After the German ultimatum to Lithuania in March 1939, Lithuania lost the port of Klaipėda and Prezidentas Smetona had to be docked in Šventoji.
One of the most famous artifacts is a ceremonial cane carved of horn as a head of female elk found in Šventoji.
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For example, in Lithuania two regions are distinguished: southern (under influence of the Neman culture) and western (with major settlements found in Šventoji).
Their adversaries were unable to achieve their goal of capturing the Lithuanian sea-coast from Klaipėda to Šventoji.
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Not far from Šventoji, archaeologists discovered an encampment which indicates that the area was inhabited some 5,000 years ago.