Gelgaudiškis
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 Gelgaudiškis
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| Coordinates: 55°5′0″N 22°59′0″E / 55.08333°N 22.98333°ECoordinates: 55°5′0″N 22°59′0″E / 55.08333°N 22.98333°E | |||
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 Lithuania
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| Ethnographic region | Sudovia | ||
| County | Marijampolė County | ||
| Municipality | Šakiai district municipality | ||
| Eldership | Gelgaudiškis eldership | ||
| Capital of | Gelgaudiškis eldership | ||
| First mentioned | 15th century | ||
| Granted city rights | 1958 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 1,879 | ||
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | LT-71085 | ||
| Area code(s) | (+370) 345 | ||
| Website | gelgaudiskis.lt | ||
Gelgaudiškis (
pronunciation ) is a city in the Šakiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Šakiai. The city is just south of Neman River.
Gelgaudiškis is the Lithuanian name of the city. Versions of the name in other languages include Polish: Giełgudyszki, Russian: Гельгудишки Gel'gudishki, Belarusian: Гельгудiшкi Gel'hudishki, Yiddish: געלגודישק Gelgudishk.
Before the end of the 14th century the area of Gelgaudiškis settlement and manor, positioned on the upper bank of Neman, belonged to the Grand Dukes of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1504, King and Grand Duke Aleksander Jagiellon gave it away as a gift to his royal secretary Sapieżyc, progenitor to the szlachta family of Sapieha. Afterwards, the grange belonged to families of Massalski, Dembiński, Oziembłowski, Giełgud, Czartoryski, the Prussian barons von Keudell, and finally Komar family (till the beginning of World War I). In the interwar period, the establishment was nationalized and housed an orphanage and later a school.
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