25 June 2022 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
Reading Time: 8 minutesCity Hall and Monument of Radziwiłł © Algirdas/cc-by-sa-3.0
Kėdainiai is one of the oldest
cities in
Lithuania. It is located 51 km (32 mi) north of
Kaunas on the banks of the
Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372
Livonian Chronicle of
Hermann de Wartberge, its population as of 2020 is 23,667. Its old town dates to the 17th century. The city is the administrative centre of the
Kėdainiai District Municipality. The geographical centre of the Lithuanian Republic is in the nearby village of
Ruoščiai, located in the
eldership of
Dotnuva.
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