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At the place of the current Kaunas old town, at the confluence of two large rivers, there was a settlement as far back as 10th century BC. According to a legend the town was founded in 1030, but firstly mentioned in written sources only in 1361. In 1362 the town was captured by the Teutonic Knights, but was recaptured in 1404. In the 13th century a stone wall was built for protection from constant Teutonic Knights raids.
In 1408 the town was chartered with Magdeburg Rights by Vytautas the GreatVytautas the Great Vitovt Witold (sometimes Aleksandras I ) 1352- 1430 was Lithuanian grand duke, ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He was the son of Kestutis and the cousin of Ladislaus II of Poland (Jagiello, Jogaila). He was prince of Hrodno 1370-. Kaunas then started to grow as an important city at trade route intersections and a river port. In 1441This page is about the year 1441. See UN Security Council Resolution 1441 for the 2002 call for Iraq to disclose its WMD Events June 24 Eton College founded Revolt in Yucatan capital Mayapan; Maya civilization falls into warring city-states Deaths July 12 Kaunas joined the Hansa and Hansa merchant offices opened. Already in the 16th century Kaunas had a public school, a hospital, a drugstore and was one of the best formed towns in Grand Duchy of LithuaniaGrand Duchy of Lithuania ( Lithuanian: Lietuvos Didzioji KunigaikStyste Belarusian: , Polish: Wielkie Ksiestwo Litewskie was an Eastern European state in 13th 16thcenturies. Founded by non-Christian (see Lithuanian mythology) at that time Baltic nation Li.
The 17th16th century 17th century 18th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601- 1700. During this period, the power of England and the United Provinces increased; while that of and 18th centuries were unfortunate for Kaunas. In 1665 the Russian army attacked the city several times. In 1701 the city was occupied by the Swedish army, and also suffered from plagues in 1657 and 1708, and fires in 1731 and 1732. After the final partition of Polish-Lithuanian state in 1795 the city was occupied by Russia. In 1812 the Grand Army of Napoleon was crossing Neman, so the city was devastated two times in this year.
During the Partitions it was one of the centres of the November Uprising ( 1830- 1831) and the January Uprising ( 1863- 1864). To prevent further problems with the local population, the Russian authorities have placed a huge military garrison in the town.
In 1862 a railway connecting the Russian Empire and Germany was constructed, making Kaunas a significant railway hub. In 1898 the first power plant started operating. After Vilnius was occupied by Russian bolsheviks in 1919, the government of Republic of Lithuania established its main offices here. Later Vilnius was annexed by Poland and Kaunas became the temporary capital of Lithuania.
Between the World Wars the Kaunas industry prospered, as it was the largest city in Lithuania. In 1940 it was annexed by the Soviet Union into Lithuanian SSR. During the Second World War the city suffered heavy ravages under German occupation ( 1941- 1944) with the establishment of the Kovno Gehtto (also known as the Kauen concentration camp), which resulted in the deaths of more than 30,000 of the city's Jewish population. During the Soviet era it was restored and became the main industrial city of Lithuania - it produced about a quarter of Lithuanian industrial output in those days. Trolleybuses started to operate in 1966.
After regaining Lithuanian independence in 1991 the TV and radio transmitters in Sitkunai during Soviet aggression were the critical part of remaining free media and the people were on duty to protect them, willing to sacrifice their lives.
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