Kaunas District Municipality
Kauno rajono savivaldybė
Municipality
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Location of Kaunas district municipality in Lithuania
Map of Kaunas district municipality
Map of Kaunas district municipality
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija / Suvalkija
County Kaunas County
CapitalKaunas
Elderships25
Area
 • Total1,496 km2 (578 sq mi)
 • Rank14th
Population
 (2023 census)[1]
 • Total100,032
 • Rank7th
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
  • Rank13th
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code37
Major settlements
Websitewww.krs.lt

Kaunas District Municipality (Kauno rajono savivaldybė) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. The seat of the municipality is the city of Kaunas, which does not belong to the municipality but is a separate administrative unit. 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.

Elderships

Kaunas District Municipality is divided into 25 elderships:[2]

Eldership Area Population (2021) Density
per km2
Akademija		 4.6 km2 (1,136.68 acres; 1.78 sq mi) 2,928 637
Alšėnai Eldership		 57 km2 (14,085.01 acres; 22.01 sq mi) 3,957 69
Babtai Eldership		 143 km2 (35,336.07 acres; 55.21 sq mi) 3,851 27
Batniava Eldership		 42.8 km2 (10,576.11 acres; 16.53 sq mi) 1,168 27
Čekiškė Eldership		 83 km2 (20,509.75 acres; 32.05 sq mi) 1,417 17
Domeikava Eldership		 58 km2 (14,332.11 acres; 22.39 sq mi) 9,134 157
Ežerėlis		 2.3 km2 (568.34 acres; 0.89 sq mi) 1,640 713
Garliava Eldership (rural)		 84 km2 (20,756.85 acres; 32.43 sq mi) 7,751 92
Garliava		 3.7 km2 (914.29 acres; 1.43 sq mi) 10,366 2,802
Kačerginė		 1.5 km2 (370.66 acres; 0.58 sq mi) 739 493
Karmėlava Eldership		 40 km2 (9,884.22 acres; 15.44 sq mi) 6,265 157
Kulautuva		 2.8 km2 (691.90 acres; 1.08 sq mi) 1,393 498
Lapės Eldership		 62 km2 (15,320.53 acres; 23.94 sq mi) 3,547 57
Linksmakalnis		 2.9 km2 (716.61 acres; 1.12 sq mi) 634 219
Neveronys		 13 km2 (3,212.37 acres; 5.02 sq mi) 3,094 238
Raudondvaris Eldership		 105 km2 (25,946.07 acres; 40.54 sq mi) 5,642 54
Ringaudai Eldership		 59 km2 (14,579.22 acres; 22.78 sq mi) 7,892 134
Rokai Eldership		 42 km2 (10,378.43 acres; 16.22 sq mi) 894 21
Samylai Eldership		 76 km2 (18,780.01 acres; 29.34 sq mi) 4,452 59
Taurakiemis Eldership		 53 km2 (13,096.59 acres; 20.46 sq mi) 1,661 31
Užliedžiai Eldership		 34 km2 (8,401.58 acres; 13.13 sq mi) 6,481 191

Vandžiogala Eldership

 126 km2 (31,135.28 acres; 48.65 sq mi) 1,335 11
Vilkija Eldership (rural)		 149 km2 (36,818.70 acres; 57.53 sq mi) 1,968 13
Vilkija		 2.7 km2 (667.18 acres; 1.04 sq mi) 1,762 653
Zapyškis Eldership		 149 km2 (36,818.70 acres; 57.53 sq mi) 2,429 16

Geography

Nature

The rivers Neman (Lithuanian: Nemunas), 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[3] nationally recognized mounds located in Kaunas District Municipality area. More notable mounds are:

  • Piepaliai mound
  • Lantainiai mound
  • Bernatoniai mound
  • Pypliai mound
  • Samylai mound
  • Pakalniškiai mound
  • Guogai mound
  • Ringovė mound
  • Jaučakiai mound
  • Altoniškiai mound
  • Jadagoniai mound

Preserves

Kaunas District has a large number of nature reserves. Including:

Settlements

Kaunas District Municipality consists of:

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 noteworthy 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.

References

  1. ↑ Gyventojų skaičius liepos 1, 2023
  2. ↑ "Seniūnijos". www.krs.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  3. ↑ "Lietuvos piliakalniai". www.piliakalniai.lt. Archived from the original on 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2015-07-24.

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