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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kaunas Old Town
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 Central Lithuania
surface form: Aukštaitija

Samogitia
isAcademicCenter Lithuania
isCapitalOf Kaunas County
surface form: Kaunas City Municipality

Kaunas County
isCulturalCenter Lithuania
isMemberOf Eurocities
surface form: Eurocities network
isMunicipalityType city municipality
isOnRiver Neman River
surface form: Nemunas River

Neris River
isProvisionalCapitalOf Lithuania
isSecondLargestCityOf Lithuania
locatedAtConfluenceOf Neman River
surface form: Nemunas River

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