museum
Ninth Fort
Tsarist fortress on Kaunas's outskirts used as a Nazi killing site, now a memorial and museum with a large concrete monument.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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Kėdainiai
Kaunas, Lithuania · Europe
About Kėdainiai
Kėdainiai sits on the route: 35 minutes from Jonava, 44km from Kaunas Castle.
Kėdainiai is in Kaunas, Lithuania, with about 23,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Jonava, about 30 km away.
Kėdainiai (Lithuanian: [kʲeːˈdâːɪ.nʲɛɪ̯ˑ] ) is a city in Lithuania. It is located on the banks of the Nevėžis river 45 km (28 mi) north of Kaunas, Lithuania's second largest city. Its population as of 2022 was 23,051. The Kėdainiai Old Town dates to the 17th century and many of its historical buildings wereRead more
preserved.
The town is the administrative centre of the Kėdainiai District Municipality. The geographical centre of Lithuania is in the nearby village of Ruoščiai in the eldership of Dotnuva.
Other smaller villages circle the territory in a distance of five miles or a little further from the St. George's Church of Kėdainiai — Lančiūnava, Kapliai, Labūnava, Josvainiai, Dotnuva, and Kalnaberžė.
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Within an hour or so of Kėdainiai: Ninth Fort (39 km), Kaunas Castle (44 km), Nemuno Žiedas (45 km), Pažaislis Monastery (46 km).
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Kėdainiai is in Kaunas, Lithuania, about 30 km from Jonava.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,677
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Lithuania
- Region
- Kaunas
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
- Coordinates
- 55.2878, 23.9728
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Worth the detour from Kėdainiai
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Kaunas Castle
A 14th-century Gothic castle guarding the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers at the edge of Kaunas Old Town: the first stone castle in Lithuania and a handy stop on the Vilnius–Klaipėda run.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Nemuno Žiedas
Lithuania's oldest circuit, built in 1960 near Kaunas and the venue for Soviet-era championship racing. Still hosts the 1000km endurance race, the biggest motorsport event in the Baltics.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Pažaislis Monastery
Lithuania's largest monastery ensemble and its finest Italian Baroque work, built from 1662 on a wooded peninsula in the Kaunas Reservoir: hexagonal church, frescoed cupola, and a summer music festival in the courtyards.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Kėdainiai
- 72 kmAnykščiai Treetop Walking PathA 300 m walkway rising to 21 m through the canopy of the storied Anykščiai pine forest, ending at a 36 m observation tower over the Šventoji valley: the first treetop path in the Baltics and Eastern Europe.
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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