Medvėgalis
Medvėgalis was a 14th-century fortress in Samogitia, located in present-day Šilalė District Municipality, Lithuania. Its remnants consist of two peaks: Medvėgalis Mound and Medvėgalis hill fort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Algirdas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 205 metres
- Description: mountain in Lithuania
- Also known as: “Medvegalio Kalnas”, “Medvėgalio Kalnas”, and “Medviagalis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palentinio Tvenkinys.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laumenai (Kaltinėnai) and Palentinis.
Medvėgalis
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Laukuvos sen., Šilalė District Municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
55.62896° or 55° 37′ 44″ northLongitude
22.38892° or 22° 23′ 20″ eastElevation
205 metres (673 feet)Open location code
9G74J9HQ+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1067350593OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Medvėgalis from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Czech to Ukrainian—“Medvėgalis” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Medvėgalis”
- Dutch: “Medvėgalis”
- Estonian: “Medvėgalis”
- French: “Medvėgalis”
- Italian: “Medvėgalis”
- Latvian: “Medvegalis”
- Lithuanian: “Medvėgalis”
- Polish: “Miedwegoła”
- Samogitian: “Medviegalės”
- Samogitian: “Medviegalis”
- Ukrainian: “Медвеґаліс”
- “Medviegalis”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dvaro kapinės and Kūlgrinda.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Medvėgalis”. Photo: Algirdas, CC BY-SA 3.0.