Betygala

Betygala is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 488. In the 13th and 14th centuries the town had a noted Samogitan fortress, attacked by the Teutonic Knights numerous time. One of the first churches in Lithuania was built in the town. Mikalojus Daukša was the parish pastor from 1592 to 1603.

Betygala
Town
Monument for Vytautas in the center of Betygala
Betygala
Location in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°21′40″N 23°22′0″E
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityRaseiniai district municipality
EldershipBetygala eldership
Capital ofBetygala eldership
Population
 (2011)
  Total488
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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