{"product_id":"2-lituania-2020-colina-de-las-cruces","title":"2 euros LITHUANIA 2020 - Hill of Crosses","description":"\u003cp\u003e The \u003cb\u003eHill of Crosses\u003c\/b\u003e (Lithuanian: \u003ci\u003eKryziu Kalnas\u003c\/i\u003e ), is a sanctuary in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lituania\" title=\"Lithuania\"\u003eLithuania\u003c\/a\u003e 12 kilometers from the city of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%A0iauliai\" title=\"Šiauliai\"\u003eŠiauliai\u003c\/a\u003e , on the road from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kaliningrado\" title=\"Kaliningrad\"\u003eKaliningrad\u003c\/a\u003e to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Riga\" title=\"Riga\"\u003eRiga\u003c\/a\u003e . It is a hill on which a large number of crosses have been placed over time by believing \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catolicismo\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Catholicism\"\u003eCatholics\u003c\/a\u003e . The number of crosses was around one hundred thousand crosses in 2006.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Today, on the Hill of Crosses you can find \ndifferent types of crosses: from huge wooden crosses to several\n meters, even pectoral crucifixes, as well as images of saints and\n effigies of the Virgin Mary.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The precise start of placement of these is not known.\n crosses. Some researchers believe that before the Christianization of\n Lithuania (14th century) the hill was a place of pagan worship. After the\n conversion of Lithuanians to Catholicism, continued for a long time\n vestiges of paganism in local culture, often merging with\n Catholic precepts. An example of this mix would be the installation of\n Christian crosses at an ancient site of pagan rituals.\n If this version is true, the Hill of Crosses is as old as\n Lithuanian Catholicism.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e According to another version, the Hill of Crosses arose when\n They established crosses in honor of the Lithuanians killed during the\n repression of the tsarist authorities of the Russian Empire after the \ninsurrection of 1831. When the relatives of the patriots could not\n recover his body, they placed a cross on the hill where there had been\n a fort at the top.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-bordered cke_show_border\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCountry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e Lithuania\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003cb\u003eYear\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003cb\u003eFace value\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e 2 euros\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003cb\u003eWeight\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e 8.50 grams\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003cb\u003eDiameter\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e 25.75mm\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003cb\u003eQuality\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e Uncirculated\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003cb\u003eReason\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hill of Crosses\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Numisbur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45283850158402,"sku":null,"price":3.75,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/3121\/0306\/files\/2euroslituania2020lacolinadelascruces-600x600.jpg?v=1687715554","url":"https:\/\/numibestsbur.com\/en\/products\/2-lituania-2020-colina-de-las-cruces","provider":"NUMISBUR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}