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Town in Samogitia, Lithuania
Sidabravas
Town
Church of the Holy Trinity in SidabravasChurch of the Holy Trinity in Sidabravas
Flag of SidabravasFlagCoat of arms of SidabravasCoat of arms
Sidabravas is located in LithuaniaSidabravasSidabravasLocation in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°41′50″N 23°55′40″E / 55.69722°N 23.92778°E / 55.69722; 23.92778
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
CountyŠiauliai County
MunicipalityRadviliškis district
Population
 • Total532
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sidabravas is a small town in Šiauliai County, Radviliškis district in northern-central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 532.

History

The town was founded in 1829, when Matas Tracevskis, the owner of Rokoniai Manor, built the Church of the Holy Trinity on his land near the village of Miškiai, as the nearest churches in Šeduva and Naujamiestis were a too far away. After the church was completed, people began to build houses around it. At the end of the 19th century, it is mentioned as a village in Panevėžys County, belonging to Šeduva parish.

In 1999, the coat of arms and the flag of Sidabravas were introduced by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Lithuania.

References

  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  2. "Sidabravas". vle.lt. LNB Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. "Sidabravo seniūnija". radviliskis.lt. Radviliškio rajono savivaldybės administracija. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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