Archeological sites
Rudamina Mound with Settlement
MC 22941
Address Rudamina village, Lazdijai n. 
History It is one of the most famous monuments of Jotvingiai tribe that once lived in Užnemunė. The mound covers 22,83 ha area. It was heaped on the shore of a former lake, on the top of isolated, high and massive hill. The hill base covers 2 ha, and its absolute height is as much as 195 m above the sea level. The hill is surrounded by wetlands and swamps. According to T. Narbutas and J. Basanavičius, in Rudamina, on site of Jotviangian castles, the duke Ringaudas in 1240 built his own castle where in 1251 Mindaugas was coronated as the king. More
Elveriškė Mound
A186 K 1P
Address Elveriškė village, Lazdijai n.
HistoryElveriškė Mound north west from Rudamina is also called Eglynkalnis (Fir-Tree Hill). In the end of the 1st millennium Elveriškė and Maišymai (Gumbeliai) mounds served as Rudamina Mound outworks
Value Cultural monument of the Republic of Lithuania.
Vainežeris defensive fortification (named Okopa)
A182 P
Address Vainežeris village, Kapciamiestis n.
History. Vainežeris defensive fortification, also known as Okopka, is situated on the southern lakeshore of Ančia. It was set in 17th -18th century. Supposedly it functioned as an army camp during the fights with Swedes. The Vainežeris park 200 years ago was planted by people. Its total area covers about 10 ha. The park is divided in two by lake Vainežeris. The western side of the park has lots of open spaces separated by bush or tree groups, and the eastern part is covered with trees, with distinctive impressing alleys. There is a Museum of Trees close to the park.
Value Cultural monument of the Republic of Lithuania.
Prelomciškė Mound with settlement
A190 K P
Address Prelomciškes village, Teizai n.
History. Prelomciškė mound is equipped on the hilly cape in the rivulet valley. Its slopes are steep, up to 10 m height. The platform was earlier partially washed out by this rivulet, and now is almost round, with diameter being about 40 m. Its southern side has a dike about 40 m long and up to 4 m high. The several hectares’ pedestal area around the mound is occupied by a settlement with preserved cultural layer. The mound is dated back to 1st millennium A.D.–13th century.
Value Cultural monument of the Republic of Lithuania.
Site of ancient settlement named Pinciaragis
A92
Address Kapciamiestis n.
History. An ancient settlement in Kapčiamiestis, called Pinčiaragis or Palangėlė. The settlement is 1.4 km southeast from the junction of Veisiejai – Gardinas and Merkinė – Kapčiamiestis roads, and 0.3 km east from Veisiejai – Gardinas road, on the right bank of Baltoji Ančia.
It is a Stone Age settlement. Fragments of flint arrowheads, blades, flakes, handmade pottery decorated with seals and incisions, were found during explorative archaeological research.
This ancient settlement covers an area of 2.7 ha.
Value Cultural monument of the Republic of Lithuania.
Paveisininkai Mound with Settlement
A181KP
Address Paveisininkai village, Kapciamiestis n.
History. The mound was heaped on the hill at the lakeshore of Veisiejis peninsula. The hill is surrounded by a lake and a swamp. The mound has steep slopes, up to 20 m height, and even higher - by 4-5 m – at the top. The hilltop is flat, 30 m length and 25 m width, encircled by 1-3 m height dike. It was found during archaeological excavations that before heaping a mound, a cremation burial site was on the hill. In total, 27 graves were found here. Later – in 4th – 5th centuries the mound served as a hideout. While fortifying the mound, the rampart was heaped twice, and strengthened with stones and logs. In addition, two ditches were dug at the base separating the mound from the adjacent elevation. Remnants of settlement were found in the northern and eastern base of the mound.
Archaeological excavations here revealed traces of fireplaces, pillar sites, utility pits and fragments of rough ceramics. Findings of the mound and settlement complex are dated from the 1st to the beginning of the 2nd millennium A.D.
Value Cultural monument of the Republic of Lithuania.
Verstaminai Mound and Verstaminai Mound II and III with settlements
MC 5319, MC 22949, MC 22951
Address Verstaminai village, Teizai n.
History Verstaminai village has 4 mounds in total, and three of them are cultural monuments of the Republic of Lithuania. The First Verstaminai mound is supposedly a site of medieval military fortifications.
Value Cultural monument of the Republic of Lithuania.
Hill, called Koplyčkalnis
Address Verstaminai village, Teizai n.
History The mound is situated 0,6 km from the road Verstaminai–Teizai. The hill occupies 2,7 ha. Value Immovable Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Lithuania.