Seda, Lithuania

Seda ( German, obsolete: Schwenden ) is a city in the Rajongemeinde Mažeikiai in northwestern Lithuania. Located 23 km south-west of Mažeikiai. In 2001 the town had 1309 inhabitants.

History

The name Seda is known from the nearby lake gelegenem Seda, also known as Sedula derived. Seda was first mentioned in the 13th century for the first time. In the 15th century Seda gained importance, because it to the bustling border with the former Livonia offered a free trade zone, where the Church of the Ascension was built in the 16th century, the construction of Václav Bartoškevičius and his wife Elizabeth Juškaitė was supported.

The city itself was founded in 1500, in 1508 followed by the establishment of a parish, in 1780 was obtained city rights. During the Great Northern War Seda suffered considerable losses and destruction whose recovery lasted until the 18th century. After the uprising in 1831, to which the noble family of Sapieha had actively participated, the entire lands were confiscated and transferred to the State. In 1886 burned the entire western part of the city down.

During the Second World War, on 6 and 7 October 1944 took place in Seda, a battle between the home defense front ( Tevynės apsaugos rinktinė ) and the Red Army instead. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of this battle, a monument to fallen soldiers was erected on the square next to the church of the Assumption. There are also soldiers who were not from the area, buried. On 16 July 2004, the official coat of arms of Seda was confirmed by the President.

School

The local Vytauto Macernio school is primary school, secondary school, junior high school and high school at the same time. Already in 1538 there was a community school in Seda. 1803 a Russian school was opened and founded in 1836 a parochial school. The Russian school closed in 1915, after 1921 a new school was founded, which was closed in 1935. Then in 1939, the current two-tier school was opened, the first graduates were released in 1947. 1961 the school moved into the present premises. In 2005, she received the name of the poet Vytautas Mačernis ( 1921-1944 ), who visited the school here, and in 2007 she was awarded the status of a high school.

Attractions

• Seda is on Varduvasee. The lake has an island that was equipped prior to their renovation in 1999 with a platform and served as a dance floor for events.
• In Seda, there are two wooden churches. One of them is the Church of the Assumption, built in 1508. The second church is that of St. John of Nepomuk, and was ordained in 1793. Your connected is the Jewish cemetery.