Seredžius
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| Seredžus | |
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  Seredžus
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| Coordinates: 55°04′50″N 23°25′10″E / 55.08056°N 23.41944°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Tauragė County |
| Municipality | Jurbarkas district municipality |
| Elderate | Seredžius elderate |
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| First mentioned | 1363 |
| Population (2001) | |
| - Total | 749 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website | [a] |
Seredžius is a town on the banks of the Neman River in Lithuania.
The Palemon hill mound, is the site of a 13th century hillfort and has a spectacular view of the Neman valley. The neo-renaissance John the Baptist church was built in 1913. A palace of the Tyszkiewicz family, called the Belvedere, was constructed nearby the town.
It is the birthplace of Al Jolson, the famous U.S. entertainer.
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