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Apytalaukis, located 5 km north of Kėdainiai near the Alkupis River, was first mentioned in documents in 1371 in Hermann Wartberge's "Chronicle of Livonia." The Apytalaukis Manor began to take shape in the 15th century, and by the mid-19th century, Neo-Renaissance palaces had emerged, later complemented by a mixed-type park with a decorative pond in front of the palaces and ponds nearby. During World War II, the palaces were damaged, but in 1954, part of the building was restored. The surviving manor buildings and the ruins of classical economic buildings testify to its past grandeur. Apytalaukis palaces once housed an antique set of horn furniture, which won a gold medal at the 1900 Paris World Expo. These unique pieces are now displayed in the Kėdainiai regional museum. Although the palaces are now abandoned, they remain an important cultural heritage site.