Betygala is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 488.[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]
Betygala | |
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Town | |
 Monument for Vytautas in the center of Betygala | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Betygala Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2011) | |
• Total | 488 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ a b Simas Sužiedėlis, ed. (1970–1978). "Betygala". Encyclopedia Lituanica. Vol. I. Boston, Massachusetts: Juozas Kapočius. pp. 338–339. LCCN 74-114275.