Šventybrastis
Šventybrastis ('sacred Ford (crossing), ford', formerly , ) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 144 people. The village is located on the left bank of the Nevėžis river, by the Brasta rivulet. The village has a wooden church of the Transfiguration of Jesus (built in 1744), a monument for Lithuanian Wars of Independence, independence, four Sacred grove, sacred oak trees (a nature monument), a cemetery, and a library. The Šventybrastis Landscape Sanctuary is located nearby, while the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest is some kilometres away from the village. History From ancient times through the Christian Medieval period, Šventybrastis had a Lithuanian mythology, pagan shrine where eternal fire burnt. While most of the pagan holy groves were cut down during the era of Christian conversion, the Sacred Oaks at Šventybrastis are some of the few still standing from t ...
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