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Visitors once again allowed onto Vilnius’ Gediminas Hill
Visitors are one again allowed onto Gediminas Hill in central Vilnius after a break of around eight months, the National Museum of Lithuania says. […]
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History
Researchers want genetic identification of 1863 uprising leader’s remains
Lithuanian researchers want to conduct genetic analyses to identify the remains of Konstantinas Kalinauskas (Konstanty Kalinowski), one of the leaders of the 1863 uprising against Tsarist Russia, among the remains of 17 people found on Vilnius’ Gediminas Hill. […]
History
Researchers to unveil findings on remains found on Vilnius’ Gediminas Hill
Anthropologists will unveil on Thursday the latest findings of their research of human remains found on the Gediminas Hill in downtown Vilnius. […]
Society
Vilnius’ Gediminas Hill remains in critical but stable state – official
Vilnius’ historic Gediminas Hill remains in a critical but stable state after the winter, with a risk of landslides at the base of the western slope and at a part of the southeastern defensive wall, an official said on Wednesday. […]
Society
Panel proposes to declare national emergency over Vilnius’ Gediminas Hill
The Lithuanian government’s emergency commission proposed on Tuesday to declare a national emergency over the poor condition of Vilnius’ historic Gediminas Hill, which is suffering from landslips. […]
Politics
Lithuania may declare nationwide emergency over crumbling Gediminas hill
Vilnius’ municipal administration director Povilas Poderskis says that a nationwide emergency is planned to be declared over the critical condition of the historic Gediminas Hill, a symbol of the capital and the whole Lithuania. […]
Society
Lithuania’s iconic Gediminas Hill closed to visitors after landslide
Specialists on Saturday decided to close the Gediminas Hill in downtown Vilnius to visitors after a landslide on its eastern slope. […]
History
Researchers ask Government to fund genetic testing of 1863 uprising leaders’ remains
Researchers expect to confirm after genetic testing that the remains of Žigmantas Sierakauskas (Zygmunt Sierakowski) and Konstantinas Kalinauskas (Konstanty Kalinowski), the leaders of the 1863 uprising against Tsarist Russia, are among those found on the Gediminas Hill in downtown Vilnius, but say this would require additional funding. […]
Society
Pedestrian traffic restricted at foot of Gediminas Hill in central Vilnius
After a call from the Lithuanian National Museum to take additional security measures at the foot of the Gediminas Hill, the Vilnius municipality on Saturday imposed restrictions on pedestrian and bicycle traffic at the southeastern slope of the hill. […]
Freetime
Gediminas Hill reopened to visitors
Vilnius’ Gediminas Hill, which was closed for visitors last week due to heavy rain forecasts, is being reopened on Tuesday, but visitors will only be allowed into the Castle Tower and a part of the observation area on the top of the historic mound. […]
Society
Gediminas Hill more permeable to water than thought, Polish geologists find
Polish geologists have found that the structure of Vilnius’ landmark Gediminas Hill is more permeable to water than thought, a factor that accelerates landslides. […]
Politics
Prosecutors ask Government to look into how Gediminas Hill was maintained
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office is not opening, at least for now, a public interest case over damage done to Gediminas Hill in downtown Vilnius, but is asking the government to initiative a comprehensive assessment of the circumstances. […]
Freetime
Gediminas Hill closed until Monday as downpours expected
As forecasters warn of downpours in Vilnius, the Lithuanian Culture Ministry has decided to close the capital’s Gediminas Hill for visitors until next Monday due to a risk of further landslides. […]
Society
Government allocates EUR 3 mln for urgent works on Vilnius’ Gediminas Hill
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday allocated almost 3 million euros for urgent works to deal with landslides on Gediminas Hill in downtown Vilnius, Tomas Beržinskas, a spokesman for the prime minister, confirmed to BNS. […]
Society
Vilnius declares emergency situation over Gediminas Hill
The city of Vilnius on Thursday declared an emergency situation due the critical condition of Gediminas Hill and warned that a new landslide would put the capital’s landmark Gediminas Castle Tower on top of the mound in danger of collapsing. […]
Society
Archeologists guess finding guerrilla bodies on Gediminas Hill slope
Lithuanian archeologists discovered remains of four persons on the top of the Gediminas Hill in downtown Vilnius, guessing they could be the bodies of the participants of the 1863-1864 uprising. […]