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This partisan dugout shelter in the area of Drapakampis forest in Kaunas district is also known as the Lithuanian partisan camp. How is the dugout shelter called?

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Help 19 partisans from the region were hiding in this dugout shelter of partisans in 1944-1945. One of them was the Chief of Staff of the Union of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters Vytautas Balsys Uosis. X

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At the beginning of the 17th century, Klaipėda Castle was surrounded by fortifications of the Dutch system. Four of the fortification elements were named Prince Charles, Prince Frederick, Prince Ludwig and Frederick Wilhelm. Today there are two of them left. What are the names of these fortifications?

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Help The forerunners of these fortifications are the bastions of the 16th century. X

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At the entrance of this fort, you can see one of the largest monuments in Europe. The massive massacre that took place at this fort is marked by a 32-meter-high monument. Which fort?

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Help With the lingering feeling of global war, Russia has decided to strengthen its position by supplementing the list of eight forts by adding one more. In 1903, the construction of a new fort was started. X

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About 10,000 soldiers were building the Plokštinė Underground Missile Base in Samogitia National Park. What depth of mines was excavated by the soldiers?

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Help This is the only exposition in Europe, located in one of the first shaft complex for launching underground ballistic missile of the former Soviet Union. The missile height with the head was 23 meters (19-meter rocket-carrier and 4-meter rocket head). X

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Mound rampart was being excavated by Count Pliateris at the end of the XIX century. How is the mound called?

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Help The sculpture “Žemaitis” by a folk master V. Majoras and the monument was built on the hill on the occasion of connecting the Klaipėda region to Lithuania. X

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Secret printing and publishing house of Lithuanian resistance to the Soviet occupation regime, operating in Salių village, Kaunas district in 1980-1990. What is the name of a printing house?

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Help Printing house was installed by Vytautas Andziulis in his homestead under the residential house in 1978-1981, and Juozas Bacevičius helped him. The name comes from the first letters of the founders’ surnames. X

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The mound is associated with Act of division of Curonian lands in 1252 and historical sources of 1285, mention locality Akute or Acheté. What is the name of a mound?

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Help At the eastern downhill of the mound, there was a pond of the Eketė Manor Mill, at the southwest foot behind Eketė there were manor houses. The estate was destroyed during the Second World War. X

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One of the oldest stone castles in Lithuania was built by German masters, and it was mentioned in written sources for the first time in 1361. How is this castle called?

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Help This castle stands in the temporary capital of Lithuania. X

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This fort is a durable defensive fortification that became the last masonry fortress in Kaunas fortress. Which fort?

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Help In this fort located in Žaliakalnis, you will not find all the typical fort elements: spacious barracks, left semi-caponier. Why? You will find out when visiting the fort museum. X

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In the document of 29 July 1252, the great Master Eberhard von Zeine agreed with the bishop Heinrich of Curonia to build a castle between the Nemunas and Dangė. How is a castle called?

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Help The city of Klaipėda began to develop after building a wooden castle on the Dangė River in the southern Horn. The Germans thought that the Bay was a branch of Nemunas, Memel - as they called it. X

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In the 17th century, Klaipėda castle and city were constantly attacked by the Swedes; therefore, it was decided to strengthen not only the defence of the castle, but also of the city. Star-type defensive ramparts were built around the city, one of which has survived to this day. What is the name of this city fortification?

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Help The complex consisted of three separate areas: the Galderno and Purmarko bastions, the Prussian bastion and the Malūno bastion. X

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The story tells that a large castle where a Lithuanian duke lived was standing on the mountain. There were many treasures in the dungeons of the castle, which until now are guarded by a huge dog. Other sources indicate that the castle built on a mountain was ruled by a duke, who bravely defended the fellow-countrymen from enemies. How is the mound called?

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Help The mound is on the cape of the right bank elevation of the Minija. In the east, south and southwest it is surrounded by springy bogs. X

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Ringės mound mentioned in winter in 1364 was standing on the mound. How is this mound called?

