Mastaičiai
Mastaičiai | |
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Village | |
Street in Mastaičiai | |
Mastaičiai Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 54°49′16″N 23°50′35″E / 54.82111°N 23.84306°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Suvalkija |
| County | Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kaunas district municipality |
| Population (2021[1]) | |
• Total | 1,261 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mastaičiai is a charming town in Kaunas district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania, situated about 5 to 6 miles (8 to 10 km) from Kaunas, which grants residents easy access to Kaunas’s historic Old Town, cultural hubs, and business centers. With a population of roughly 1,260 (2021 census), the town offers a unique mix of traditional charm and strategic proximity to urban amenities.
It experiences a temperate seasonal climate: cold winters—with average daily highs below 39 °F (4 °C) from November 19 to March 12 (January typically averages a high of about 30 °F (−1 °C) and a low near 22 °F (−6 °C)) — contrast with warm summers lasting from May 18 to September 7, when July usually sees highs around 75 °F (24 °C) and lows of approximately 56 °F (13 °C).
Mastaičiai is also home to the Lithuanian Police School, located at Mokslo g. 2, a key institution dedicated to both initial and continuous training for police officers, recently highlighted by its pilot Erasmus+ training for first responders.
References
- ^ "GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE". Osp.stat.gov.lt. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Gyventojai gyvenamosiose vietovėse: Lietuvos Respublikos 2021 metų gyventojų surašymo rezultatai (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2021. p. 54. ISBN 978-9986-589-83-9. Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-06-05.