Ariogala
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- Ariogala
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- Town
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- Lithuania
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- Location of Ariogala
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- Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Ariogala
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Key dates
- Inception
- 1252
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Ariogala
- Country
- Lithuania
- Located in
- Raseiniai District Municipality
- Population
- +2743
- Area
- +4.82
- Elevation
- +92
- Official website
- www.ariogala.lt
- Image
- Ariogala1.JPG
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- Etymology
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- Population
- Notable people
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Ariogala () is a town in central Lithuania. It is located on the Dubysa River, which flows through the town.
==Etymology== The name of the town has two components. The second "-gala" comes from the word "galas" (end, area, edge), while the origin of the first is unclear; it may have come from a person's name or surname (e.g., the surnames Arius, Arys) – so it may be an eponym, and Ariogala may originally have meant “region of Ari‑” or “borderland of Ari‑”. In 1848, Motiejus Valančius referred to it as Eirogalas in his writings. The current name of the town has been officially used since 1925 – until then, the most common form was Airiogala. Versions of the name in other languages include Samogitian: Ariuogala, Polish: Ejragoła, Russian: Эйрагола Eiragola, Yiddish: אייראַגאָלע Eyragole.