Ramygala

Ramygala is the only city with a population of 1643 (2010) in the Rajongemeinde Panevėžys in northern Lithuania, on the A8 highway, 24 km south of Panevezys, first documented in the 13th century mentioned (as Remigale ). It is the center of the district and sub- district Ramygala Amtsbezirks Ramygala. There is a neo-Gothic Catholic Church Ramygala ( built in 1914 ), next to a memorial of the volunteers who died in 1919 at the battle with the Bolsheviks. There are a Gymnasium ( with history museum ), a library (since 1937), a hospital, a post office (from 1895), a pharmacy ( since 1888 ), a social care home (since 2006), a cultural center, a gallery " Vora " and a motor mill. The old town Ramygala is an urban monument.

History

In 1956, the city charter was granted. During the Soviet period Ramygala was a Zentralkolchossiedlung. The coat of arms was confirmed in 2003 by the Lithuanian President. Ramygala 2010 was the Cultural Capital of Lithuania.