Lithuania

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Lithuania - WordCloud

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Lithuania - Trakai Castle

 

Trakai Island Castle is an island castle located in Trakai, Lithuania, on an island in Lake Galvė. The construction of the stone castle was begun in the 14th century by Kęstutis, and around 1409 major works were completed by his son Vytautas the Great, who died in this castle in 1430. Trakai was one of the main centers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the castle held great strategic importance. The castle was rebuilt in the 1950s–1960s by Lithuanian initiative, although it had received resistance from Soviet authorities. The Trakai History Museum was established after the reconstruction.

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Lithuania

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Lithuania - Unesco Curonian Spit

Lithuania - Unesco Vilnius Historic Centre - Capital city Vilnius

Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, Vilnius

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Lithuania - Hill of Crosses north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania

It is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city  of Siauliai, in northern Lithuania.  The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is uncertain, but it is believed that the first crosses were placed on the former Jurgaiciai or Domantai hill fort after the 1831 Uprising. Over the centuries, not only crosses, but giant crucifixes, carvings of Lithuanian patriots, statues of the Virgin Mary and thousands of tiny effigies and rosaries have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims. The exact number of crosses is unknown, but estimates put it at about 100.000 in 2006.

Lithuania - Mapcard