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is situated 1½ km northwest of Petrasiunai Cemetry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amaliai and Pažaislis.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood of , Lithuania, within its Petrašiūnai eldership. It includes the .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Petrasiunai Cemetry

Latitude
54.8884° or 54° 53′ 18″ north
Longitude
24.0103° or 24° 0′ 37″ east
Open location code
9G66V2Q6+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 72077804
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q1457408
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Petrasiunai Cemetry” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պետրաշյունայ գերեզմանատուն”
  • Azerbaijani: “Petraşunay qəbiristanlığı”
  • Bashkir: “Петрашюнай зыяраты”
  • Belarusian: “Пятрашунскія могілкі”
  • Catalan: “Cementiri de Petrašiūnai”
  • Chinese: “彼得拉休奈公墓”
  • Czech: “Petrašiūnaiský hřbitov”
  • Danish: “Petrašiūnai-kirkegården”
  • Esperanto: “tombejo Petrašiūnai”
  • French: “cimetière de Petrašiūnai”
  • French: “Cimetière de Petrašiūnai”
  • German: “Friedhof Petrašiūnai”
  • Greek: “νεκροταφείο του Πετρασιουνάι”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות פטרשיונאי”
  • Irish: “Reilig Petrašiūnai”
  • Latvian: “Petrašūnu kapsēta”
  • Lithuanian: “Petrašiūnų kapinės”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Petrašiūnai-kirkegården”
  • Polish: “Cmentarz Pietraszuński w Kownie”
  • Polish: “Cmentarz Pietraszuński”
  • Portuguese: “Cemitério Petrašiūnai”
  • Romanian: “cimitirul Petrašiūnai”
  • Russian: “Петрашюнайское кладбище”
  • Russian: “Пятрашюнское кладбище”
  • Slovenian: “Pokopališče Petrašiūnai”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio Petrašiūnai”
  • Swedish: “Petrašiūnais begravningsplats”
  • Ukrainian: “Петрашунський цвинтар”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kauno krepšinio mokykla „Žalgiris“, Naglio g. and Klubas „Žuvėdra“.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ekskavatorininkų g. and Elektros tinklai.

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