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	Kernave
		Kernave - a tourist and archeological resort in the southeast Lithuania, medieval capital of the Grand County of Lithuania in the past.
		Kernave is the center of one of Lithuanian district.
		A concrete monument with a cross erected in 1930 during the celebrations of the 500th anniversary of Vytautas death serves as a reminder of the Vytautas Church built in 1420.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/k/ke/kernave.html (1374 words)

	Kernave: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Kernave
		Kernave - a tourist and archeological resort in the southeast Lithuania, medieval capital of the Grand County of Lithuania[?] in the past.
		Kernave is now situated on the right bank of the Neris[?], on the upper Neris terrace.
		A concrete monument with a cross erected in 1930 during the celebrations of the 500th anniversary of Vytautas[?] death serves as a reminder of the Vytautas Church built in 1420.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ke/Kernave.html (1351 words)

	Kernave - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Kernave (Polish Kierniów) is a tourist and archeological resort in southeast Lithuania, and was once the medieval capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
		Kernave is situated on the right bank of the river Neris, on the upper Neris terrace.
		Kernave is at the center of one of the Lithuanian districts.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Kernave (1327 words)

	The Kernave Historical and Archeological Museum-Reserve
		The archaeological chronicle of the prehistory of Kernave illustrated by artifacts from the Stone Age, the Iron Age and the early Middle Ages is on display.
		In Kernave, Neolithic (4000-2000 BC) settlements appeared in Pajauta Valley, in the pine forest near the Neris, and in Semeniskes on both sides of the Kernave rivulet.
		Details from everyday life and the history of Kernave from 15th to the 18th centuries, a photograph of the old church and the church metrics are on display at the museum.
	muziejai.mch.mii.lt /Sirvintos/kernave_istorarch_muziejus.en.htm (2507 words)

	KERNAVE: The places of interest
		In the surroundings of Kernave rich treasures of ancient coins, among them about some ten year old silver alloys, were found.
		It is worth seeing a stagnant lake in the farthest end of Kernave from which the stream Kernave has its source.
		The foundation of the museum in Kernave began in 1929.
	discovery.ot.lt /cfair98/kernave/ker_lvie.htm (409 words)

	::: Menuo Juodaragis 2003 ::: neofolk darkwave festival :::
		Kernavė is easily accessible from both country's motorways (A1 and A2), as it is located 40 km to the northeast of Vilnius.
		Kernavė is one of the grandest and most interesting places in Lithuania.
		Once the capital was moved to Trakai, Kernavė became the seat of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and eventually lost its political significance.
	www.mjr.lt /arc/mjr2003/next/en_kernave.htm (1062 words)

	Travel97: The Amber Jewel of Eastern Europe
		Kernave is a village 20 miles northwest of Vilnius, Lithuania's capital.
		It was at Kernave in 1253 that Lithuania was first unified by one of its tribal leaders, Mindaugas, who was reputedly crowned king and consolidated the tribes that then constituted Lithuania.
		Kernave is where Lithuanian history was jump-started, but my own journey across Lithuania began at the Hill of Crosses, in the northern part of the country, six miles north of Siauliai.
	www.sptimes.com /Travel97/10198/The_Amber_Jewel_of_Ea.html (1520 words)

	Kernave - Definition, explanation
		Kernavė (Polish Kierniów) is a tourist and archeological resort in southeast Lithuania, and was once the medieval capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
		Kernave is situated on the right bank of the river Neris, on the upper Neris terrace.
		In 1999 the school, and in the year 2000 the Kernave museum, celebrated the 70th anniversaries of their foundation.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/k/ke/kernave.php (1344 words)

	Kernavë Archeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavë) - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
		Kernave had existed since the age of Lithuanian dawn but was completely destroyed by the Teutonic order in the 14th century.
		But my personal memory of Kernave will always be when climbing the top of one of the mounds, looking out over a stunningly beautiful landscape bathing in sunlight.
		A hike to the top of the massive hill forts is well rewarded with a breathtaking view over the surrounding valley, which seems to have changed very little since the days the forts were first constructed centuries ago.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/kernave.html (301 words)

	LITHUANIAN NATIONAL PARKS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Kernave - honored as being the first capital of Lithuania, Kernave was first mentioned in 1279.
		The Church of the Holy Virgin Mary was erected in Kernave in 1910 - 1920.
		Once one of the most important economic and cultural towns of Lithuania, today Kernave is an unmissable archaeological and historical museum where you see the life of the town as it was many centures ago.
	www.tourism.lt /nature/reserv/kernave.html (284 words)

