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Kaunas, Kaunas uezd, Kaunas gubernia, Latitude: 54º54' Longitude: 23º54', now in Lithuania

Also known as Kovno
  • Kaunas Kaunas - Russian gubernia, Kaunas-Kaunas, in Pale. Formed from Vilnius gubernia in Kaunas. Part of independent Lithuania, Kaunas-Kaunas. Belonged to Lithuanian SSR Kaunas-Kaunas. Today, northern Lithuania. Chief city: Kaunas.
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    		The JewishGen Family Finder contains the names of other researchers for Kaunas. There may also be information available under an alternate name of Kaunas. To search JGFF by an alternate name, use the box above the SEARCH JGFF button.

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    		The Yizkor Book Database lists where you can find memorial books for Kaunas. There may also be Yizkor books available under an alternate name of Kaunas. To search the available Yizkor books by an alternate name, use the box above the AVAILABLE button.
    		Click here for the translated Yizkor book of Kaunas
    Click here for an internet search of sites related to Kaunas
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    Surrounding shtetls: Aleksotas (Marijampole uezd, Suwalki gubernia) Aukstoji Panemune (Suwalki uezd, Suwalki gubernia)
     
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