Apuolė Hillfort
56°14′47″N 21°40′41″E / 56.246389°N 21.678056°E
Apuolės piliakalnis | |
Apuolė mound | |
Interactive map of Apuolė Hillfort | |
| Location | Aleksandrija Eldership, Skuodas District Municipality |
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| Region | Klaipėda County, Lithuania |
| Type | Hillfort |
| Area | 6,400 m2 (69,000 ft2) |
| Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
| History | |
| Periods | Early Middle Ages – High Middle Ages |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1928-1930, 1931-1932, 1996 |
The Apuolė hillfort (Lithuanian: Apuolės piliakalnis) is a hillfort in Lithuania located by Apuolė, a historic village in Skuodas district municipality. The hillfort with a settlement is a cultural monument of the Republic of Lithuania of area 318,028 sq. m. The hill fort is situated at the confluence of the Luoba River and its tributary, Brukis Stream. Apuolė is the first Lithuanian place mentioned in historical sources, dated by 853.