Lithuania Minor (Lithuanian: Mažoji Lietuva; Polish: Litwa Mniejsza; German: Kleinlitauen) or Prussian Lithuania (Lithuanian: Prūsų Lietuva; Polish: Litwa...
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historical circumstances of Lithuania, Lithuanian-speaking territory was divided into Lithuania proper and Lithuania Minor, therefore, in the 16th–17th...
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Samogitia; these symbols are considerably older than the flag of Lithuania. Lithuania Minor has a flag used since the 17th century, and an anthem originating...
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territory in northeastern East Prussia called Prussian Lithuania, or Lithuania Minor (Lithuanian: Prūsų Lietuva, Mažoji Lietuva, German: Preußisch-Litauen...
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Klaipėda (redirect from Klaipeda, Lithuania)
Akmena-Danė [lt]. Located in Lithuania Minor, and the State of the Teutonic Order and Duchy of Prussia under the suzerainty of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, then...
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that existed for Lithuania before the yellow, green, and red flag was a green, white, and red flag used to represent Lithuania Minor. It is not known...
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Lithuanians (Lithuanian: lietuviai) are a Baltic ethnic group. They are native to Lithuania, where they number around 2,378,118 people. Another two millions...
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The history of Lithuania dates back to settlements founded about 10,000 years ago, but the first written record of the name for the country dates back...
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Neringa Municipality (redirect from Neringa, Lithuania)
(pronunciation) or Neringa Municipality (Lithuanian: Neringos savivaldybė) is a municipality of Klaipėda County in westernmost Lithuania, comprising several villages...
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until World War I. Lithuania proper is sometimes also called Lithuania Major, particularly in contrast with Lithuania Minor. The Lithuanian geographer Kazys...
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Samogitia (redirect from Lower Lithuania)
divisions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania alongside Lithuania proper. Žemaitija is located in northwestern Lithuania. Its capital city is Telšiai and...
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Aukštaitija Dzūkija (part in Belarus) Lithuania Minor (mostly in Russia) Samogitia Sudovia Former historical regions of Lithuania, excluding temporary possessions:...
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events. At the end of the 19th century, the Rambynas Hill, in the Lithuania Minor region, became the favourite place for singing and gathering of artists...
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Klaipėda Region (category Historical regions in Lithuania)
Prussian Lithuania with Lithuania proper. It is traditionally viewed by Lithuanians as expressing the desire of Lithuania Minor to unite with Lithuania, but...
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Neman, Russia (category Lithuania Minor)
region of Lithuania Minor, on the steep southern bank of the Neman River, where it forms the Russian border with the Klaipėda Region in Lithuania, and 130...
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the Klaipėda County in western Lithuania. The village was part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor. In 2007 the nearby Šilalė oil...
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Pagėgiai Municipality (category Lithuania Minor)
Pagėgiai Municipality (Lithuanian: Pagėgių savivaldybė) is a municipality in Tauragė County, Lithuania. The majority of the municipality is situated in...
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Germanisation (category History of the Lithuanian language)
centuries – from the early 16th century it was often referred to as Lithuania Minor – the Lithuanian population shrank in the 18th century. The plague and subsequent...
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The Seasons (poem) (category Lithuania Minor)
setting of Lithuania Minor, its people, their work, and their customs. The poem depicts a realistic portrayal of Lietuvininkai (Prussian Lithuanians) peasants'...
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Lithuanian cuisine features products suited to the cool and moist northern climate of Lithuania: barley, potatoes, rye, beets, greens, berries, and mushrooms...
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which caused many Lithuanian pastors to flee to Lithuania Minor. Despite this, Protestantism remained to have a strong presence in Lithuania Proper until the...
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Lithuania Minor, and was well reputed in the army at all times for having the best horses and riders. In the memoirs of the inhabitants of Lithuania Minor...
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Delmonas (category National symbols of Lithuania)
plural delmonai) – is a detail of folk costume of women originated in Lithuania Minor. It is an elaborately decorated purse, visibly attached to the waist...
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Prussia (region) (category Historical regions in Lithuania)
Prussia (Polish: Prusy [ˈprusɨ] ; Lithuanian: Prūsija; Russian: Пруссия [ˈprusʲ(ː)ɪjə] ; Prussian: Prūsa; German: Preußen [ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ; Latin: Pruthenia/Prussia/Borussia)...
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The national symbols of Lithuania are used in Lithuania and abroad to represent the country and its people, history, culture, and nature. These symbols...
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Kaliningrad Oblast (category CS1 Lithuanian-language sources (lt))
was settled by Germans (especially the western part), Lithuanians (especially Lithuania Minor) and Poles (especially Königsberg, Polish: Królewiec, and...
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East Prussia (category Articles containing Lithuanian-language text)
Germany), while the Memel Territory, part of the Lithuania Minor region, was detached and annexed by Lithuania in 1923. Following Nazi Germany's defeat in...
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Klaipėda District Municipality (category Lithuania Minor)
Klaipėda District Municipality (Lithuanian: Klaipėdos rajono savivaldybė) is a municipality in western Lithuania, east of the city of Klaipėda, by the...
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Kristijonas Donelaitis (category Lithuania Minor)
Prussian Lithuanian poet and Lutheran pastor. He lived and worked in Lithuania Minor, a territory in the Kingdom of Prussia, that had a sizable Lithuanian-speaking...
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or out of Lithuania (max 6 years) 3. Profit from the prostitution of a minor or organises or is in charge of the prostitution of the minor or transports...
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