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'''Seredžius''' is a town on the banks of the [[Neman River]] in [[Lithuania]]. |
'''Seredžius''' is a town on the banks of the [[Neman River]] in [[Lithuania]]. |
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The Palemon hill [[mound]] |
The town's Palemon hill [[mound]] is the site of a 13th century [[hillfort]] and has a spectacular view of the Neman valley. |
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Its [[neo-renaissance]] [[John the Baptist]] church was built in 1913. A palace of the [[Tyszkiewicz]] family, called the Belvedere, was constructed nearby. |
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Seredžius was the birthplace of [[Al Jolson]], the famous U.S. entertainer of the early twentieth century who was the star of the first "talking film"--the first commercial movie with sound. |
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It is the birthplace of [[Al Jolson]], the famous U.S. entertainer. |
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Revision as of 21:07, 15 December 2009
Seredžus | |
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town | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
County | Tauragė County |
Municipality | Jurbarkas district municipality |
Elderate | Seredžius elderate |
First mentioned | 1363 |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 749 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | [a] |
Seredžius is a town on the banks of the Neman River in Lithuania.
The town's Palemon hill mound is the site of a 13th century hillfort and has a spectacular view of the Neman valley. Its neo-renaissance John the Baptist church was built in 1913. A palace of the Tyszkiewicz family, called the Belvedere, was constructed nearby. Seredžius was the birthplace of Al Jolson, the famous U.S. entertainer of the early twentieth century who was the star of the first "talking film"--the first commercial movie with sound.
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