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Rekčiai mound

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The Rekčiai mound (also called Mount Vinava) is located on the right bank of River Venta, near the confluence with the nameless stream. People lived and fought here from the middle of the I millennium of our era to the 14th century. On the northeastern side, a 0.7 ha pre-castle settlement used to lie. The mound has an almost round site with a diameter of 6 – 7 meters, surrounded by a embankment. On the north side was a terrace about 25 m long and 13 m wide. Slopes are steep, 8 – 12 m in height. The top of the embankment was once partially destroyed while installing a dance floor. Standing away from other ancient defensive centers, the Rekčiai mound has always excited people's interest and imagination. Even before World War II, there was a church supposedly standing on the mountain, which later vanished.