Betygala | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Lithuania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Lithuania |
Coordinates: | 55.3611°N 23.3667°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lithuania |
Subdivision Type1: | Ethnographic region |
Subdivision Name1: | Samogitia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kaunas County |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Raseiniai district municipality |
Subdivision Type4: | Eldership |
Subdivision Name4: | Betygala eldership |
Subdivision Type5: | Capital of |
Subdivision Name5: | Betygala eldership |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 488 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Betygala is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 488. 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.