The Karmazinai hillfort in the Vilnius district

The Karmazinai hillfort in the Vilnius district

Photo: RaDonas at Lithuanian Wikipedia (Donatas Vertelka) / Wikimedia Commons , GFDL , resized

Located near the confluence of the Dūkšta and Neris rivers, the Karmazinai hillfort is a historic site in Lithuania.

The Karmazinai mound, also known as Viršupis, is a hill fort (piliakalnis) in the Vilnius district municipality of Lithuania. It is situated approximately 0.8 km northwest of the village of Karmazinai.

The site is located 40 m from the right bank of the Dūkšta River, close to its confluence with the Neris. Nearby, the Karmazinai burial mound is located about 1.8 km southeast of the hillfort.

The burial mound is situated about 0.3 km northeast of the village and about 0.2 km northeast of the right bank of the Neris, in the forest.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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