Most beautiful castles in Lithuania

Most of Lithuania's early castles were wooden and have not survived. However, Lithuania is often called the "Land of Castles". During the medieval ages Lithuanians needed stone castles to defend their lands from different invaders from east (Russians) and west (Teutonic Order). Here is a list of most famous Lithuanian castles.

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Danmark Church

The first written record of church in Danmark locality date back to the year 1291. Close to the church are several stones with a Christian text and cross inscribed. The oldest parts of the present red-brick church are from the 1300s. In the late 1400s the church was enlarged to the appearance it has today. The church has been modified both internally and externally several times, among other things after the fires in 1699 and 1889. There are lot of well-preserved mural paintings in the walls.