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Kaunas Castle
A 14th-century Gothic castle guarding the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers at the edge of Kaunas Old Town: the first stone castle in Lithuania and a handy stop on the Vilnius–Klaipėda run.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Aleksotas
Kaunas, Lithuania · Europe
About Aleksotas
Aleksotas works well as a base: 10 minutes from Dainava (Kaunas), 3km from Kaunas Castle.
Aleksotas is in Kaunas, Lithuania, with about 24,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Dainava (Kaunas), about 5 km away.
The Aleksotas Eldership (Lithuanian: Aleksoto Seniunija) is an eldership in the southern section of the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, bordering the left bank of the Nemunas River. Its population in 2006 was 21,694. The elderate borders Vilijampolė and Centras in the north, Šančiai and Panemunė in the east, Garliava inRead more
the south as well as Akademija in the west.
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What is there to see near Aleksotas?
Within an hour or so of Aleksotas: Kaunas Castle (3 km), Ninth Fort (7 km), Pažaislis Monastery (7 km), Nemuno Žiedas (13 km).
Where is Aleksotas?
Aleksotas is in Kaunas, Lithuania, about 5 km from Dainava (Kaunas).
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Quick Information
- Population
- 24,270
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Lithuania
- Region
- Kaunas
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
- Coordinates
- 54.8804, 23.9084
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Worth the detour from Aleksotas
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Ninth Fort
Tsarist fortress on Kaunas's outskirts used as a Nazi killing site, now a memorial and museum with a large concrete monument.
7 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Pažaislis Monastery
Lithuania's largest monastery ensemble and its finest Italian Baroque work, built from 1662 on a wooded peninsula in the Kaunas Reservoir: hexagonal church, frescoed cupola, and a summer music festival in the courtyards.
7 km · about 15 min drive
racetrack
Nemuno Žiedas
Lithuania's oldest circuit, built in 1960 near Kaunas and the venue for Soviet-era championship racing. Still hosts the 1000km endurance race, the biggest motorsport event in the Baltics.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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