Seredžius

Coordinates: 55°05′N 23°25′E / 55.083°N 23.417°E / 55.083; 23.417
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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.

55°05′N 23°25′E / 55.083°N 23.417°E / 55.083; 23.417