Girkantų Piliakalnis
Girkantų Piliakalnis is an archaeological site in Plungė District Municipality, Telšiai County. Girkantų Piliakalnis is situated nearby to the village Žerniai, as well as near Gegrėnai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Visitation, Žemaičių Kalvarija and Church of Jesus of Nazareth, Gegrėnai.
Church of the Visitation, Žemaičių Kalvarija
Church
Photo: Gnarls Barkley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of the Visitation, Žemaičių Kalvarija is situated 3½ km northeast of Girkantų Piliakalnis.
Church of Jesus of Nazareth, Gegrėnai
Church
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The Gegrėnai Jesus of Nazareth wooden church was built in 1754, on the private land of the noble Węsławski family. Since the church was initially built for the family of Michał Węsławski, the building was not large. Church of Jesus of Nazareth, Gegrėnai is situated 3 km west of Girkantų Piliakalnis.
Sorai chapel
Church
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sorai chapel is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Girkantų Piliakalnis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gegrėnai and Žemaičių Kalvarija.
Žemaičių Kalvarija
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Žemaičių Kalvarija meaning Samogitian Calvary is a village in the Samogitia region of Lithuania, 25 km northeast of the provincial chief town of Plungė. It's a Roman Catholic pilgrimage destination and in 2021 had a population of 600.
Šarnelė
Village
Photo: Algėrds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Šarnelė is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Girkantų Piliakalnis.
Girkantų Piliakalnis
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Girkantu Piliakalnis” and “Pilalė, Jazdauskiškiai”
- Categories: hillfort, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Plungė District Municipality, Telšiai County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
56.09083° or 56° 5′ 27″ northLongitude
21.96828° or 21° 58′ 6″ eastElevation
131 metres (430 feet)Open location code
9G833XR9+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 3835445905OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11290224Wikidata ID
Q12655642
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In Other Languages
“Girkantų Piliakalnis” goes by many names.
- Lithuanian: “Girkantų piliakalnis”
- Lithuanian: “Girkantų Piliakalnis”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jazdauskiškiai and Žerniai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gegrėnų I piliakalnis and Gegrėnų piliakalnių takas.
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