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unusual facts about Old Town, Kaunas



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It started in 2005 as a free daily (on weekdays) newspaper published in Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda and distributed in public buses, streets and some cafés.

1940 Soviet ultimatum to Lithuania

The Red Army was scheduled to enter Lithuanian territory from three separate directions at 3:00 pm and had orders to take control of Vilnius, Kaunas, Raseiniai, Panevėžys, and Šiauliai.

2009–10 VTB United League

The Final Four took place between January 21 and 22, 2010 in Kaunas, Lithuania at Kaunas Sports Hall, the home court of Žalgiris Kaunas.

Alexander Nedoshivin

In 1910 he learned Esperanto and was one of the founders of the Esperanto Society at Kaunas, Lithuania.

Alexander Nelson

Also, in 2005 he came second in the 100 metres World Youth Championships in Athletics in a British one, two, behind Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and third at the European Junior Athletics Championships in Kaunas Lithuania.

Algimantas Liubinskas

Famous results during his second tenure include a 1-1 draw against Germany in Nuremberg, a 1-0 victory over Scotland in Kaunas, and a 1-1 draw in Naples against Italy.

Antanas Žmuidzinavičius

Antanas Žmuidzinavičius died in 1966 and was buried in Petrašiūnai Cemetery, Kaunas.

Arlauskas

Romanas Arlauskas (born 1917, Kaunas, Lithuania), a Lithuanian-born Australian chess master

BC Neptūnas

On 1975 Klaipėda's community decided to change team from its foundations which base was people form Klaipėda and Samogitia region, which also finished studies in Vilnius and Kaunas cities.

Bellanca CH-300

A CH-300 named Lituanica (registration NR688E) gained international fame when it was used by Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas in an attempt to fly non-stop from New York City to Kaunas, Lithuania.

Chinese people in Lithuania

There is a small Chinese community living in Vilnius, as well as some small communities exists in other big cities in Lithuania, such as Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys.

Church of St. Onuphrius, Lviv

The Basilian monastery and Greek Catholic church of St. Onuphrius in Lviv, Ukraine is located north of the Old Town, at the base of the Castle Hill.

Darren Wharton

Wharton also worked with Lynott on the latter's 1982 solo recording The Philip Lynott Album where he played on most of the record's eleven tracks, and provided the striking piano solo on the single "Old Town".

Felicija Bortkevičienė

She was tutored at home, then at the Marinskaja School in Kaunas and finally at Warshaw.

Felix Zwayer

On October 15, 2013, Zwayer has refereed 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match between Lithuania and Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team in Kaunas.

Foje

In 1997 the band finally decided to disband and performed 3 huge gigs in Lithuanian cities of Klaipėda, Kaunas, and Vilnius, with an attendance of 60,000 in the final performance on 17 May in Vingis Park of Vilnius.

Ignas Jonynas

Ignas Jonynas (January 24, 1884 in Atesninkai near Simnas – July 14, 1954 in Kaunas) was a Lithuanian diplomat, historian, and university professor.

Johannes Bapst

He arrived in New York in 1848 and, ignorant of English, was sent to minister to the Native Americans at Old Town, Maine.

KAG

Kauno Autobusų Gamykla, a factory in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR that produced buses from 1956 to 1979, most based on the GAZ-51 truck

Kaunas District Municipality

Kaunas District Municipality has the second largest international airport in Lithuania (Kaunas International Airport), and is well connected by major roads (A1 highway and Via Baltica), as well as railways with other cities of Lithuania.

Kaunas State Drama Theatre

The first play performed by the Kaunas Drama Theatre was Hermann Sudermann's St. John's Day, directed by Juozas Vaičkus, premiering on December 19, 1920 in the former Russian City Theatre, in what is now the Kaunas State Musical Theatre.

Kazys Ladiga

After an unsuccessful campaign in September 1920, Ladiga resigned field office and joined the General Staff in Kaunas.

