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Mežotne hillfort

Mežotne hillfort is an earthwork fortress on the bank of the Lielupe in southern Latvia. It was one of the chief strongholds of the Semigallians, surrounded by a settlement and burial grounds, and German crusaders captured it in the early 13th century. It is now one of the best-known archaeological sites of Latvia.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mežotne hillfort. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mezotne-hillfort
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The Epoch Institute. “Mežotne hillfort.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mezotne-hillfort.
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