Kepaluškalnis

Mount Kepaluškalnis
Highest point
Elevation20 m (66 ft)
Coordinates55°34′00.9″N 22°20′01.1″E / 55.566917°N 22.333639°E / 55.566917; 22.333639
Geography
LocationKaltinėnai town, Šilalė district, Lithuania

Kepaluškalins (also known as Pilės or Kaltinėnai Mound) is a mound located in Šilalė district, Lithuania, close to Kaltinėnai town, in Pilės village. It is thought to be founded in the beginning of 2nd millennium AD. The size of the mound and the dimensions of its defence fortifications show that during the wars with Crusaders there was one of the strongest castles in Žemaitija and the centre of Kaltinėnai land defence as well as administration on Kepaluškalnis.

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