Lithuanian is an East Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the language of Lithuanians and the official language of Lithuania as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are approximately 2.8 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 1 million speakers elsewhere. Around half a million inhabitants of Lithuania of non-Lithuanian background speak Lithuanian daily as a second language.
Magdeburg rights were a set of town privileges first developed by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (936–973) and based on the Flemish Law, which regulated the degree of internal autonomy within cities and villages granted by the local ruler. Named after the city of Magdeburg, these town charters were perhaps the most important set of medieval laws in Central Europe. They became the basis for the German town laws developed during many centuries in the Holy Roman Empire. The Magdeburg rights were adopted and adapted by numerous monarchs, including the rulers of Bohemia, Hungary, Poland, and Lithuania, a milestone in the urbanization of the region which prompted the development of thousands of villages and cities.
A ring diacritic may appear above or below letters. It may be combined with some letters of the extended Latin alphabets in various contexts.
Lithuanian orthography employs a Latin-script alphabet of 32 letters, two of which denote sounds not native to the Lithuanian language. Additionally, it uses five digraphs.
Turów Zgorzelec is a Polish a basketball team based in Zgorzelec.
Samogitian, often considered a dialect of Lithuanian, is an Eastern Baltic language spoken primarily in Samogitia.
Football Club Dordoi Bishkek is a Kyrgyz professional football club based in Bishkek, that competes in the Kyrgyz Premier League. Founded in 1997, the club is owned by "Dordoi" Association, the group of companies that also own Dordoi Bazaar in Bishkek.
The Armenia national under-19 football team is the youth football team of Armenia. The team is based mostly on the young players from the league and competes every years in order to qualify for the European Under-19 Football Championship. The team played its first match in 1993, Armenia having until 1992 been part of the Soviet Union.
Moldova entered the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2010.
The Lithuania national under-19 football team represents Lithuania in international football at the under-19 age level and is governed by the Lithuanian Football Federation.
The Lithuania national under-17 football team or Lithuania U-17 represents Lithuania in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation.
Lithuanian Braille is the braille alphabet of the Lithuanian language.
Federico Palacios Martínez is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for FK Panevėžys.
Alexander Sergeyevich Krestinin is a Russian professional football manager and a former player who is the manager of Uzbekistani club Bunyodkor. He is the former manager of Kyrgyzstan national team.
St Casimir's Lithuanian Church is in Bethnal Green, London, England.
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Rain of Revolution" written by Viktorija Ivanovskaja, Denis Zujev and Michail Levin. The song was performed by the band Fusedmarc. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The national final took place over 10 weeks and involved 49 competing entries. The results of each show were determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote. In the final, seven artists and songs remained and "Rain of Revolution" performed by Fusedmarc was selected as the winner.
Viktor Kelm is a Kyrgyz football forward playing for FC Alay.
The 2016–17 Triobet Baltic Basketball League is the 13th season of the Baltic Basketball League and the second under the title sponsorship of Triobet. The season began on 11 October 2016 and concluded on 6 April 2017. Vytautas defeated Pieno žvaigždės in the finals to win their first Baltic Basketball League title.
Fusedmarc is a Lithuanian electronic band from Vilnius. The band consists of lead vocalist Viktorija Ivanovskaja, multi-instrumentalist Denis Zujev, and visual designer Stasys Žak. They represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, with the song "Rain of Revolution" but failed to qualify to the final. They were placed 17th: second to last in the second semifinal, giving Lithuania its second-worst result in the competition.
