Tauragnai

Tauragnai () is a town in Utena County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 473 people. The Tauragnai mound is located on the southern shore of lake Tauragnas. [2]

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Settlement.official_name: Tauragnai
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Tauragnai 2012.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Town centre
Settlement.image_seal: TauragnaiCOA.gif
Settlement.pushpin_map: Lithuania
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: Location in Lithuania
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Utena County
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Utena district municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Eldership
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Tauragnai eldership
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 384
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +2

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Tauragnai () is a town in Utena County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 473 people. The Tauragnai mound is located on the southern shore of lake Tauragnas. [2]

The Tauragnai castle-mound, also known as Taurapilis, is a historical hillfort located on the southern shore of Lake Tauragnas in Lithuania. The castle was burned down by the Livonian Order in 1433, according to the Utena Tourism Information Center. The Tauragnai mound was officially declared a cultural monument in 1998. The mound is unexplored, dating from the 1st millennium - the beginning of the 2nd millennium.

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