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Kaunas, a key transport town on the way to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, possesses strategic importance. The Kaunas Castle was erected to protect the city and the capital from foreign invasions.

A group of merchants from countries such as Germany, Finland, Norway and Sweden formed the Hanseatic League in the mid-12th century to deal with issues such as pirates repression and unreasonable transit tax.