Kaunas County ( lt, Kauno apskritis) is one of ten

counties of Lithuania The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties (Lithuanian language, Lithuanian: singular ''apskritis'', plural ''apskritys''), all named after their capitals. The counties are divided into Municipalities of Lithuania, 60 municipalities ...

. It is in the centre of the country, and its

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Kaunas Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai ...

. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished.

Symbols

The county's coat of arms can be blazoned as follows: ''Gules, an

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head caboshed argent ensigned by a cross Or between his horns enclosed by a bordure purpure charged with ten evenly distributed crosses of Lorraine Or.'' The flag's heraldic blazon is identical, since the flag is a banner of the arms.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities:

References

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Social and demographic characteristics of Kaunas CountyEconomy of Kaunas CountyEnvironment of Kaunas County
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