Šeteniai
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| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County | Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Elderate | Vilainiai elderate |
| Population (2001) | |
| - Total | 35 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Šeteniai is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated 13 km north of Kėdainiai, on the left bank of Nevėžis River.
In June 12, 1999 in the former barn of the manor where Czesław Miłosz was born, a Czesław Miłosz cultural center was founded. There is an exhibition dedicated to Miłosz. The place nowadays is used for cultural activities – conferences and meetings are held there. The cultural center is surrounded by a park with wood carwings.
[edit] Famous people
In Šeteniai were born:
- last interbellum Lithanian Minister of Foreign affairs Juozas Urbšys (1896–1991)
- Nobel Prize laureate Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004)
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