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In 1781 the town established a parish school next to a new church after the old one was destroyed by fire. The school grew and expanded significantly in the 20th century. It built two new school buildings and a dorm. In 2005 it was named
Ramygala Gymnasium. The school hosts a small museum dedicated
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attack. Before 1492 (according to other sources, 1431-1500), the first church in
Ramygala was built. The town itself was mentioned in 1503. The county of Ramygala is mentioned in 1525, while the Ramygala Manor is mentioned in 1540, and at the end of the 16th century the town received a privilege to
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On 28 December 1956, Ramygala was granted city rights. Before the Soviet reclamation, Ramygala was surrounded by Liūnai, Pikšra, Uslaja and Žarčiai swamps and peat bogs. During the Soviet occupation, Ramygala was the central settlement of a
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In 2010, Ramygala was declared the cultural capital of
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