Medininkai Castle
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.Photo: AerialmediaTV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Holy Trinity and St. Casimir, Medininkai and Aukštojas Hill.
Church of the Holy Trinity and St. Casimir, Medininkai
Church
Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of the Holy Trinity and St. Casimir, Medininkai is situated 210 metres west of Medininkai Castle.
Aukštojas Hill
Peak
Photo: Resutas, Public domain.
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.
Juozapinė Hill
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Resutas, Public domain.
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. Juozapinė Hill is situated 1½ km southwest of Medininkai Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Medininkai and Juozapinė.
Medininkai
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Padvarionys
Village
Photo: VietovesLt, CC BY 3.0.
Padvarionys is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Medininkai Castle.
Medininkai Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval castle in Vilnius district, Lithuania
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Medininkų sen., Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
54.53963° or 54° 32′ 23″ northLongitude
25.65001° or 25° 39′ eastOpen location code
9G67GMQ2+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 316010470OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2652794
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Medininkai Castle” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մեդինինկայ ամրոց”
- Azerbaijani: “Myadininkay qalası”
- Bashkir: “Медницкий замогы”
- Bashkir: “Мядининкай замогы”
- Belarusian: “Медніцкі замак”
- Catalan: “castell de Medininkai”
- Catalan: “Castell de Medininkai”
- French: “château de Medininkai”
- French: “Château de Medininkai”
- Georgian: “მედინინკაის ციხე”
- German: “Schloss Medininkai”
- German: “Schloss Medinkai”
- Hungarian: “medininkai vár”
- Hungarian: “Medininkai vár”
- Latvian: “Medininku pils”
- Lithuanian: “Medininkų pilis”
- Polish: “zamek w Miednikach Królewskich”
- Polish: “Zamek w Miednikach Królewskich”
- Romanian: “Castelul Medininkai”
- Russian: “Медининкайский замок”
- Russian: “Медницкий замок”
- Russian: “Мядининкайский замок”
- Turkish: “Medininkai Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Медінінкайський замок”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Medininkų pilis and Medininkų seniūnija.
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