Kryžiu Kalnas - Lithuania
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Noe1
N 56° 00.922 E 023° 25.005
34V E 650650 N 6210424
The Hill of Crosses (Lithuanian:Kryžiu kalnas) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania.
Waymark Code: WMTWEJ
Location: Lithuania
Date Posted: 01/14/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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"The Hill of Crosses (Lithuanian: Kryžiu kalnas) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. 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 Jurgaiciai or Domantai hill fort after the 1831 Uprising. Over the generations, not only crosses and crucifixes, but statues of the Virgin Mary, carvings of Lithuanian patriots and thousands of tiny effigies and rosaries have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims. The exact number of crosses is unknown, but estimates put it at about 55,000 in 1990 and 100,000 in 2006."

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