--- title: "Akademija (Kaunas) – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Akademija (Kaunas), Lithuania: Akademija is a town in Lithuania, located in Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County. Nearby: Vytautas Magnus…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/akademija-kaunas" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/akademija-kaunas.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Lietuvos_%C5%BEem%C4%97s_%C5%ABkio_universitetas.JPG" --- Town in Kaunas County, Lithuania # Akademija (Kaunas) Akademija is a town in Lithuania, located in Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County. ![Akademija (Kaunas)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Lietuvos_%C5%BEem%C4%97s_%C5%ABkio_universitetas.JPG) Akademija (Kaunas) · Wikimedia Commons The place Akademija is a town in Lithuania, located in Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 2,807 people. The town began to grow in 1964, when Lithuanian University of Agriculture was transferred to nearby Noreikiškės village. The town was created in 1999 of portions of Noreikiškės and Ringaudai settlements. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akademija%2C_Kaunas), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Akademija (Kaunas) 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Vytautas Magnus University Vytautas Magnus University is a public university in Kaunas, Lithuania. The university was founded in 1922 during the interwar period as an alternate national university. 5 km · university in Kaunas, Lithuania (1989-) · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vytautas_Magnus_University) 2. Žalgiris Arena Žalgirio Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. The arena is located on an island of the Nemunas River and is the largest indoor arena in the Baltics. 5 km · multi-purpose indoor arena in Kaunas · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDalgiris_Arena) 3. Kaunas University of Technology Kaunas University of Technology is the leading technological university in the Baltic States, according to the 2025 Times Higher Education rankings. KTU offers study programmes and conducts research across STEAM disciplines, as well as in business and management, social sciences, humanities, health sciences, the arts and education. 4.9 km · Lithuanian university (1950-) · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunas_University_of_Technology) 4. Kaunas Castle Kaunas Castle is a medieval castle in Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. Archeological evidence suggests that it was built during the mid-14th century in the Gothic style. 3.2 km · medieval Gothic castle in Kaunas, Lithuania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunas_Castle) 5. Kaunas Cathedral Basilica The Archcathedral Basilica of Apostles St. Peter and St. 3.4 km · Roman Catholic cathedral basilica in Kaunas, Lithuania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunas_Archcathedral_Basilica) 6. Kaunas Fortress Kaunas Fortress is the remains of a fortress complex in Kaunas, Lithuania. It was constructed and renovated between 1882 and 1915 to protect the Russian Empire's western borders, and was designated a "first-class" fortress in 1887. 3.2 km · fortress complex in Kaunas, Lithuania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunas_Fortress) 7. Church of Vytautas the Great, Kaunas Church of Vytautas the Great or the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania, and is the oldest church in the city and an important example of Gothic architecture in Lithuania, having the only Gothic cross-shaped plan in Lithuania. 3.2 km · church building in Kaunas, Lithuania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Vytautas_the_Great) 8. Žmuidzinavičius Museum Žmuidzinavičius Museum, also known as the Devil Museum, is a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania, dedicated to collecting and exhibiting sculptures and carvings of devils from all over the world. The museum is a part of M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum. 4.8 km · museum in Kaunas, Lithuania dedicated to devil sculptures · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDmuidzinavi%C4%8Dius_Museum) 9. St. Michael the Archangel Church St. Michael the Archangel's Church, also known as the Garrison Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, closing the perspective of the Laisvės alėja, the main pedestrian street. 5.4 km · church in Kaunas, Lithuania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St._Michael_the_Archangel,_Kaunas) 10. Vytautas Magnus University Botanical Garden Vytautas Magnus University Botanical Garden, also known as the Kaunas Botanical Garden, is a university-affiliated botanical garden located in the south of the Freda district, in the southern part of central Kaunas, at Ž.E.Žilibero Street 6. With an area of 62.5 ha, it is the second-largest botanical garden in Lithuania. 5.5 km · university botanical garden in Kaunas, Lithuania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vytautas_Magnus_University_Botanical_Garden) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Akademija (Kaunas) **Airports:** Kaunas (KUN), 18 km · Vilnius (VNO), 97 km · Khrabrovo (KGD), 207 km\ **Stations:** S. Darius and S. Girėnas Airport, 3.3 km\ - Vilnius → Akademija (Kaunas) 96 km · quickest by road, 1h 23m · €11–15 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/vilnius-to-akademija-kaunas) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Vilnius&to=Akademija+%28Kaunas%29) - Palanga → Akademija (Kaunas) 208 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · €24–33 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/palanga-to-akademija-kaunas) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Palanga&to=Akademija+%28Kaunas%29) - Kaliningrad → Akademija (Kaunas) 213 km · quickest by road, 3h 57m · ₽910–1,210 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kaliningrad-to-akademija-kaunas) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kaliningrad&to=Akademija+%28Kaunas%29) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Akademija%20(Kaunas%29) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. 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