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Kernavė was a medieval capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and today is a tourist attraction and an archeological site (population 238, 2021). It is located in the Širvintos district municipality located in southeast Lithuania. A Lithuanian state cultural reserve was established in Kernavė in 1989. In 2004 Kernavė Archaeological Site was included into UNESCO World Heritage list.

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Ancient site.name
Kernavė
Ancient site.alternate_name
Town
Ancient site.image
Kernave mounds 20200926.jpg
Ancient site.caption
One of the old hillforts at Kernavė
Ancient site.map_type
Lithuania
Ancient site.map_alt
Map showing location in Lithuania
Ancient site.location
Širvintos District Municipality, Lithuania
Ancient site.type
Settlement
Ancient site.abandoned
14th century
Ancient site.epochs
Middle Ages
Ancient site.cultures
Lithuanian
Ancient site.excavations
1859, 1979, 1980–1983
Ancient site.condition
In ruins
UNESCO World Heritage Site.child
yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Official_name
Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)
UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
1137
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year
2004
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria
Cultural: iii, iv

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Population
272
Image
Kernavė - Hill forts 01.jpg
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Kernavė
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  • Geographic information
  • Alternative names
  • History
  • Architecture
  • The church
  • Primary school
  • Tourism information
  • See also
  • References
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Kernavė was a medieval capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and today is a tourist attraction and an archeological site (population 238, 2021). It is located in the Širvintos district municipality located in southeast Lithuania. A Lithuanian state cultural reserve was established in Kernavė in 1989. In 2004 Kernavė Archaeological Site was included into UNESCO World Heritage list.

==Geographic information== thumb|upright|Kernavė Church, built in 1920

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