Šilainiai
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Šilainiai district from Ninth Fort
Šilainiai is an elderate in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, built as a microdistrict in the 1980s. It is one of the largest elderates in the city, covering 25.33 hectares, and housing over 70,000 people as of 2006. Eighth and ninth forts of the Kaunas Fortress are located in the elderate.
Infrastructure
The elderate is home to two gymnasiums (Santaros, Jonas Basanavičius) and four secondary schools (Juozas Grušas Secondary School of Arts, Milikoniai, Tadas Ivanauskas and Ąžuolas Catholic Secondary School).
References
- (Lithuanian) City of Kaunas - Šilainiai Elderate Website
External links
- Website of Kaunas city
Kaunas travel guide from Wikivoyage
See also
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Coordinates: 54°56′09″N 23°51′33″E / 54.93583°N 23.85917°E
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