Kaišiadorys

Kaišiadorys district: Between 4 Historical Capitals, 2 Largest Rivers, 3 Ethnographic Regions

There is the real Lithuania – between the four historical capitals and two largest rivers, three ethnographic regions meet in Kaišiadorys land. Kaišiadorys were mentioned in 1590. However, as a town it developed in 1860 since the railway and the train station were established. So in Kaišiadorys coat of arms is a stylized horse-train shape. There are plenty of landscape and cultural places that attract tourists: the ancient farmsteads, mounds, stones, manors. One of the most attracting places is the Open Air Folk Museum of Lithuania in Rumšiškės. It is famous not only for its expositions but also for its traditional events which uphold the traditions of ancient Lithuanians. In Padaliai village is the only ferryboat still available to raft by The River Neris. There are 12 churches in Kaišiadorys district. Such famous people as the unifier of Lithuanian spirit Cardinal Vincentas Sladkevičius and the President of the Republic of Lithuania Algirdas Brazauskas grew up in Kaišiadorys District.
 

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