Betygala
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Betygala is a small town in Kaunas County
in central Lithuania
. As of 2001 it had a population of 559. 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.
Kaunas County
Kaunas County is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas...
in central Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. As of 2001 it had a population of 559. In the 13th and 14th centuries the town had a noted Samogitan fortress, attacked by the Teutonic Knights
Teutonic Knights
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem , commonly the Teutonic Order , is a German medieval military order, in modern times a purely religious Catholic order...
numerous time. One of the first churches in Lithuania was built in the town. Mikalojus Daukša
Mikalojus Daukša
Mikalojus Daukša was a Lithuanian and Latin religious writer, translator and a Catholic church official...
was the parish pastor from 1592 to 1603.