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Jurbarkas Ordensburg castle of Georgenburg


Jurbarkas is derived from the Ordensburg castle, Georgenburg, built in the 13th century.

Jurbarkas has also been known by many derivate spellings in various languages throughout its history.
The most notable non-Lithuanian names for the city include: in German, Georgenburg, Jurgenburg, and Eurburg, in Polish, Jurbork, and in Yiddish, יורבורג, Jurborg, Jurburg, Yurburg, Yurberig, and Yurbrik.
History

Although Jurbarkas is said to have been a seat of Lithuanian princes from the Palemonids legend, it was first documented in 1259 as the Teutonic Knights' Ordensburg castle of Georgenburg ("George's castle") on the Neman. This castle was constructed 3 km (1.9 mi) west of the current town on a hill now known as Bispiliukai, while the Lithuanians built a castle on Bispulis hill by the Imsre. Although the German crusaders were often at war with the Lithuanians, Mindaugas, King of Lithuania, did not oppose Georgenburg's construction after his conversion to Christianity.
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