Seda (Lithuania)
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| District : | Telšiai | ||
| Rajong municipality : | Mažeikiai | ||
| Coordinates : | 56 ° 10 ′ N , 22 ° 5 ′ E | ||
| Inhabitants (place) : | 1,138 (2011) | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Postal code : | LT-89051 | ||
| Status: | city | ||
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Seda (German, outdated: Schwenden ) is a city in the Rajongemeinde Mažeikiai in northwest Lithuania . Seda lies on the Varduva, a tributary of the Venta , 23 km southwest of Mažeikiai. In 2011 the city had 1138 inhabitants.
history
The name Seda is derived from the nearby lake Seda, also known as Sedula. Seda was first mentioned in a document in the 13th century. In the 15th century Seda gained importance because it offered a free trade zone to the busy border with the former Livonia and in the 16th century the Assumption Church was built there, the construction of which was supported by Václav Bartoškevičius and his wife Elizabeth Juškaitė.
The city itself was founded in 1500, in 1508 was followed by the establishment of a parish in 1780 gave the city charter . During the great northern war , Seda suffered considerable losses and destruction, the restoration of which continued into the 18th century. After the uprising in 1831, in which the noble family of Saphieha took an active part, all of their lands were confiscated and transferred to the state. In 1886, the entire western part of the city burned down.
During the Second World War, on October 6 and 7, 1944, a battle between the Mäder Combat Group (Tevynės apsaugos rinktinė) and the Red Army took place in Seda . To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this battle, a memorial for fallen soldiers was erected on the square next to the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin. Soldiers who did not come from the area are also buried there. On July 16, 2004, the official Seda coat of arms was confirmed by the President.
school
The local Vytauto Macernio high school is a primary school , secondary school , secondary school and grammar school at the same time. As early as 1538 there was a community school in Seda. A Russian school was opened in 1803 and a denominational school was founded in 1836 . The Russian school closed in 1915, after which a new school was founded in 1921, but it closed in 1935. In 1939 the current two-tier school was opened, the first graduates of which were dismissed in 1947. In 1961 the school moved to its current premises. In 2005 it was named after the poet Vytautas Mačernis (1921-1944), who attended school here, and in 2007 it was given the status of a high school.
Attractions
- Wooden church of the Assumption, built in 1508.
- Church of St. John Nepomuk, wooden structure, consecrated in 1793.
- Manor and watermill on the Varduva from the 19th century.
people
- Jakob Geri (1901–1974), Israeli politician, lawyer and entrepreneur
- Georgi Wladimirowitsch Ivanov (1894–1958), Russian poet, writer, publicist, critic and translator
- Alma Monkauskaitė (1961–2018), Lithuanian politician, Seimas member
- Viktoras Pivrikas (* 1950), Lithuanian doctor, professor and local politician from Palanga
- Algirdas Pocius (* 1930), Lithuanian politician and author, writer and journalist
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census. Statistics Departamentas (Lithuania), accessed on August 3, 2017 .
- ↑ http://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3137/1/Guesdon_Jolanta.pdf