Širvintos District Municipality, Lithuania

Kernavė

Širvintos District Municipality, Lithuania

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Kernavė, a town in southeast Lithuania's Širvintos District Municipality, was a medieval capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Today it survives as an archaeological site and tourist destination with a population of 238. A Lithuanian state cultural reserve was established here in 1989, and in 2004 the Kernavė Archaeological Site was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, recognizing its significance as a window into medieval Lithuanian history and settlement.

Type: town, castle, hillfort
Place: Širvintos District Municipality, Lithuania

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