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Kryžių kalnas (Góra Krzyży)
Hill of Crosses

The Hill of Crosses (Lithuanian: Kryžių kalnas) is a Lithuanian site of pilgrimage. It is about 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) north of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania.

No one knows when or why people started leaving crosses on the hill. It is believed that the first crosses were put up after the 1831 Uprising. It was estimated that there were 55,000 crosses in 1990 and 100,000 in 2006.

On September 7, 1993, Pope John Paul II visited the site and declared it a place for hope, peace, love and sacrifice.


Images for kids

  • Colina de las Cruces, Lituania, 2012-08-09, DD 12

    General view of the Hill of Crosses

  • IHill of Crosses in LT

    Hill of Crosses

  • Papal Commemoration Stone, Hill of Crosses (Šiauliai, Lithuania)

    A stone inscribed with the words of Pope John Paul II: "Thank you, Lithuanians, for this Hill of Crosses which testifies to the nations of Europe and to the whole world the faith of the people of this land."

  • Kryziu kalno koplycia nakti 20150818

    Chapel

  • Kryziu kalnas nakti 2014-12-25

    Hill of Crosses at night

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Colina de las Cruces para niños

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