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Kedainiai
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Jonas Jonika (jonius) (45) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-05-20 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Exposure: f/7.1, 1/320 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-04-17 10:09 |
| Viewed: 285 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Kedainiai.Monument to Radvila family.
Kedainiai - town in the geographical center of Lithuania.
Kedainiai were mentioned for the first time in 1372 in “Livonia chronicles”. Great growth of town began after 1535 when duke of Kedainiai Jonas Radvila became head of Samogitia and Kedainiai became administrative center of Samogitia. In 1590 town got Magdeburg rights. Kedainiai was in the heyday of one’s prosperity, when ( XVII c ) the town were ruled by Radvila family representatives – Kristupas Radvila and his son Jonusas Radvila. |
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