Ariogala

Ariogala ( German, 18th Century: Hoyragel ) is a small town with a village atmosphere in central Lithuania on the Dubysa, near the A1 motorway (Kaunas - Klaipėda ) located. It has the status of a municipal office ( miesto seniūnija ) in the Rajongemeinde Raseiniai.

The first known mention of Ariogala dates from 1253. During the 1950s Ariogala was county town before the circle Ariogala was incorporated into the circle Raseiniai. Ariogala was the seat of a state Meliorationsunternehmens, who was the main employer in the Soviet period. There is also from this period a reinforced concrete work. In recent years, some investors from Scandinavia have settled in Ariogala.