Kaišiadorys

Kaišiadorys is a town in central Lithuania. It is well-known for its poultry farm. It is located between the two major cities in Lithuania, Vilnius and Kaunas, and therefore enjoys good infrastructure. The Lithuanian Veterinary Institute is located in the town. Kaišiadorys is one of the six Lithuanian diocese centers. The town is home to the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ built in 1932.

The town name is interesting because of its Asian origin after a noble tatar Chaišadaras who lived in the area in the 16th century. The town started to grow when a railroad connecting Vilnius with Liepaja was built in 1871. In 1915, under German occupation, it became a capital of an administrative unit for the first time. In 1919 a first train departed from Kaišiadorys to Radviliškis. While Trakai and the rest of Vilnius region was under Polish control, Kaišiadorys became a temporary capital of Trakai Apskritis.

The first President of the reestablished independent Lithuanian state, Algirdas Brazauskas, had lived in Kaišiadorys; there is a secondary school named after him.