Garliava
Garliava, is a city in Kaunas District Municipality, Lithuania. Garliava is located south from the center of Kaunas and has a territory of 3,65 km2.
Name
Garliava is the Lithuanian name of the city. Versions of the name in other languages include Polish: Godlewo, Russian: Годлево Godlevo, Belarusian: Гадле́ва Gadleva, Yiddish: גודלעווע Gudleve, Latvian: Garļava.History
In 1809 built a and named the settlement Godlewo in his own honour, although Lithuanians started calling it Garliava. This year is generally viewed as the year Garliava was founded. It lay along a significant postal route between Saint Petersburg, Kaunas, Marijampolė, and Warsaw. Godlewski also built a place of worship for Lutherans and a synagogue for Jews. At the time, it was part of the short-lived Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw, and after its dissolution in 1815, it became part of the so-called Congress Poland in Russian Empire. After World War I, it became part of the newly restored Lithuania.Notable residents
- , founder
- Jonas Algimantas Boruta, Roman Catholic prelate
- Juozas Gabrys, politician and advocate of Lithuanian independence, was born in Garliava. In his memoirs, he referred to himself as the "Count of Garliava."
- Darius Labanauskas, darts player
Education
Sport
- FK Garliava football club;
- Stadium of the school of Adomas Mitkus.