Mastaičiai is a charming town in Kaunas district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania, situated about 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 from November 19 to March 12 (January typically averages a high of about and a low near ) — contrast with warm summers lasting from May 18 to September 7, when July usually sees highs around and lows of approximately .
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.
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