Šventežeris
Šventežeris (literally: sacred lake) is a small town in Alytus County in southern Lithuania. As of 2011, it had a population of 295. It is situated some east of Lazdijai on the banks of Lake Šventežeris.
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- Šventežeris
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- Alytaus apskritis
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- Lietuva
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Šventežeris (literally: sacred lake) is a small town in Alytus County in southern Lithuania. As of 2011, it had a population of 295. It is situated some east of Lazdijai on the banks of Lake Šventežeris.
The town traces its history to Jerzy Radziwiłł, castellan of Trakai, who distributed land to his serfs. His heirs built a Calvinist church in 1598 and turned the town into a parish seat. Samuel Bogusław Chyliński (1631–1668), son of a Protestant priest and first translator of the Bible into the Lithuanian language whose translation was put to print, was born in the town. According to inventory of 1650, Šventežeris had a market square and 78 resident families.