Aleksotas

Aleksotas Bridge

Aleksotas Airport

Aleksotas (German: Alexoten , older also: Ellixeten ) is a district in the Lithuanian Kaunas , on the left bank of the Memel and the seat of the district of Aleksotas . The old town of Kaunas can be reached via the Aleksotas Bridge . In the west of Aleksotas lies Marvelė , south Julijanava , east Freda .

In the 1990s, the new St. Casimir Church was built in Aleksotas , replacing a wooden structure from 1921.

The S. Darius ir S. Girėnas Aerodrome , the Science and Technology Park “ Technopolis” and the UAB “ Kauno stiklas ” glass factory are located in the district . The cultural institutions include the Aleksotas cultural center and the Lithuanian Aviation Museum (lit. Lietuvos aviacijos muziejus ).

The old Aleksotas cemetery and the 1.03 hectare Jewish cemetery were established in the 19th century.

Sons

• Oskar Minkowski (1858–1931), German physician
• Hermann Minkowski (1864–1909), German mathematician and physicist
• Laimutė Vaidelienė (* 1966), Lithuanian health politician , Vice Minister

Web links

Commons : Category: Aleksotas  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Aleksotas Municipality Association of Residents (Aleksotas unofficial website)

Coordinates: 54 ° 53 '  N , 23 ° 54'  E