Chapel of Hill of Crosses

Chapel of Hill of Crosses is a church in , , which is located on Piliakalnio g.. Chapel of Hill of Crosses is situated nearby to , as well as near the tourism office .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: chapel in Lithuania
  • Also known as: “Kryžių kalno koplyčia” and “Popiežiaus koplyčia”
  • Address: Piliakalnio g. 24, Domantai
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hill of Crosses.

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is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of , in northern . The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is uncertain, but it is believed that the first crosses were placed on the former Jurgaičiai or Domantai hill fort after the 1831 Uprising.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Domantai and Tautiniai.

Village
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is a village.

Village
Photo: Lazdynas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Андрей Романенко, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Chapel of Hill of Crosses.

Chapel of Hill of Crosses

Latitude
56.01586° or 56° 0′ 57″ north
Longitude
23.41555° or 23° 24′ 56″ east
Open location code
9G852C88+86
Open­Street­Map ID
way 350368221
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­chapel
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q25498011
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Lithuanian—“Chapel of Hill of Crosses” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Kaple Hory křížů”
  • Czech: “Kryžių kalno koplyčia”
  • Lithuanian: “Kryžių kalno koplyčia”
  • “Kryžių kalno koplyčia”

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Highlights include Jurgaičių piliakalnis and Šiaulių rajono turizmo informacijos centras.

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