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.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Eiguliai
Kaunas, Lithuania · Europe
About Eiguliai
Eiguliai works well as a base: 5 minutes from Kaunas, 5km from Kaunas Castle.
Eiguliai is in Kaunas, Lithuania, with about 40,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kaunas, about 4 km away.
Eiguliai is a neighborhood in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania. Eiguliai elderate encompass Eiguliai, Kleboniškis and part of Kalniečiai neighbourhoods. Elderate itself is located on the left bank of the Neris River. The distance from Eiguliai neighborhood to Kaunas centre is approximately 6 km. The settlement was aRead more
small village until it was incorporated into Kaunas in 1959 and a residential microdistrict was built in 1979. The 7th Fort of the Kaunas Fortress are located in this eldership. The borough borders Dainava in the east, Žaliakalnis in the south, Vilijampolė and Šilainiai in the west and Domeikava with Lapės in the north. It has 40,453 inhabitants which represent 13.82 % of the population of Kaunas city municipality. It has a microclimate, that makes eiguliai a subarctic climate (Koppen climate classification: Dfc). Eiguliai is one of 2 areas in Lithuania with a subarctic climate.
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Within an hour or so of Eiguliai: Ninth Fort (4 km), Kaunas Castle (5 km), Pažaislis Monastery (8 km), Nemuno Žiedas (14 km).
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Eiguliai is in Kaunas, Lithuania, about 4 km from Kaunas.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 40,453
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Lithuania
- Region
- Kaunas
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
- Coordinates
- 54.9313, 23.9324
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Worth the detour from Eiguliai
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castle
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.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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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.
8 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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
Kernavė Archaeological Site
UNESCO-listed complex of five medieval hillforts above the Neris valley, Lithuania's first capital, with a car park and museum.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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