Kaunas District Municipality

Kaunas District Municipality Kauno rajono savivaldybė
Municipality
Landscape near Lepšiškiai
Coat of arms
Location of Kaunas district municipality within Lithuania
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija / Suvalkija
County	Kaunas County
Capital	Kaunas
Elderships	25
Area
• Total	1,496 km2 (578 sq mi)
• Rank	14th
Population  (2014 census)
• Total	81,400
• Rank	7th
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Rank	13th
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code	37
Major settlements	Garliava (pop. 13,322) Domeikava (pop. 4,609) Raudondvaris (pop. 4,140) Karmėlava (pop. 2,886) Vilkija (pop. 2,326)
Website	www.krs.lt

Kaunas District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. The seat of the municipality is the city of Kaunas. It surrounds the Kaunas City Municipality from the north, west and south, while in the east Kaunas district municipality borders Kaišiadorys District Municipality. Kaunas District Municipality has the second largest international airport in Lithuania (Kaunas International Airport), and is well connected by major roads (A1 highway and Via Baltica), as well as railways with other cities of Lithuania.

Geography

Nature

The rivers Neman, Neris, Nevėžis, Jiesia and Dubysa pass through the Kaunas District area. Kaunas Reservoir borders the east side of the district. It also has 7 lakes and 14 ponds in the area.

The largest forests are: Dubrava, Padauguva, Varluva, Zapyškis. Girionys Park is home to some rare and exotic plant life. Žalgiris memorial park is located at Cinkiškė village.

Mounds

There are a total of 20 nationally recognized mounds located in Kaunas District Municipality area. More notable mounds are:

• Piepaliai mound
• Lantainiai mound
• Bernatoniai mound
• Pyliai mound
• Samyliai mound
• Pakalniškiai mound
• Guogai mound
• Ringovė mound
• Jaučakiai mound
• Altoniškiai mound
• Jadagoniai mound

Preserves

Kaunas District has a large number of nature reserves. Some note-worthy are:

• Arlaviškės botanical preserve
• Dubrava reserve area
• Kamša botanical-zoological preserve
• Kaunas Reservoir Regional Park
• Nevėžis landscape preserve

Settlements

Kaunas District Municipality consists of:

• 3 cities - Ežerėlis, Garliava, Vilkija
• 10 towns - Akademija, Babtai, Čekiškė, Domeikava, Kačerginė, Kulautuva, Garliava, Domeikava and Vandžiogala
• 370 villages

Culture

An ethnic culture and crafts museum can be found in Vilkija, Babtai has a museum of ethnography and in Saliai there is an underground press museum. Among other note-worthy places are a racing circuit in Kačerginė called Nemuno žiedas, also a total of 19 surviving manors (the most famous are Raudondvaris, and "Babtynas" located in Žemaitkiemis), the old church of Zapyškis (Church of St. John the Baptist) and Monastery of Discalced Carmelites in Paštuva.

External links

• Website of Kaunas district municipality
• Kaunas travel guide from Wikivoyage