Kaišiadorys

Infobox Settlement
name = Kaišiadorys
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settlement_type = City
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = LTU
subdivision_type1 = Ethnographic region
subdivision_name1 = Aukštaitija
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Kaunas County
subdivision_type3 = Municipality
subdivision_name3 = Kaišiadorys district municipality
subdivision_type4 = Eldership
subdivision_name4 = Kaišiadorys town eldership
subdivision_type6 = Capital of
subdivision_name6 = Kaišiadorys district municipality
Kaišiadorys town eldership
Kaišiadorys rural eldership
established_date = 1590
established_title = First mentioned
established_date2 = 1946
established_title2= Granted city rights
population_total = 10,002
population_as_of = 2001
timezone=EET
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Kaišiadorys is a town in central Lithuania. It is well-known for its poultry farm. It is located between the two major cities in Lithuania, Vilnius and Kaunas, and therefore enjoys good infrastructure. The Lithuanian Veterinary Institute is located in the town. Kaišiadorys is one of the six Lithuanian diocese centers. The town is home to the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ built in 1932.

The town name is interesting because of its Asian origin after a noble Tatar Khaishadar who lived in the area in the 16th century. The town started to grow when a railroad connecting Vilnius with Liepaja was built in 1871. In 1915, under German occupation, it became a capital of an administrative unit for the first time. In 1919 a first train departed from Kaišiadorys to Radviliškis. While Trakai and the rest of Vilnius Region was under Polish control, Kaišiadorys became a temporary capital of Trakai Apskritis.

Famous people

The first President of the reestablished independent Lithuanian state, Algirdas Brazauskas, had studied in Kaišiadorys; there is a secondary school named after him. One of the best European basketball forwards Ramūnas Šiškauskas was born in Kaišiadorys and started his professional career there.

External links

* [http://www.paukstiena.lt/index-en.php Kaišiadorys Poultry Factory]
* [http://www.kaisiadoriumuziejus.lt/index.php Museum of Kaišiadorys(in Lithuanian)]