{"id":19004,"date":"2022-01-17T17:35:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T15:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visit-palanga.lt\/lankytinos-vietos\/birutes-kalnas\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T10:25:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T07:25:58","slug":"birutes-hill","status":"publish","type":"lankytina_vieta","link":"https:\/\/www.visit-palanga.lt\/en\/sightseeing-places\/birutes-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Birut\u0117\u2019s Hill"},"template":"","vietu_kategorija":[743],"class_list":["post-19004","lankytina_vieta","type-lankytina_vieta","status-publish","hentry","vietu_kategorija-parks-reserves-nature-monuments"],"acf":{"irasas_1_latitude":"55.9056351","irasas_1_longitude":"21.0530746","irasas_1_nuotrauka":5147,"irasas_1_nuotraukos_rodymas":"on","irasas_1_nuotrauka_2":null,"irasas_1_aprasymas":"When walking around one of the most beautiful places in Palanga \u2013 Birut\u0117 Park \u2013 be sure to visit Birut\u0117 Hill. Here, on the former grounds of the Ti\u0161kevi\u010diai manor, the centuries-old Birut\u0117 pine forest, considered sacred, has survived to this day, surrounding the legendary Birut\u0117 Hill, which rises 21 meters above sea level and offers a beautiful view of the roaring sea.\r\nSurrounded by nature, you will not only have a great time, but you will also be transported back to ancient times \u2013 people lived here a very long time ago, as evidenced by the fact that pottery from the 1st millennium was found on the hill. The Curonian settlement complex usually consisted of a castle, one or more settlements, and an alkviet\u0117 (a place for holding meetings). The castle and the altar on Birut\u0117 Hill existed in the 10th-13th centuries, and there was a village at the foot of the hill. At the end of the 14th century and the beginning of the 15th century, a defensive wall was built on the hill, which was probably burned down during the battles with the Teutonic Knights.\r\nLater, a pagan sanctuary with a paleoastronomical observatory was built here. This sanctuary is associated with the name of Birut\u0117, the wife of Duke K\u0119stutis and mother of Vytautas. According to legend, she lived here, kept a sacred fire, and was buried here after her death.\r\nIn 1869, a neo-Gothic chapel was built on the top of Birut\u0117 Hill according to a design by architect K. Majeris. In 1976, the chapel was decorated with stained glass windows by artist L. 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