Betygala
| Betygala | ||
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| Town | ||
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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 |
 Lithuania | |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia | |
| County |
 Kaunas County | |
| 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Simas Sužiedėlis, ed. (1970–1978). "Betygala". Encyclopedia Lituanica I. Boston, Massachusetts: Juozas Kapočius. pp. 338–339. LCC 74-114275.
