The KernavÄ— hillforts (, KernavÄ— hillforts) are five
hillfort
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s at the southern edge of
KernavÄ—
KernavÄ— was a medieval capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and today is a tourist attraction and an archeological site (population 238, 2021). It is located in the Å irvintos district municipality located in southeast Lithuania. A Lithuanian ...
(
Å irvintos District,
Aukštaitija
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, Lithuania) in the Pajauta Valley on the right side of the
Neris
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valley. KernavÄ— is the oldest known (but not the first) capital of
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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.
[KernavÄ—s piliakalniai]
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in 2004.
KernavÄ— Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of KernavÄ—)
UNESCO It includes the following hillforts:
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* , located some 0.4 km away from the close group of the four other hillforts,[ on the right bank of the KernavÄ—lÄ— Stream.
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Gallery
See also
*List of hillforts in Lithuania
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References
Hill forts in Lithuania
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