Karmazinai
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Karmazinai is a village in Vilnius district municipality
, Lithuania
. It is situated on the right bank of Neris River, by forest, part of the Neris Regional Park
. There is an ancient burial mound and hill fort
(Karmazinai mound
) about 0.8km northwest of the village.
Vilnius district municipality
Vilnius district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It surrounds the capital on 3 sides, and the Trakai district municipality touches it on one....
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. It is situated on the right bank of Neris River, by forest, part of the Neris Regional Park
Neris Regional Park
Neris Regional Park covers about 10,000 hectares in Lithuania. Its territory lies within the Vilnius district municipality, the Trakai district municipality, and the Elektrėnai municipality. Portions of the park are privately owned....
. There is an ancient burial mound and hill fort
Hill fort
A hill fort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Some were used in the post-Roman period...
(Karmazinai mound
Karmazinai mound
The Karmazinai mound is a burial mound and hill fort in Vilnius district municipality, Lithuania. It is situated by : N54°49'09.4"; E24°55'52.1", 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....
) about 0.8km northwest of the village.