Kaunas

Kaunas (approximate English transcription , ; German: Kauen; Polish: Kowno, often anglicized as Kovno; Russian ??????, formerly ?????), is the second largest city in Lithuania.

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The city is situated on the main freeway "Via Baltica" (E 67) Warsaw-Riga-Helsinki. Geographically Kaunas is located by Kaunas lagoon (largest water body in Lithuania), at the junction of the two largest Lithuanian rivers, the Neman and the Neris.

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With almost 93 percent citizens being ethnic Lithuanians, Kaunas is one of the most Lithuanian cities of the country. By the number of people of local nationality, Kaunas is the largest city in Baltic States: it has larger number of Lithuanians than Vilnius, larger number of Lithuanians than Riga has Latvians or Tallinn has Estonians.

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►	Introduction
►	Basic information
►	History
►	Transportation
►	Sports
►	Education
►	Famous people of Kaunas
►	Yearly events
►	Interesting Facts
►	References
►	External links

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