Kendrick Nunn

Nunn was selected for the USA team that competed in the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Kaunas, Lithuania from June 29 – July 8, 2012 along with Simeon teammate Parker and Whitney Young rival Jahlil Okafor.

Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac

In 2003 they were properly reburied in a ceremony led by Kaunas archbishop Sigitas Tamkevičius.

Kupa Synagogue

It is located in the former Jewish quarter of Kazimierz developed from a neighborhood earmarked in 1495 by King Jan I Olbracht for the Jewish community, which has been transferred from the budding Old Town.

Letná Park

Letná's elevation and location afford commanding views of the Prague Old Town (Staré Město).

Lithuanian Air Force

The Lithuanian Air Force Headquarters and the Airspace Surveillance and Control Command are located in Kaunas, while the Air Space Control Centre is stationed nearby in Karmėlava.

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

In 2013, Secondary school of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences was established in Vilijampolė district of Kaunas.

Mantas Kalnietis

Kalnietis made his pro debut in February 2006 with the Žalgiris of Kaunas.

Marius Grigonis

Marius Grigonis (born 26 April 1994 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, currently playing for CB Peñas Huesca of the LEB on loan from BC Žalgiris.

Miestodržiteľský palác

Miestodržiteľský palác (Vice Governor's palace in Bratislava) is an old and historically important building, located in capital of Slovakia, Bratislava, in the Main Square, Old Town.

National Student Academy

The most diligent students are invited to participate in the residential sessions, of which there are three per year: in spring (in Vilnius or Kaunas), summer (in Nida) and winter (in Palanga).

Old Oslo

Old Town, Oslo (in Norwegian : Gamlebyen, Oslo), a neighborhood in Oslo, Norway, where the first settlement of town was located

Old Town, Edinburgh

It destroyed the famous comedy club, The Gilded Balloon, and much of the Informatics Department of the University of Edinburgh, including the comprehensive artificial intelligence library.

Old Town, Tennessee

the former settlement of Hardinville, Tennessee, which by the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War had been renamed Old Town

On the Boundary of Two Worlds: Identity, Freedom, and Moral Imagination in the Baltics

Leonidas Donskis, Member of the European Parliament, and previously Professor and Dean of Vytautas Magnus University School of Political Science and Diplomacy, Kaunas, Lithuania

Oskars Perro

After that he was treated in military hospitals in Kaunas and Munchen.

Pascal Mendy

Lithuanian-Russian businessman Vladimir Romanov finances both clubs and a number of Kaunas players have already moved to Hearts in this manner.

Pietro Perti

Perti has also participated in the decoration of the Pažaislis monastery ensemble in Kaunas, together with Joan Merli and Michelangelo Palloni whose daughter Maria Magdalena he was married to.

Schöner Náci

He walked around the Old Town and in particular the stretch from Michael's Gate to the river, in top hat and tails, greeting women with the words, “I kiss your hand” in German, Hungarian and Slovak.

Sean Greer

Greer was first called up to represent Australia in 2006 where he joined the national under-18 team to compete in the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B tournament being held in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania.

Talley's Folly

He finally admits to Sally that he was probably born in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Tatyana Shemyakina

She won the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka and bronze medal at the 2009 European U23 Championships in Kaunas.

The Barricades

The main objects of strategic interest were the Supreme Council buildings (Old town near St. James's Cathedral), the Council of Ministers (City center near the Nativity of Christ Cathedral), Latvian Television (Zaķusala), Latvian Radio (Old town near Riga Cathedral), the International Telephone exchange offices (City center), Ulbroka radio and bridges.

Vytautas Kavolis

During this time he also served as a visiting professor at the The New School in New York City and at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas.

Vytautas the Great War Museum

The first carillonists of the Kaunas carillon were Lithuanian composers Viktoras Kuprevičius and his son Giedrius Kuprevičius.

Žalgiris Kaunas

FBK Kaunas, Lithuanian football club from Kaunas, formerly known as Žalgiris Kaunas


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