Voruta

Voruta ( German, obsolete: Warutten ) is the possible first capital of the Kingdom and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, founded in the time of King Mindaugas. The exact location Vorutas is unknown and there are conflicting theories where he lay.

Historians are even disagree as to whether it had actually traded at Voruta a city or whether a misinterpretation of a word with the meaning capital was suffered. Casimir Buga, one of the most famous Lithuanian philologist, was of the view that " Voruta " easy "castle" mean.

Mindaugas, the first and only crowned King of Lithuania defended himself in 1251 Voruta during a innerlitauischen armed conflict. This information from the Hypatiuschronik is the only writing of delivered message via Voruta. The Mindaugas ' castle is mentioned in two other written sources, but received neither the name nor the place. It is therefore unclear whether they refer to the same castle.

Some historians of the 19th and 20th centuries, however, considered Voruta as the "first capital of Lithuania " and tried to determine its location. Tomas Baranauskas, a contemporary historian called Šeimyniškėliai near anykščiai. Others see Voruta in Vilnius, the current capital, or in Kernavė, the capital in the Middle Ages. Altogether, there are about fifteen different places that come to theories according to the question.

Despite these uncertainties Voruta is well known and well liked as a concept in the mind of the Lithuanians.

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• T. Baranauskas theory about the place Vorutas (English )

• Place in Lithuania
• Lithuanian history