The temporary capital of Lithuania was the official designation of the city of Kaunas in Lithuania during the interwar period. It was in contrast to the declared capital in Vilnius, which was the capi
The Historical Presidential Palace in Kaunas
The Constituent Assembly Palace, where the Constituent Assembly and first three editions of Seimas gathered
Palace of Justice and the Seimas, decorated with the Lithuanian tricolors in Kaunas
The Republic of Central Lithuania, commonly known as the Central Lithuania, and the Middle Lithuania, was an unrecognized short-lived puppet state of Poland, that existed from 1920 to 1922. It was fou
Temporary capital of Lithuania
…of the city of Kaunas in Lithuania during the interwar period. It was in contrast to the declared capital in Vilnius, which was the capital of the Republic of Central Lithuania (1920-1922), and part of Poland from 1922 until 1939. Although the term temporary capital is no longer officially used, it remains a common nickname…
Piłsudski's bi-lingual Proclamation to the inhabitants of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania (April 1919).
Lithuanian postage stamps with overprints of Central Lithuania (Środkowa Litwa), made in 1920