	International Travel News: Lithuania's royal triangle.(Focus on Archaeolog... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Located 20 miles northwest of Vilnius, the country's capital, Kernave is centered on its brick village church enclosed within its compact churchyard.
		Kernave was reputedly the site of his coronation.
		Behind the village church, as the land slopes steeply down to the Neris, stand four earth mounds, all that is left of castles and fortresses that crowned these hills 750 years ago.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:19209796&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (1832 words)

	IN VIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Kernave is one of the earliest state-forming centres in Lithuania and the pre-Christian state capital.
		Long ago Kernave provided the strongest defense complex and in middle ages had to withstand the invasions of the powerful Teutonic and Livonian Orders as well as Mongol-Tartars.
		Picturesque valley and mounds of Kernave is an ideal place for summer feasts, such as St. John day in June to be arranged.
	www.invia.lt /s_kernave.htm (170 words)

	Education. Section about the education activities, programmes in the Lithuanian Art Museum
		Plates found in Kernavė stand out since most are produced very precisely from silver with gilding and have a wide variety of intricate motifs: geometric, anthropomorphic and vegetation themes.
		Many years of excavation in Kernave (40km west of Vilnius) have shown that during the medieval period it was a large town and an important trade centre.
		The material at Kernavė indicates that the average age of women discovered with diadems was 33.1 years.
	ldmuziejus.mch.mii.lt /Mokslas/velius.en.htm (1901 words)

	International Travel News: Kernave: Lithuania's royal mounds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		By Mindaugas' time, the mid-13th century, Kernave was an important feudal center and, possibly, the capital of a more-or-less unified Lithuanian people.
		In 1989 the Kernave Archaeological Reserve was established to protect the mounds and the surrounding area.
		Kernave is located west of the main highway between Vilnius and Panevezys.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3648/is_4_29/ai_n6055177 (1384 words)

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		Kernavė is located about 40 km to the North East from Vilnius, so it can be reached from both main motorways (A1 and A2) of the country.
		Once you are in Kernavė, go straight along the cemetery (the very centre of Kernavė) to the woods.
		It is most convenient to reach Kernavė by buses departing from Vilnius central station.
	www.mjr.lt /arc/mjr2004/htm/e_keliai.htm (304 words)

	Širvintos Region Municipality - District of Kernave (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		In Kernave the road was shut with metal gate, in Trakai — with silver gate and in Vilnius — with golden gate.
		The valley in Kernave is named after the most beautiful priestess Pajauta.
		Honorable past of Kernave is represented on the emblem of Kernave — a knight near gates of ruined town.
	www.sirvintos.lt /index.php?lang=en&id=578 (394 words)

	BalticLinks - search engine and directory for Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		The festival was held at the historic site of ancient Kernave (about 40 minutes from Vilnius), often referred to as Lithuania's first capital.
		Long before Vilnius rose to prominence as the Lithuanian state capital, Kernave was the most important center of trade and industry for the pre-historic Lithuanian Baltic tribes.
		Saulius Vadisis, director of the Kernave Museum, invited the audience to participate in a trip through Lithuanian history.
	www.balticlinks.com /news/story.msql?story=963593923 (1020 words)

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		One can guess that Kernave experienced a strong eastern orthodox and western catholic influence, which is reflected in the burial traditions.
		From histori cal sources it is known that the Russians forced Jatvingian migration and later the German crusaders forced them to withdraw to Lithuania.
		The material at Kernave indicates that the average age of women discovered with diadems was 33.1 years.
	www.kanut.ee /toimetised/konverentsid/consasinvest/velius.rtf (2032 words)

	Kernave - Baltic Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		The Kernave Archeological Site, in eastern Lithuania about 35 km northwest of Vilnius, represents an exceptional testimony to some 10 millennia of human settlements in this region.
		Situated in the valley of the River Neris, the site is a complex ensemble of archaeological properties, encompassing the town of Kernavé, forts, some unfortified settlements, burial sites and other archaeological monuments from the late Paleolithic period to the Middle Ages.
		Kernave was an important feudal town in the Middle Ages.
	www.baltic-tour.com /kernave.html (136 words)

