Why do we suggest Kaunas city for co-operation?
Kaunas is the second largest city, located in the middle of Lithuania at the
confluence of two largest rivers.
Population – 381,3 thousand, area – 15,7 thousand ha
16% of the total number of the registered companies in Lithuania are
operating in Kaunas.
In Kaunas industrial production makes 13,1% of the total amount of the
Lithuanian production.
The mostly developed industry: food and beverages, textile and light
industry, chemistry, pharmacy, wood processing, furniture. IT and
electronics has become perspective field of activity in Kaunas.
Well developed infrastructure.
Kaunas city lies at the intersection of two international multimodal
transport corridors: North-South direction: the highway „Via Baltica“
(Warsaw – Helsinki) and the railway line Tallinn-Riga-Kaunas- Warsaw.
East-West direction: middle sections of road and rail branches of Corridor
No. 9,9B (Kiev-Minsk-Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipėda) and 9D (Kaunas – Kaliningrad).
Kaunas Free Economic Zone is located near Kaunas city and covers the area of
10 km
Karmėlava International airport is located 12 km from Kaunas city, close to
Kaunas Free Economic Zone. Due to the particularly convenient geographical
location, it is used both for cargo and passengers’ transportation. Using
the existing transport possibilities, transit cargo can be delivered from
Kaunas airport to any destination in the world.
Qualified labour force – 8 universities and a number of colleges and
vocational training schools
are operating in Kaunas.
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO KAUNAS
Kaunas was fated to become the capital of Lithuania in the 20th year of the
last century, which can be considered the Gold Age of the city governed by
its first Burgomaster Jonas Vileisis. History tells that even before this
date the city, situated at the confluence of the rivers Neris and Nemunas,
experienced more than one Age of Gold. Kaunas lived through prosperous times
and years of devastation, but it came up again replacing ruins with new
white-towered buildings, the magnificence of which became known in the most
distant lands.
In 1408, Magdeburg rights were granted to the city of Kaunas by the
privilege of Vytautas the Great. In accordance with the current privilege,
we aim to turn our city into a modern place with the developed economy and
high culture.
Kaunas with its 400 thousand inhabitants is one of the most significant
cities of the country these days. It is not only the city of old traditions,
but also a large centre of business and industry. Indeed, Kaunas is the city
of youth with over 24 thousands students studying in five Universities of
Kaunas.
Our city is open for friends and co-operation partners. We kindly give our
hands to investors, who choose our city not because of the cheap labour
force, but because of the high-competence specialists able to solve the most
complicated tasks. The day when the first companies start functioning in the
Kaunas Free Economic Zone will come soon. Their production will reach the
largest markets of the world and make the name of Kaunas known there.
There are so many things that we want to show and share with our friends.
Therefore, we will feel honoured seeing You in such international cultural
events as „Kaunas Jazz“ festival and the annual „Pazaislis Music Festival“,
exhibition „Kaunas 2002“ and the Rockers Fiesta. Our guests will always be
welcome at the newest hotels, clubs and concert halls of the city. Each of
You will be given a chance to see that the city near the rivers Neris and
Nemunas is occupied with studies, work and preparation for festivals, but
the people here will give their hearts to make their guests feel happy.
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The main traditional events in Kaunas City
HISTORICAL SURVEY
People have been living since long, long ago in the place where present day
Kaunas stands, at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers. The
settlement, which grew up to Kaunas town, was first mentioned by the
chroniclers in 1361. Toward the end of the 13th century, in order to defend
Kaunas from the Crusaders attacks, a brick castle was buit and became an