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Seredžus
town
John the Baptist church in Seredžius
John the Baptist church in Seredžius
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
CountyTauragė County
MunicipalityJurbarkas district municipality
ElderateSeredžius elderate
First mentioned1363
Population
 (2001)
 • Total749
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Website[a]


Seredžius is a town on the banks of the Neman River in Lithuania.

The Palemon hill mound, is the site of a 13th century hillfort and has a spectacular view of the Neman valley. The neo-renaissance John the Baptist church was built in 1913. A palace of the Tyszkiewicz family, called the Belvedere, was constructed nearby the town.

It is the birthplace of Al Jolson, the famous U.S. entertainer.