Kaunas

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

Basic information

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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City - Freeway - "Via Baltica" (E 67) - Warsaw - Riga - Helsinki - Geographically - Kaunas lagoon - Water - Lithuania - Rivers - Neman - 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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Percent - Citizens - Lithuanians - Cities - Country - Nationality - Baltic States - Vilnius - Riga - Latvians - Tallinn - Estonians

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Coat of Arms

In 1993.06.30 the current historical emblem of Kaunas city was established by a special Presidential decree and approved as standard. It features a white aurochs (which is city's heraldic symbol) with a golden cross between his horns set against a deep red background. This emblem was the result of much hard work by the Lithuanian Heraldry Commission, and finally realized by the artist Raimondas Miknevi?ius.

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1993 - .06.30 - Emblem - City - Presidential - Decree - White - Aurochs - Golden - Cross - Horns - Red - Lithuanian - Heraldry - Artist - Raimondas Miknevi?ius

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