Šventoji

Šventoji is an old fishermen’s settlement founded next to the Šventoji river’s outfall. Šventoji port has been known since XIII c. And was especially actively used in XVI-XVII c. Seriously competing with neighbouring Klaipėda, Ventspils and Riga ports, especially after the English merchants got the privilege to equip in Šventoji a port able to accept large cargo vessels. Because of intrigues of these ports’ owners Šventoji port was short of luck, and in 1701 it was destroyed and filled with stones by the Swedes.

When Lithuania became indepndent Šventoji as a part of the Couronian province belonged to Latvia. It was returned to Lithuania in 1921 by a decision of the international arbitration committee led by Lord J. Simpson, since most of the residents here were Lithuanians. In 1925 port reconstruction works, creation of fishermen’s settlement began in Šventoji. Unfortunately, the port was constantly choked up with sand, so the works went on with difficulty. Today here is a port reconstruction project prepared. The port reconstruction works would have a positive influence on the development of the resort

Šventoji is a developing resort. New modern private homes and hotels are being constructed here, there are many cafes.
  

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