A cult around Birutė developed and remained strong long after her death.
She was considered to be a goddess or the pagan equivalent of a saint by the local people.
In 1989 archaeologists found evidence of a pagan sanctuary and observatory, which had existed on the top of Birutė Hill in the late 14th or early 15th century.
It was likely built in Birutė's honor.
There are many accounts of people praying to Birutė, asking her to bestow good health or fortune upon them.
To discourage people from worshiping pagan gods and Birutė's grave, a chapel for Saint George was built on the top of the hill in 1506.
In 1869 the chapel was re-built and survives to this day.
It is a popular destination for tourists.

Birutė Hill is the highest dune at the seaside resort of Palanga on the Baltic Seashore, and now a part of the Palanga Botanical Garden.
Archaeological research shows that there was a village at the bottom of the hill in the 10th century.
In the 13th century, when the Teutonic Knights and Livonian Order invaded, the villagers built a defense system with a tower.
After an initial defeat, the system was rebuilt and made even stronger; it now had two towers and a wall surrounded the top of the hill.
However, when this was burned in the second half of the 14th century, a pagan shrine and observatory was built in its place instead.
A cult around Birutė developed and remained strong long after her death. She was considered to be a goddess or the pagan equivalent of a saint by the local people. In 1989 archaeologists found evidence of a pagan sanctuary and observatory, which had existed on the top of Birutė Hill in the late 14th or early 15th century. It was likely built in Birutė's honor. There are many accounts of people praying to Birutė, asking her to bestow good health or fortune upon them. To discourage people from worshiping pagan gods and Birutė's grave, a chapel for Saint George was built on the top of the hill in 1506. In 1869 the chapel was re-built and survives to this day. It is a popular destination for tourists.
Birutė Hill is the highest dune at the seaside resort of Palanga on the Baltic Seashore, and now a part of the Palanga Botanical Garden. Archaeological research shows that there was a village at the bottom of the hill in the 10th century. In the 13th century, when the Teutonic Knights and Livonian Order invaded, the villagers built a defense system with a tower. After an initial defeat, the system was rebuilt and made even stronger; it now had two towers and a wall surrounded the top of the hill. However, when this was burned in the second half of the 14th century, a pagan shrine and observatory was built in its place instead.
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