Kaunas

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Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania, known as a historic cultural and academic center located at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
area about 157 km²
climate humid continental climate
country Lithuania
elevation about 48 m
foundedInCentury 14th century
hasAirport Kaunas Airport
hasFortification Kaunas Fortress
hasHistoricOldTown Kaunas Old Town
linked to: Kaunas
hasLandmark Kaunas Castle
Laisvės alėja
Town Hall of Kaunas
Žalgiris Arena
hasRailwayStation Kaunas Railway Station
hasSportsClub BC Žalgiris
hasStatus temporary capital during interwar period
hasTwinTown Białystok
Riga
Rostock
Wrocław
hasUniversity Kaunas University of Applied Engineering Sciences
Kaunas University of Technology
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Vytautas Magnus University
historicalRegion Aukštaitija
linked to: Central Lithuania

Samogitia
isAcademicCenter Lithuania
isCapitalOf Kaunas City Municipality
linked to: Kaunas County

Kaunas County
isCulturalCenter Lithuania
isMemberOf Eurocities network
linked to: Eurocities
isMunicipalityType city municipality
isOnRiver Nemunas River
linked to: Neman River

Neris River
isProvisionalCapitalOf Lithuania
isSecondLargestCityOf Lithuania
locatedAtConfluenceOf Nemunas River
linked to: Neman River

Neris River
linked to: Neman River
locatedIn Central Lithuania
Kaunas County
population approximately 300000
populationRankInLithuania 2
postalCodeRange LT-44xxx to LT-49xxx
receivedMagdeburgRightsInYear 1408
servedAsCapitalInPeriod 1919–1940
servedAsCapitalOf Lithuania
timeZone EET
timeZoneDST EEST
wasEuropeanCapitalOfCultureInYear 2022

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Kaunas hasHistoricOldTown Kaunas Old Town
linked to: Kaunas
Wrocław twinCity Kaunas
Hermann Minkowski placeOfBirth Kaunas
subject linked to: Hermann
Białystok twinCity Kaunas
Neman River flowsNear Kaunas
Emma Goldman placeOfBirth Kaunas
Linköping hasTwinTown Kaunas
Ben Shahn placeOfBirth Kaunas
Växjö hasTwinTown Kaunas
subject linked to: Växjö, Sweden
Zydrunas Ilgauskas birthPlace Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
linked to: Kaunas
Zydrunas Ilgauskas playedFor Atletas Kaunas
linked to: Kaunas
Kaunas Railway Station locatedIn Kaunas city centre
linked to: Kaunas
Kaunas Railway Station locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kaunas City Municipality
linked to: Kaunas
Kaunas Railway Station serves Kaunas metropolitan area
linked to: Kaunas
Kaunas Castle locatedIn Kaunas
Kaunas Castle locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kaunas City Municipality
linked to: Kaunas
Town Hall of Kaunas locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kaunas City Municipality
linked to: Kaunas
Town Hall of Kaunas ownedBy City of Kaunas
linked to: Kaunas
Kaunas County capital Kaunas
Kaunas County containsCity Kaunas
Kaunas County containsMunicipality Kaunas City Municipality
linked to: Kaunas
Kaunas County largestCity Kaunas
Laisvės alėja locatedIn Kaunas
Laisvės alėja locatedIn Kaunas city center
linked to: Kaunas
Žalgiris Arena locatedIn Kaunas
Žalgiris Arena city Kaunas
Žalgiris Arena hasOwner City of Kaunas
linked to: Kaunas
BC Žalgiris basedIn Kaunas
BC Žalgiris homeCity Kaunas
Central Lithuania hasUrbanCenter Kaunas metropolitan area
linked to: Kaunas
Kaunas Fortress locatedIn Kaunas
Kaunas Airport serves Kaunas