- The first crosses on the Hill of Crosses are believed to have been erected shortly after the November Uprising, which lasted from 1830 to 1831.
- We rented a bicycle at the tourist office to reach the famous Hill of Crosses, which is about 12 km away from the city.
- Located in Lithuania lies a staggering spectacle of crosses scattered around north from the city of Siauliai. It is amply named “Hill of Crosses”.
- To avoid the crowds, we are off to see the Hill of Crosses. Personally, I’d never heard of it until Craig enlightened me…”its an hill with crosses on it”.
- In 1991, with the advent of Lithuanian independence, the Hill of Crosses became a national symbol of the fight for independence.
- Right outside Siauliali is the Hill of Crosses –a historical architectural monument and a place for vows in Lithuania with about 100,000 crosses.
- Hill of Crosses (Lithuanian: ) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania.
- It is just a hill full of crosses. At this time it is estimated to be around 300,000 crosses planted on it, plus 1 because I had my contribution, too.
- The Hill of Crosses (Lithuanian: Kryžių kalnas ) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania.
- The USSR began a “demolition” period which lasted for almost 20 years. In 1958, the collective farm Meškuičiai began digging gravel on the Hill of Crosses.