Betygala
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| Monument for Vytautas in the center of Betygala
Monument for Vytautas in the center of Betygala
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Betygala is located in Lithuania
 Betygala
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| Country |  Lithuania |
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| Ethnographic region | Samogitia | |
| County | 20px 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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