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| − | '''Kaunas''' is the second-largest city in [[Lithuania]] and served as the country's capital between 1920 and Lithuania's annexation by the [[Soviet Union]] in 1940. | + | '''Kaunas''' is the second-largest city in [[Lithuania]] and served as the country's capital between 1920 and Lithuania's annexation by the [[Soviet Union]] in 1940. The city lies at the head of navigation on the Neman River, there joined by the tributary Viliya River and has a total population of 292,677 (2017).<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Kaunas</ref> |
| + | == External links == | ||
| + | *[http://en.kaunas.lt Official website of the city of Kaunas] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Lithuanian Cities and Towns]] | [[Category:Lithuanian Cities and Towns]] | ||
Revision as of 21:31, March 21, 2017
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and served as the country's capital between 1920 and Lithuania's annexation by the Soviet Union in 1940. The city lies at the head of navigation on the Neman River, there joined by the tributary Viliya River and has a total population of 292,677 (2017).[1]