The Karmazinai mound (also called Viršupis) is a hill fort (piliakalnis) in Vilnius district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated about 0.8 km northwest of the Karmazinai village, 40 m from the right bank of the Dūkšta River, close to its confluence with Neris.[1][2] The Karmazinai burial mound is located some 1.8 km southeast of the hillfort, about 0.3 km northeast of the village, about 0.2 km northeast of the right bank of the Neris, in the forest.[3]
Karmazinai mound | |
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  Karmazinai mound | |
| Coordinates: 54°49′09″N 24°55′52″E / 54.81917°N 24.93111°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
| County | Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Vilnius district municipality |
| Eldership | Dūkštos Eldership |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
See also
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edit- ^ "Karmazinų pilkapyno tyrinėjimai 1997 metais" ("1997 Exploration of Karmazinai Tumuli") by Gintautas Vėlius (in Lithuanian)
- ^ Karmazinai Hill Fort
- ^ Gintautas Vēlius, Karmazinų pilkapyno tyrinėjimai 1997 metais
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