# Baisogala

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{{Infobox settlement <!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox Settlement-->
| name               = Baisogala
| settlement_type    = Town
| nickname           = 
| image_shield       = Baisogalos herbas.svg
| image_skyline      = BZN Baisogala church front.JPG
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Baisogala
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| subdivision_name   = {{LTU}}
| subdivision_type1  = [Ethnographic&nbsp;region](/source/Regions_of_Lithuania)
| subdivision_name1  = [Aukštaitija](/source/Auk%C5%A1taitija)
| subdivision_type2  = [County](/source/Counties_of_Lithuania)
| subdivision_name2  = [Šiauliai County](/source/%C5%A0iauliai_County)
| subdivision_type3  = [Municipality](/source/List_of_municipalities_of_Lithuania)
| subdivision_name3  = [Radviliškis district municipality](/source/Radvili%C5%A1kis_district_municipality)
| subdivision_type4  = [Eldership](/source/Elderships_of_Lithuania)
| subdivision_name4  = Baisogala eldership
| subdivision_type6  = Capital of
| subdivision_name6  = Baisogala eldership
| established_date   = 1539
| established_title  = First mentioned
| established_date2  = 
| established_title2 = 
| population_total   = 1,694
| population_footnotes = 
| population_as_of   = 2011
| timezone           = [EET](/source/Eastern_European_Time)
| utc_offset         = +2
| timezone_DST       = [EEST](/source/Eastern_European_Summer_Time)
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}}

'''Baisogala''' is a small town in [Lithuania](/source/Lithuania). It is situated on the crossroads of [Kėdainiai](/source/K%C4%97dainiai)–[Šeduva](/source/%C5%A0eduva) and [Raseiniai](/source/Raseiniai)–[Šeduva](/source/%C5%A0eduva) roads.<ref>{{cite book | first=Giedrė |last=Jankevičiūtė |title=Lietuva |publisher=R. Paknio leidykla | year=2006 | page=141 |isbn=9986-830-97-4|language=lt}}</ref> According to the 2021 census, it had 1,694 residents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rodiklių duomenų bazė - Oficialiosios statistikos portalas |url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/lt/statistiniu-rodikliu-analize?hash=d29f7ead-91fc-4259-94b6-b0ef3f7dc870#/mtable |access-date=2025-09-11 |website=osp.stat.gov.lt}}</ref>

==History==
thumb|left|Baisogala Manor, 19th century
[[File:Baisogala manor.jpg|thumb|[Baisogala Manor](/source/Baisogala_Manor), 2019]]
thumb|Basiogala culture centre

Baisogala is first mentioned in written sources in 1539 when King [Sigismund I the Old](/source/Sigismund_I_the_Old) established a parish with seat in the town.<ref name=sem>{{cite book | last=Semaška | first=Algimantas | title=Kelionių vadovas po Lietuvą: 1000 lankytinų vietovių norintiems geriau pažinti gimtąjį kraštą | edition=4th | year=2006 | publisher=Algimantas | location=Vilnius | isbn=9986-509-90-4 | page=220|language=lt}}</ref> Archeologists discovered cemeteries from the 5th and 6th centuries near the town suggesting the people inhabited the area well before the 16th century.<ref name=el>{{cite encyclopedia | editor=Simas Sužiedėlis | encyclopedia=[Encyclopedia Lituanica](/source/Encyclopedia_Lituanica) | title=Baisogala | year=1970–1978 | publisher=Juozas Kapočius | volume=I | location=Boston, Massachusetts | pages=241–242| lccn=74-114275 }}</ref> In the 17th century, the town was granted to the [Radvila family](/source/Radziwi%C5%82%C5%82_family) and changed hands a few times. In 1791 the town was granted city privileges according to the [Magdeburg law](/source/Magdeburg_law).<ref name=el/> Eventually, the town was bought in 1830 by Joseph Komar, a former colonel of [Napoleon Bonaparte](/source/Napoleon_Bonaparte).<ref name=sem/> The Komar family remained in Baisogala until 1940 when the [Soviets arrested and deported](/source/Soviet_deportations_from_Lithuania) the family to [Kazakhstan](/source/Kazakhstan).<ref name=sem/> Their large and decorated manor is quite well preserved and surrounded by {{convert|12|ha}} of park.

===Religion===
The first church was built by King [Sigismund II Augustus](/source/Sigismund_II_Augustus), but it did not survive. The church in the present location was built in 1781 and rebuilt in 1882 with financial support from the Komar family.<ref name=sem/>

== Economy ==
In 2024, the government signed a deal with a German defence company [Rheinmetall](/source/Rheinmetall) to build an [artillery ammunition](/source/Shell_(projectile)) plant.<ref name="rheinmetall-plant">{{cite web|title=Rheinmetall to invest over €180m into ammunition plant in Lithuania|url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2287995/rheinmetall-to-invest-over-eur180m-into-ammunition-plant-in-lithuania|date=3 June 2024|access-date=12 December 2024|website=LRT}}</ref> The company will invest €180m into the plant, becoming a major employer in Baisogala.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rheinmetall ammo plant in Lithuania to be launched by mid-2026|url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2426990/rheinmetall-ammo-plant-in-lithuania-to-be-launched-by-mid-2026|date=29 November 2024|access-date=12 December 2024|website=LRT}}</ref> The [groundbreaking](/source/groundbreaking) ceremony for the factory was on November 4, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=BNS |date=2025-11-04 |title=Rheinmetall breaks ground on ammunition factory in northern Lithuania |url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2735072/rheinmetall-breaks-ground-on-ammunition-factory-in-northern-lithuania |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=lrt.lt |language=en}}</ref>

== Notable people from Baisogala ==

*[Nachum Kaplan](/source/Nachum_Kaplan)
*[Arvydas Každailis](/source/Arvydas_Ka%C5%BEdailis)
*[Alfredas Kulpa-Kulpavičius](/source/Alfredas_Kulpa-Kulpavi%C4%8Dius)
*[Estanislao Shilinsky Bachanska](/source/Estanislao_Shilinsky_Bachanska)

==References==
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{{Siauliai County}}
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Category:Towns in Lithuania
Category:Towns in Šiauliai County
Category:Shavelsky Uyezd

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