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Disputes regarding Šventosija and Palanga with Latvian neighbors lasted for many years and only in 1921, by arbitration decision, the port of Šventosija and 5 km of sea shore north of the mouth of the river went to Lithuania. The interwar period - the Golden Age of Šventoji - port restoration works begin. After Lithuania lost Klaipėda, it was the only exit to the Baltic Sea. The construction of the southern and northern piers at the mouth of the holy river has begun. The most interesting is the so-called Danish construction period of Šventoji port, Lithuanians turned to Denmark, which was famous for construction specialists. According to them, Šventoji port should be brackish water. Experts: Antanas Mončis' family - children - Andrea and Sabina and niece Loreta Turauskaitė, architectural historian Paulius Tautvydas Laurinaitis and local historian Mikelis Balčius. Objects: Šventosios port, fishermen's villas, fishermen's houses, sculptor A. Mončis' house - museum.