Samogitia or Žemaitija is one of the five cultural regions of Lithuania and formerly one of the two core administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania alongside Lithuania proper. Žemaitija is located in northwestern Lithuania. Its largest city is Šiauliai. Žemaitija has a long and distinct cultural history, reflected in the existence of the Samogitian language.
Telšiai is a city in Lithuania with about 21,499 inhabitants. It is the capital of Telšiai County and Samogitia region, and it is located on the shores of Lake Mastis.
Samogitians are an ethnographic group of Lithuanians of the Samogitia region, an ethnographic region of Lithuania. Many speak the Samogitian language, which in Lithuania is mostly considered a dialect of the Lithuanian language together with the Aukštaitian dialect. The Samogitian language differs the most from the standard Lithuanian language.
Samogitian is a dialect of the Lithuanian language, considered a separate language by some, spoken mostly in Samogitia.
Semigallia, also spelt Semigalia, is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located in the south of the Daugava river and the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. The territory split between Latvia and Lithuania, previously inhabited by the Semigallian Baltic tribe. They are noted for their long resistance (1219–1290) against the German crusaders and Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades. Semigallians had close linguistic and cultural ties with Samogitians.
Telšiai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania, containing the city of Telšiai.
Šilalė District Municipality is a municipality in Tauragė County, Lithuania.
Plungė District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
Varniai is a city in the Telšiai County, western Lithuania. In the Middle Ages the city was known as Medininkai.
Tryškiai is a small town in Telšiai district municipality, Lithuania with a population of about 1,000.
Viekšniai is a city in the Mažeikiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Mažeikiai.
The Battle of Durbe was a medieval battle fought near Durbe, 23 km (14 mi) east of Liepāja, in present-day Latvia during the Livonian Crusade. On 13 July 1260, the Samogitians soundly defeated the joint forces of the Teutonic Knights from Prussia and Livonian Order from Livonia. Some 150 knights were killed, including Livonian Master Burchard von Hornhausen and Prussian Land Marshal Henrik Botel. It was by far the largest defeat of the knights in the 13th century: in the second-largest, the Battle of Aizkraukle, 71 knights were killed. The battle inspired the Great Prussian Uprising and the rebellions of the Semigallians, the Couronians, and the Oeselians. The battle undid two decades of Livonian conquests and it took some thirty years for the Livonian Order to restore its control.
Pakerai is a village in the Plungė district municipality, to the south from Plungė.
Samogitian Wikipedia is a section of Wikipedia in Samogitian language. This section of Wikipedia was founded in 2006 by initiative of Zords Davini. It has 17,159 articles.
Žemaičių Kalvarija is a small town in Plungė district municipality, Lithuania. It is known as a major site for Catholic pilgrimage.
Babrungas is a village in the Plungė district municipality, Lithuania. It is located on the bank of Babrungas River.
The government of Lithuania has made provision for ethnic minorities since 1918. A substantial Jewish group that existed up to World War II was almost eliminated in the Holocaust. The Census of 2011 showed that 15.8% of inhabitants belonged to ethnic minorities: the two largest groups were the Poles and the Russians, although the proportions had decreased since independence in 1989. Other minorities include the Samogitians - not classified in the Census - and the historically important Latvian-speaking Kursenieki.
Viduklė is a small town in a Raseiniai district municipality, Kaunas County, central-western Lithuania. In 2011, it had a population of 1,678.
The Samogitian Party is an ethnic-regionalist autonomist party of the Lithuania's Samogitian minority founded in April 2008.
Žemaičiai is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 12 people. It is located 4 km from Dotnuva, by the Jaugila river and Krakės-Dotnuva forest. The old lime alley goes along the way from Akademija, Kėdainiai to Žemaičiai.
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