Kaunas Old Town

Name: Kaunas Old Town
Address: Kaunas, Kaunas, LT

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Kaunas Old Town is Kaunas’s oldest district, east of the Nemunas–Neris confluence beside Santaka Park, with homes, shops and leisure areas.

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Kaunas Castle, Kaunas Town Hall and the House of Perkūnas are among the district’s landmarks.
Kaunas Cathedral Basilica, near Town Hall Square, is Lithuania’s largest Gothic religious building.
Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings cluster in the western part.
Old Hansa warehouses are among the district’s historic buildings.

Maironis monumentThe monument in front of the Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum was sculpted by G. Jakūbonis and designed by K. Šešelgis.In front of the Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum
Malūnininko TowerA surviving section of the Old Town’s defensive wall includes this tower.Kaunas Old Town

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144 hectares
The Old Town covers 144 hectares and is designated an urban monument.
Altstadt Kaunas - Wikipedia
1882
The cathedral has a late Gothic crystal vault over its two-storey sacristy and an organ built in 1882.
Kauno senamiestis - Wikipedia

In 1923, the district had 17,167 residents.

12th century–1540; after 1540The street layout developed radially until 1540, then changed to a rectangular plan.
1939A library was established in the Old Town.

On footFrom Laisvės Avenue, follow cobbled Vilniaus Street west towards Town Hall Square.
On footFrom Kaunas Soboras, follow the pedestrian Laisvės Avenue to Vilniaus Street. Laisvės Avenue is 1.7 kilometres long.

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Kaunas

Which other churches are in Kaunas Old Town?

They include Vytautas Church, St George’s Church and Holy Trinity Church.

Is there a theatre in Kaunas Old Town?

Yes, Mažasis teatras is in the Old Town.

Which other historic buildings are in Kaunas Old Town?

Siručis House, Zabiela Palace and the Old Palace of the Dukes of Kaunas are also in the district.

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