A settlement had been established on the …
Years: 1030 - 1030
A settlement had been established on the site of the current Kaunas old town at the confluence of two large rivers, at least by the tenth century CE.
It is believed the town was founded in 1030, but it is first mentioned in written sources in 1361.
Kaunas is today the second-largest city in Lithuania.
Locations
Groups
- Lithuanians (Eastern Balts)
- Estonians
- Novgorod, Principality of
- Kievan Rus', or Kiev, Great Principality of
- Poland of the first Piasts, Kingdom of