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Help The mound is installed on the right bank of the river Nemunas formed by the valleys of the Ringovė and Krestinava stream coombs. X

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M. K. Čiurlionis told the musicians of the Duke M. Oginskis orchestra about this mound: “I walked round a lot, travelled up to the mound. How beautiful is there, magnificent! This place is real gold! I found gold ...”. What hill was Čiurlionis talking about?

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Help "Extremely impressive concerts were in the nature when the name-days of Mykolas Oginskis were celebrated, a few kilometres from Plungė. A huge meadow surrounded by Babrungas, where two “little castles” were overlooking like two boletuses …” (according to E. Ravickienė “Let’s travel along memorial places of M.K .Čiurlionis”). X

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The Samogitia National Park has a 1.6 km long footpath leading through an archaeological complex consisting of two mounds, two necropolises and an ancient settlement. How is this archaeological complex called?

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Help The Curonian castle of Gegrė mentioned in 1253 used to stand on the mounds. The story says that in ancient times, the church that drowned during the flood used to stand on the mound hill. X

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This mound is near Gandinga mound, on the left bank of the Babrungas river. The name of one mound is derived from the word combination “a hammerer of copper”. How is the mound called?

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Help The hill and lower ward are located on separate hills on the left bank valley of the Babrungas river. X

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This mound is still known as Babtynas. What is other name of the mound?

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Help The mound stands on the right bank of the Nevėžis, near the Babtyno-Žemaitkiemis manor estate, about 2 km southwest of Babtai. X

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Legends and stories testify that in ancient times people used to see ghosts on that mound covered with trees. This mound was formerly called Sausadegymės. What is the current name of the mound?

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Help The mound is located on the hillside on the left bank of the Minija and Gerdaujė. Nearby there is the Rudaičiai village and the Dyklius mound. X

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The size of the mound, easy fortifications built by people and archaeological findings show that there used to be a settlement at the end of the 1st millennium or the beginning of the 2nd millennium, which at first was a fortified settlement. This is confirmed by a story, which tells that the mound was from the times of the Swedes, who had whipped in the people and poured a wall. How is the mound called?

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Help The mound is located on the right bank of Veivirža, on the cape of confluence the Graužupis and Juodupis. To the west of the mound, on the left bank, on a separate hill, there is a second lower ward. X

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The Statue of Liberty can be seen not only in New York, but also in Kaunas, in the garden next to the museum. Moreover, the museum itself is full of dynamic stories and weapons. What is the name of the museum?

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Help Earlier, if a woman came to the museum wearing a national costume, the general would give her a rose; and the garden of the museum still spruces up with blossoms of these flowers in summer. X

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In what defensive object is the Lithuanian Maritime Museum located?

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Help The Kopgalis Fortress is located at the northernmost point of the Curonian Spit. This is the only survivor of the Prussian military heritage site of the second half of the 19th century in Lithuania. X

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From this mound, Napoleon watched his army move across the river in 1812. How do we call this mound today?

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Help The mound is often called the Napoleon’s Mountain. It is believed that from this hill Napoleon watched the French troops move across the Nemunas on 24 June 1812. X

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It is one of the largest and most important military fortifications, which was otherwise called the command post. This battery protected Klaipėda port from enemy ships. What is the name of this historical object?

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Help The Germans called this place “Klaipeda-North”. It used 15 cm calibre guns, which were removed from old no longer used ships built before World War I. X

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This mansion standing on the upper right bank of the Nevėžis is one of the most prominent Renaissance architectural monuments in Lithuania. It was owned by several famous noble families, but the most striking trace was left by its last owners - Count Tiškevičiai. What is the name of the manor?

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Help The colour of the manor masonry gave the name to the entire settlement around it in Kaunas district. X

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The poet Vytautas Mačernis was born and grew up in the village near this mound. The favourite places of the poet are monumentalized on stone plates with poems from the poetry book “Visions”. One of them is located at the foot of this mound. What is the name of a mound?

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Help Next to this mound, located in the Samogitian Kalvarija parish, there is a village of the same name. X
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