Gričiupis is a neighborhood of the Lithuanian city of
Kaunas
Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius, the fourth largest List of cities in the Baltic states by population, city in the Baltic States and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaun ...
, located on the right bank of the
Nemunas River. It has
elderate status, and is the smallest elderate in the city. Its administrative status as an elderate was established in 2005, when it was detached from
Dainava elderate. In 2021 its population was 23,894
in an area of 3.81 square kilometers.
The elderate of Gričiupis contains an old Jewish cemetery,
Lithuanian Zoo
Lithuanian Zoological Garden () previously known as Kaunas' Zoological Garden () is the oldest scientific zoo in Lithuania. It is located in an Ąžuolynas, Ąžuolynas oak grove park in the south-western Žaliakalnis elderate of Kaunas. The terr ...
, many faculties of
Kaunas University of Technology
The Kaunas University of Technology (abbreviated as KTU, ) is a public university, public research university located in Kaunas, Lithuania. Established in 1922, KTU has been seen as one of Lithuania's top science education centers. In 2021, KTU ...
, 6th Fort of
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. During W ...
, and St. Anthony of Padova Church.
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Gričiupis elderate information
Neighbourhoods of Kaunas
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