Pilkapiai
Pilkapiai is a village in Medininkų sen., Vilnius and has about 58 residents. Pilkapiai is situated nearby to the village Bikiškė, as well as near Medininkai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Medininkai Castle and Aukštojas Hill.
Medininkai Castle
Castle
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Medininkai Castle, a medieval castle in Vilnius district, eastern Lithuania. Castle was built in the first half of the 14th century. The defensive perimeter of the castle was 6.5 ha; it is the largest enclosure type castle in Lithuania, and one of the largest castles in Central and North-Eastern Europe.
Aukštojas Hill
Peak
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Aukštojas Hill is the highest point of Lithuania. It is located in the Medininkai Highlands, Migūnai forestry, approximately 24 kilometres southeast of the capital city of Vilnius. Aukštojas Hill is situated 2½ km west of Pilkapiai.
Juozapinė Hill
Scenic viewpoint
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Juozapinė Hill is a hill located near Vilnius. It was formerly believed to be highest point in Lithuania. However, in 2007 the peaks were remeasured by staff at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, using GPS technology.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Medininkai and Juozapinė.
Medininkai
Village
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Medininkai is a village in Lithuania. In terms of administration, it is centre to the Medininkai Eldership, which forms part of the Vilnius District Municipality; the district itself is in turn part of the Vilnius County.
Juozapinė
Village
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Juozapinė is a village, which is situated 2½ km west of Pilkapiai.
Padvarionys
Village
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Padvarionys is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Pilkapiai.
Pilkapiai
- Type: Village with 58 residents
- Description: village in Lithuania
- Category: locality
- Location: Medininkų sen., Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
54.53288° or 54° 31′ 58″ northLongitude
25.66405° or 25° 39′ 51″ eastPopulation
58Elevation
253 metres (830 feet)Open location code
9G67GMM7+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 2089255056OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11295316Wikidata ID
Q13193511
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Samogitian—“Pilkapiai” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Pilkapiai”
- Lithuanian: “Pilkapiai”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Pilkapiai”
- Polish: “Kurhany (Litwa)”
- Polish: “Kurhany”
- Samogitian: “Pėlkapē (Vėlnios)”
- “Pėlkapē”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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