Pabaiskas is a small town in
UkmergÄ— district of
Vilnius County
Vilnius County () is the largest of the 10 counties of Lithuania, located in the east of the country around the city Vilnius and is also known as Capital Region or SostinÄ—s regionas by the State Data Agency, Lithuanian statistics department and ...
,
Lithuania
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, south-west of
UkmergÄ—
UkmergÄ— (; previously ''VilkmergÄ—''; ) is a city in Vilnius County, Lithuania, located northwest of Vilnius. It is the administrative center of the UkmergÄ— District Municipality.
UkmergÄ— (VilkmergÄ—) was mentioned for the first time as a ...
, with 249 inhabitants. The
Battle of VilkmergÄ— took place here in 1435, when
Sigismund Kestutaitis defeated
Å vitrigaila
Å vitrigaila (before 1370 – 10 February 1452; sometimes spelled Svidrigiello) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1430 to 1432. He spent most of his life in largely unsuccessful dynastic struggles against his cousins Vytautas and Sigismund KÄ ...
and his
Livonian Order
The Livonian Order was an autonomous branch of the Teutonic Order,
formed in 1237. From 1435 to 1561 it was a member of the Livonian Confederation.
History
The order was formed from the remnants of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword after thei ...
allies. Pabaiskas was built afterwards to commemorate the battle.
The word "pabaiskas" is derived from Polish "pobojowisko" literally meaning "battle site". Its alternate names include Pabaisko, Pabayskas, Pobojsk (Polish), and Paboisk (Yiddish).
United States Board on Geographic Names
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– Lithuania – Pabaiskas. Accessed January 26, 2014.
There is a Holy Trinity Church in the town, built in 1436 by Sigismund Kestutaitis. A more modern stonework church was built in 1821–1836 m. The architect was J. Levoisier.
References
Towns in Lithuania
Towns in Vilnius County
UkmergÄ— District Municipality
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