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- 1.4 Recent events. 2 Significance of the Hill of Crosses. 3 See also. 4 References. 5 External links. Toggle the table of contents. Hill of Crosses.
- Located in Lithuania lies a staggering spectacle of crosses scattered around north from the city of Siauliai. It is amply named “Hill of Crosses”.
- The Hill of Crosses is situated in the middle of an arable land, sixteen kilometers from Šiauliai. It is seen from Šiauliai – Ryga highway.
- Standing upon a small hill are many hundreds of thousands of crosses that represent Christian devotion and a memorial to Lithuanian national identity.
- The Hill Of Crosses is a place of pilgrimage and devotion for Catholics in Lithuania and throughout the Baltic region.
- Some of them are small and simple, while others are large and ornate. Visitors to the Hill of Crosses often bring their own crosses to add to the collection.
- How many crosses are on the Hill of Crosses (Kryžių kalnas) in Lithuania? By most accounts, more than 100,000 placed here for nearly two centuries...
- The Hill of Crosses, or Kryziu Kalnas in Lithuanian, is a collection of over 200,000 wooden crosses erected on a small hill in Šiauliai in Northern Lithuania.
- Experience the spiritual allure of the Hill of Crosses, adorned with over 200,000 crosses and symbolizing the enduring spirit of Lithuanian Catholicism.
- Known as the Hill of Crosses (Kryziu Kalnas), it is both a pilgrimage site and a testament to Lithuanian strength and defiance under Soviet rule.
