Gaižiūnai
Gaižiūnai | |
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Village | |
Railway from the pedestrian bridge in Gaižiūnai | |
| Coordinates: 55°02′10″N 24°19′50″E / 55.03611°N 24.33056°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County | Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Jonava district municipality |
| Eldership | Dumsiai eldership |
| First mentioned | 1604 |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 167 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Gaižiūnai is a village in Jonava district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated on the Taurosta River, tributary of Neris, about 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Jonava and 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Kaunas. The railroad from Šiauliai forks into Kaunas and Vilnius near the village. Gaižiūnai is also known as a military base.