Panemunė, Kaunas

Panemunė pinewood

Panemunė is an elderate in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, that was formally incorporated into Kaunas in 1931. It is located on the left bank of the Nemunas River. It occupies 24.78 hectares, with 22,140 inhabitants. The elderate encompasses the neighbourhoods of Vaišvydava, Vičiūnai, Panemunė and Rokai.[1]

A vast pine wood occupies a significant area in this neighbourhood. Neorenaissance style Holy Virgin Mary church built in the middle of the 19th century is located in Panemunė elderate.

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Coordinates: 54°51′40″N 23°57′50″E / 54.86111°N 23.96389°E / 54.86111; 23.96389


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