	IFHP International spring conference
		Kernave – a small settlement above a picturesque valley, it is thought to be the first capital of Lithuania.
		The mounds are the most expressive feature of Kernave.
		You will be able to visit the State Kernave Museum - Reserve of Archaeology and History, which was established in 1989 on the basis of a unique complex of archaeological, historical, cultural and natural values.
	www.vilnius.lt /ifhp/vidiniai/07_accompanying_persons.htm (523 words)

	THE COMFORTS - Kernave Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernave), Lithuania - World Heritage Site - Visit ...
		The Kernavė Archaeological Site, in eastern Lithuania about 35 km northwest of Vilnius, represents an exceptional testimony to some 10 millennia of human settlements in this region.
		Situated in the valley of the River Neris, the site is a complex ensemble of archaeological properties, encompassing the town of Kernavė, forts, some unfortified settlements, burial sites and other archaeological, historical and cultural monuments from the late Palaeolithic period to the Middle Ages.
		Kernavė was an important feudal town in the Middle Ages.
	www.thecomforts.com /thecomforts_directory.asp?spc=4216 (236 words)

	West Express (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Travel through rich countryside to Kernave, the former capital of Lithuania.
		This small town is close to Vilnius, on the bank of the river Neris.
		After this unforgettable afternoon spent in the countryside you will be glad to come back to the noisy city, but the memories will remain a long time.
	www.westexpress.lt /incoming/incentives.asp?/Lang=L&ArticleID=128 (1585 words)

	TOUR TO KERNAVE - ANCIENT CAPITAL OF LITHUANIA / Discover Lithuania with VISIT LITHUANIA
		Kernave’s Archaeological and Historical Museum/ Reserve contains several precious exhibits.
		In Kernave you will be able to climb 5 mounds and enjoy a superb breath- taking view of the river valley graced by the bends of the river Neris.
		Few great traditional events are held in Kernave every year: on 23d of June - ‘Midsummer’s day’ - with the night-fires on the mounds, traditional dances and songs, and on the 5
	www.tourslithuania.com /pages/tours_sight05.shtml (205 words)

	: S T I G M A T A magazine :
		Kernave is pretty close to Vilnius, Lithuanian capital.
		Not everybody can take a shower with ice-cold water, so you are doomed to stay dirty and stinky… Kernave doesn’t have any public showers with hot water as well, at least as far as I know.
		If you are ready to spend 3 days in Kernave on MJ you can watch movies, listen to music, dance and listen to various lectures about local history and pagan past of the country.
	www.stigmata.name /mjf.php (757 words)

	Administration of the state cultural reserve of Kernavė
		The Board of Ministers of Lithuania established the State Kernavė Cultural Reserve (cultural reserve - further in the text) in 14 December 1987 under the Resolution No. 339 'Concerning Foundation of Museum-Reserve in the State Kernavė Museum of Archaeology and History and Reorganization of Some Regional Museums'.
		In order to preserve a territorial complex of cultural heritage objects (properties) in Kernavė together with movable and immovable cultural properties in the territory, to organize steady scientific research, to manage in proper way, to exhibit and to promote them the cultural reserve was established.
		The visual protection sub zone of the buffer zone is determined in order to preserve historically settled cultural landscape, urban and natural surroundings of Kernavė along with possibility for limited economic activities and erections, which are carried out in the territory by physical an legal bodies.
	www.kernave.org /rez_nuostatai_en.htm (1508 words)

	Incoming tour operator "Ave Vita" - Tours In Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia!
		During this excursion you will discover Kernave, one of the oldest centres of Lithuania.
		Kernave was the capital of Lithuania in 12c.
		If you visit Kernave on June 23, you will have an excellent opportunity to celebrate the Mid Summer Night, Rasos, as it is called here.
	www.avevita.lt /en/index/tours?ID=13 (740 words)

	Svite
		Kernave was first mentioned in 1279 as the domain of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Traidenis (1269-1282).
		century the town of Kernave was one of the most significant Lithuanian state centres.
		Walking part of the tour includes the brick Neo-Gothic church, four castle mounts, the territory of Pajauta valley, and museum.
	www.svite.lt /index_en.php?page=html&view=excursions (488 words)

	Kernave’s upcoming events
		It’s best to visit Kernave on a sunny day to get a panoramic view of the hill-forts, river valley and surrounding countryside.
		While construction on a proper museum and visitors’ center is due to end in 2-3 years, the tiny museum now displays only a fraction of the 15,000 artifacts in its collection.
		This is the highlight of the year at Kernave, bringing archaeologists and artisans together to demonstrate what life might have been like during several epochs of Kernave history.
	www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/12359 (510 words)

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