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Friday, October 25, 2013

Kernavé


Kernavė was a medieval capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and today is a tourist attraction and an archeological site. It is  located in southeast Lithuania. A Lithuanian state cultural reserve was established in Kernavė in 1989. In 2004 Kernavė Archaeological Site was included into UNESCO world heritage list. Celebrations and folk festivals are organized. Kernavė is famous for national celebrations of Mindaugas coronation day on 6 July. On that day a festival is held, where medieval authentic crafts, war games and folk music are presented. 
Kernavé Church The present-day church was built between 1910 and 1920. Neo-gothic elements are dominant in the architecture.

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