Šventybrastis
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Šventybrastis is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality
, in Kaunas County
, in central Lithuania
. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 169 people. There are a wooden church, a monument for independence
, four sacred oak
trees. In Medieval times, Šventybrastis had a pagan
temple.
Kedainiai district municipality
- Structure :District structure:* 1 city – Kėdainiai;* 10 towns – Akademija, Kėdainiai, Dotnuva, Gudžiūnai, Josvainiai, Krakės, Pagiriai, Pernarava, Surviliškis, Šėta and Truskava;* 534 villages.Biggest population :*Kėdainiai – 32048*Josvainiai – 1545...
, in Kaunas County
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...
. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 169 people. There are a wooden church, a monument for independence
Independence of Lithuania
Independence of Lithuania can refer to:* The Act of Independence of Lithuania of February 16, 1918* Proclamation of the Provisional Government of Lithuania of June 23, 1941* The Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania of March 11, 1990...
, four sacred oak
Sacred grove
A sacred grove is a grove of trees of special religious importance to a particular culture. Sacred groves were most prominent in the Ancient Near East and prehistoric Europe, but feature in various cultures throughout the world...
trees. In Medieval times, Šventybrastis had a pagan
Lithuanian mythology
Lithuanian mythology is an example of Baltic mythology, developed by Lithuanians throughout the centuries.-History of scholarship:Surviving information about Baltic paganism in general is very sketchy and incomplete. As with most ancient Indo-European cultures Lithuanian mythology is an example of...
temple.