Baisogala
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Baisogala is a small town in Lithuania. It is situated on the crossroads of Kėdainiai–Šeduva and Raseiniai–Šeduva roads.[1] According to the 2011 census, it had 2,034 residents.[2]
History
Baisogala is first mentioned in written sources in 1539 when King
Napoleon Bonaparte.[3] The Komar family remained in Baisogala until 1940 when the Soviets arrested and deported the family to Kazakhstan.[3]
Their large and decorated manor is quite well preserved and surrounded by 12 hectares (30 acres) of park.
Religion
The first church was built by King Sigismund II Augustus, but it did not survive. The church in the present location was built in 1781 and rebuilt in 1882 with financial support from the Komar family.[3]
Notable people from Baisogala
- Nachum Kaplan
- Arvydas Každailis
- Alfredas Kulpa-Kulpavičius
- Estanislao Shilinsky Bachanska
References
- ISBN 9986-830-97-4.
- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9986-509-90-4.
- ^ LCCN 74-114275.
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