sonunigam (Love Geek):
Kaunas is the second largest city in Lithuania and a former temporary capital. It is the seat of the Kaunas city municipality and of the Kaunas district municipality. It is also the capital of Kaunas County. Kaunas is located at the confluence of the two largest Lithuanian rivers, the Nemunas and the Neris, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, the largest body of water entirely in Lithuania. *
06-01-11 - 04:13:43

sonunigam (Love Geek):
Etymology and other names
The city's name is of Lithuanian origins and most likely derives from a personal name.

Before Lithuania regained independence, the city was generally known in English as Kovno, the traditional Slavicized form of its name; the Polish name is Kowno; the Belarusian name is Koўнa. An earlier Russian name was Ковно, although Каунас has been used since 1940. *
06-01-11 - 04:15:55

sonunigam (Love Geek): The Yiddish name is Kovne, while its names in German include Kaunas and Kauen.

. .Top: Kaunas Castle
Middle left: House of Perkūnas,
right: Kaunas city hall
The 3rd row: Kaunas lagoon
Bottom left: Vytautas the Great War Museum,
right: Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. *
06-01-11 - 04:19:36

sonunigam (Love Geek):
Legendary story
An old legend claims that Kaunas was established by the Romans in ancient times. These Romans were supposedly led by a patrician named Palemon, who had three sons - Barcus, Kunas and Sperus. Palemon fled from Rome because he feared the mad Emperor Nero. Palemon, his sons and other relatives travelled all the way to Lithuania. *
06-01-11 - 04:20:57