Kernave

Kernave was first mentioned in 1279. In the Livonian Chronicle. 13th-14th centuries Kernave occupied a special place in the territory of Lithuania, was one of the most important economic, political and defense centers of the emerging Lithuanian state - one of the first Lithuanian towns was the residence of rulers, often called the first capital of Lithuania. 15th century pr. The Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas from Kernave wrote letters to the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, and financed the construct