Betygala
Betygala | ||
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Town | ||
Monument for Vytautas in the center of Betygala | ||
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![]() ![]() Betygala Location in Lithuania | ||
Coordinates: 55°21′40″N 23°22′0″E / 55.36111°N 23.36667°ECoordinates: 55°21′40″N 23°22′0″E / 55.36111°N 23.36667°E | ||
Country |
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Ethnographic region | Samogitia | |
County |
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Municipality | Raseiniai district municipality | |
Eldership | Betygala eldership | |
Capital of | Betygala eldership | |
Population (2001) | ||
• Total | 559 | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Betygala is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. As of 2001 it had a population of 559.[1] In the 13th and 14th centuries the town had a noted Samogitan fortress, attacked by the Teutonic Knights numerous time.[2] One of the first churches in Lithuania was built in the town. Mikalojus Daukša was the parish pastor from 1592 to 1603.[2]
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- ↑ Kauno apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 98. ISBN 9986-589-85-1.
- 1 2 Simas Sužiedėlis, ed. (1970–1978). "Betygala". Encyclopedia Lituanica. I. Boston, Massachusetts: Juozas Kapočius. pp. 338–339. LCC 74-114275.
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