Kaunas District Municipality


Kaunas District Municipality 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, and is well connected by major roads, as well as railways with other cities of Lithuania.

Elderships

Kaunas District Municipality is divided into 25 elderships:
EldershipAreaPopulation Density
per km2
Akademija2,928637
Alšėnai Eldership3,95769
Babtai Eldership3,85127
Batniava Eldership1,16827
Čekiškė Eldership1,41717
Domeikava Eldership9,134157
Ežerėlis1,640713
Garliava Eldership (rural)7,75192
Garliava10,3662,802
Kačerginė739493
Karmėlava Eldership6,265157
Kulautuva1,393498
Lapės Eldership3,54757
Linksmakalnis634219
Neveronys3,094238
Raudondvaris Eldership5,64254
Ringaudai Eldership7,892134
Rokai Eldership89421
Samylai Eldership4,45259
Taurakiemis Eldership1,66131
Užliedžiai Eldership6,481191

Vandžiogala Eldership		1,33511
Vilkija Eldership (rural)1,96813
Vilkija1,762653
Zapyškis Eldership2,42916

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
  • 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 there is an. Among other noteworthy places are a racing circuit in Kačerginė called Nemuno žiedas, also a total of 19 surviving manors, the old church of Zapyškis and in.