Kalnai Park

Coordinates: 54°41′13″N 25°18′4″E / 54.68694°N 25.30111°E / 54.68694; 25.30111
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Kalnų Park
Table Mountain in Kalnų Park
Kalnai Park is located in Vilnius
Kalnai Park
Location near central Vilnius
TypePublic park
LocationVilnius, Lithuania
Coordinates54°41′13″N 25°18′4″E / 54.68694°N 25.30111°E / 54.68694; 25.30111
Area61 acres (25 ha)
Operated byDirectorate of the State Cultural Reserve of Vilnius Castles
StatusOpen year round
Stage in Kalnų Park
Three Crosses on the Crooked Hill

Kalnai Park (

Gediminas Tower, and is part of the State Cultural Reserve of Vilnius Castles, established in 1997.[1] The park hosts various events, including concerts, political rallies, and sporting competitions. Its name reflects the presence of four prominent hills (kalnai): Crooked Hill, Table Hill, Bekes Hill, and the Hill of Gediminas
's Grave.

History

Remains of Bekes Hill (on the right) before it was washed away entirely

Archeologists have hypothesized that the 162-metre (531 ft) Crooked Hill (also known as Bleak Hill and Three Crosses Hill) housed the wooden

Soviet government and replaced by the current monument in 1989.[4]

Table Hill is not well researched; in 1955 its top was bulldozed to make it perfectly flat.

Grand Duke of Lithuania
, was buried on the hill.

While the territory may hold the key to the earliest history of Vilnius, no comprehensive archaeological research has been undertaken. Several small and isolated studies were conducted during various construction works in the park.[8] In summer 2008, archeological excavations began in the so-called Valley of Songs, where a small settlement existed in the 13th and 14th centuries and where the Soviets built a stage for concerts in 1955–1956. The scientists uncovered the bodies of several German World War II prisoners.[9]

References

  1. ^ "The State Cultural Reserve of Vilnius Castles". State Cultural Reserve of Vilnius Castles. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  2. N. Kitkauskas
    , S. Lasavickas, V. Daugutis ir kiti kėlė hipotezę, kad čia galėjo būti trečioji Vilniaus gynybinė pilis, vadinama Kreivąja. Ji buvo sudeginta per Vytauto ir Jogailos tarpusavio kovas 1390 m. ir nebeatstatyta.
  3. ^ "Latest News - Enlargement Special - Lithuania". EUROPA, Newsletter of the European Union. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  4. ^ "Visiting Vilnius". Directors General of the National Statistical Institutes. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  5. ^ a b "Vilnius II". Lietuvos piliakalniai (in Lithuanian). Society of the Lithuanian Archaeology. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  6. ^ Savickienė, Daiva (2009-01-23). "Savivaldybė remia Bekešo kalno sutvarkymo iniciatyvą" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  7. ^ Vaiseta, Tomas (2005-10-27). "J. Trinkūnas: Katalikų Bažnyčia bijo savo aukos" (in Lithuanian). religija.lt. Archived from the original on 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  8. ^ Gendrėnas, Gediminas. "Žvalgomieji archeologiniai tyrimai Dainų slėnyje" (in Lithuanian). Directorate of the State Cultural Reserve of Vilnius Castles. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  9. ^ Vitkauskaitė, Viktorija (2008-08-07). "Linksmybėms Kalnų parke iškilo grėsmė" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos rytas. Archived from the original on 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2009-01-25.

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