Complex of 4th Infantry Regiment barracks in Kupiškis
Military town

In 1936, the largest complex of barracks in inter-war Lithuania was built in Kupiškis. At the same time, it was the largest building constructed in Kupiškis between the wars, and the inhabitants of the town were also involved in its construction. This is a testimony to the strategic importance of the own in the defence plans of Lithuania to hold off a Polish  offensive in the event of war and, at the same time, to cover for the mobilisation effort inside the country. A battalion of the 4th Infantry Regiment and the 2nd Battery of the 1st Artillery Regiment were stationed at Kupiškis barracks, with a total of approximately 700 soldiers.
The barracks town of Kupiškis consisted of approximately 12 buildings, barracks, stables, an officer club, a shooting range, etc. Furthermore, they were modernist architectural style barracks with electricity, air ventilation, water supply, and sewerage systems, which radically changed the living conditions of officers and soldiers and maintained high hygiene standards.            Nowadays, the building at 53B Gedimino Street belongs to Kupiškis District Municipality and is in use. The ground floor of the building houses the sewing workshop of Lelija AS; half of the first floor is used by the association “Sveikatos taku” (On the health path), and Kupiškis Public Library operates the entire third floor of the building.