Merkine Castle digital reconstruction. Simpl.

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Merkinė Hillfort stands on the right bank of the Neman River in between the Stangė and the Merkys Rivers. Lithuania.

Merkinė was first mentioned in 1359 as one of the best defended and most important fortresses in Lithuania and the entire Eastern Europe. The castle itself got burned down and rebuilt many times. Merkinė were attacked by the Teutonic Order in 1377, 1394 and 1403. The height of Merkinė Hillfort is 20 meters. The present day Merkinė Hillfort is a lot different from the one that stood here several hundred years ago.

Digital reconstruction. © Saulius Zaura & Žygimantas Buržinskas 2024

The model is developed within the DGTRAN project, funded by the European Union under grant agreement no 101056312. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.