| Šešuoliai | |
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Šešuoliai
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| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Ukmergė district municipality |
| Eldership | Šešuoliai eldership |
| First mentioned | 1334 |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 189 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Šešuoliai is a small town in central Lithuania. It is located just east of the Lake Šešuoliai. According to the census of 2001, it had 189 residents.[1] The town's central square and street layout is protected as an urban monument.[2]
The town was first mentioned in the Chronicle of Hermann von Wartberge when it was attacked by the Livonian Order in 1334.[3] Since the times of Grand Duke Vytautas, there was an estate, which became a property of Kristinas Astikas. Sometime before 1478, Šešuoliai passed to the Bishop of Vilnius. Bishop Walerian Protasewicz sponsored construction of a Catholic church and establishment of a parish.[3] Protasewicz also directed the priests to open a parish school, but it is known only from 1777. The settlement grew into a town and center of a volost. The town burned down in 1656 during the Russo-Polish War.[2] Šešuoliai recovered; the church was reconstructed in 1698 and 1751. The priests sponsored a parish school and a shelter for the poor. Šešuoliai Manor had a library and alcohol distillery.[3] During the interwar years it was briefly owned by Jonas Variakojis. Today it is a school building.[4] The town had 100 residents in 1814, 64 in 1845, 169 in 1890, 317 in 1923, 156 in 1959, 193 in 1970, 123 in 1979.[2]
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