Garliava

Garliava
coat of arms
State :	Lithuania
District :	Kaunas
Rajong municipality :	Kaunas
Founded :	1809
Coordinates :	54 ° 49 '  N , 23 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 54 ° 49 '  N , 23 ° 53'  E
Area (place) :	3.65  km²
Inhabitants (place) :	13,502 (2008)
Population density :	3,699 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	EET (UTC + 2)
Postal code :	53030
Status:	Urban part of the municipality
Website :	www.garliava.lt
Garliava

Listen to Garliava ^{? / i} (German: Goddlau , Polish Godlewo ) is a small town just a few kilometers south of Kaunas on Via Baltica (European route 67). The place was only founded in 1809 and received city rights in 1958. It is the seat of a local authority ( apylinkių seniūnija ) in the Rajongemeinde Kaunas. The city belongs to the bacon belt of Kaunas, which can be recognized by the sprawling housing estates .

people

• Vytautas Petras Knašys (* 1937), agronomist and politician
• Jonas Boruta (* 1944), Roman Catholic bishop
• Gintautas Gegužinskas (* 1961), politician
• Drąsius Kedys (1972–2010), alleged double murderer

literature

• Garliava. Lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija , IV t. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų Leidybos institutas, 1978. T.IV: Gariga-Jančas, 6 psl.
• Garliava. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija, T. 1 (A-Grūdas). - Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija, 1985. 579 psl.

Web links

• City website

Commons : Garliava  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Garliava Church

Ruins of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Garliava, built 1860–1870