Ramigala

It is located on the Panevezys - Kedainiai highway 24 km south of Panevezys. The area of ​​320 hectares. The city is located on a hill, on the outskirts of which the river Upite flows (a tributary of the Nevezys ). Bread factory, hospital, gymnasium, several cultural monuments. These include the old part of the city, formed by the beginning of the 20th century (a monument of urban planning).

In 1799 there were 185, in 1897 - 1 329, in 1923 - 1 246, in 1959 - 1 886, in 1970 - 2 113 inhabitants ^[1] In 1976, the population was 2,200 people, in 1990 - 2 100 inhabitants, now 1 643.

In documents and monuments there are options for the name of the area: Remgallen ( 1370 ), Remigalle ( 1372 ), Remigaln ( 1385 ), Remigola ( 1503 ), Romikola ( 1567 ), Romikgol ( 1569 ), Remigoła ( 1854 ). Similar names are known Ariogala , Baisogala , Vytogala and the like, also Batėgala , Betygala , Vetygala . In various places of Lithuania there are Ramygala meadow, Ramikalnis hill, Ramiraistis swamp. The origin was expressed that the name is derived from the anthroponym Ramys and the word lit. galas (“end”, “corner”), thus designating “End of Ramis”, however the name Ramys does not exist. Therefore, it is more likely to associate the name with the adjective lit. ramus ("quiet, calm, comfortable"). The name in this case originally meant a quiet place . ^[2]

The symbolism of the city was created by the artist Arvydas Kazhdailis . The city emblem was approved by decree of the President of the Republic of Lithuania on January 13, 2003 . The emblem depicts a stork standing on one leg on a green background. Against the same green background, the same stork is depicted on the flag, in the corners of which there are horseshoes .

Ramigala is mentioned from the XIII century , from 1503 - as a place . In 1525 - a volost, in 1540 - an estate. In 1580 the town received the privilege of holding fairs. From the middle of the XIX century until 1950 it was a volost center, then from 1950 to 1962 - a district center. Received the rights of the city in 1957 .

Not later than 1500 a church was built. In 1674 - 1677 , an old crumbling temple was mentioned. In the middle of the XVIII century the church burned down. In 1781 a new wooden church was built, with 5 altars, thatched. In 1842 a bell tower was erected. In 1897 , the construction of a new neo-Gothic church was started according to the project of the Swedish architect Karl Edward Strandman , according to other sources - the Polish-Lithuanian architect Vaclav Mikhnevich . In 1902 - 1907, the construction of the current church of St. John the Baptist ( Švento Jono Krikštytojo bažnyčia ) was completed.

In 1888 , a pharmacy appeared; since 1895 a post office operated. A gymnasium has been operating since 1918 , a secondary school since 1949 , and a gymnasium since 2005 .

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  In the city center, Panevezyska Street

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  Catholic church of St. John the Baptist

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  Gymnasium in Ramigal

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  Hospital in Ramigal

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  Monument

1. ↑ Lithuania. Brief Encyclopedia. Vilnius: Main edition of encyclopedias, 1989.S. 508.
2. ↑ Aleksandras Vanagas. Lietuvos miestų vardai. Vilnius: Mokslas, 1996. P. 186—192.

• Ramgal elder (lit.)
• Šv. Jono Krikštytojo bažnyčia