Country Lithuania Time zone EET (UTC+2) | County Kaunas County Population 169 (2001) | |
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Eldership Kėdainiai rural eldership Municipality Kėdainiai District Municipality | ||
Šventybrastis is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 169 people. There are a wooden church, a monument for independence, four sacred oak trees.
Map of %C5%A0ventybrastis, Lithuania
From ancient times through the Christian Medieval period, Šventybrastis had a pagan temple. While most of the Norse pagan holy groves were cut down during the era of Christian conversion, the Sacred Oak atŠventybrastis is one of the few still standing from the pre-Christian era.
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