Kernavė Mounds Explained

The Kernavė hillforts (Lithuanian: Kernavės piliakalniai, Kernavė hillforts) are five hillforts at the southern edge of Kernavė (Širvintos District, Aukštaitija, Lithuania) in the Pajauta Valley on the right side of the Neris valley. Kernavė is the oldest known (but not the first) capital of Grand Duchy of Lithuania.^{[1] [2] [3]} Since 1989 the site is part of the, added to the Unesco World Heritage List in 2004.^{[4] [5]} It includes the following hillforts:

• • • • • , located some 0.4 km away from the close group of the four other hillforts,^[3] on the right bank of the Kernavėlė Stream.

See also

• List of hillforts in Lithuania

References

54.8826°N 24.8513°W

Notes and References

1. https://ctdots.eu/places/lithuania/kernave-archeological-site/ Kernavė hillforts - UNESCO Archeological Site of Ancient Lithuania Capital. Culture, Geopolitics, Guide, History
2. Web site: LIETUVOS PILYS IR PILIAKALNIAI. Kernavės piliakalniai . 2023-04-04 . 2009-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091224032335/http://www.archyvai.lt/exhibitions/pilys/kernave.htm . dead .
3. https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/kernaves-piliakalniai/ Kernavės piliakalniai
4. https://www.kernave.lt/ Valstybinio Kernavės kultūrinio rezervatato direkcija
5. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1137/ Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)