Vilijampolė

Vilijampolė

Vilijampolė is an elderate in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, located on the right bank of the Neris River and the Nemunas River, near their confluence. The elderate covers 1,720 hectares and houses about 32,000 people. It has been a place of Slabodka Yeshiva and the main site of Kaunas Ghetto. Lithuanian Veterinary Academy campus is located in the neighbourhood. Vilijampolė Bridge connects the district with the Old Town.

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*lt icon [http://vilijampole.kaunas.lt/ City of Kaunas - Elderate of Vilijampolė]


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