REGIONS OF LITHUANIA

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SAMOGITIA(ŽEMAITIJA;LOWLANDS)

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AUKŠTAITIJA(HIGHLANDS)

Aukštaitija

• Capital Panevežys(100,000 inhabitants)
• The name comes from the relatively high elevation of the region
• Aukštaitija is in the northeast part of Lithuania and also encompasses a small part of Latvia and Belarus

Aukštaitija

• Aukštaitija has been correspondent to the 13th century
• Local people mainly speak the Aukštaitian dialect of Lithuania
• Aukštaitija is famous of beutiful landscape,round hils,blue lakes,rivers...

SUVALKIJA(SŪDUVA)

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DZŪKIJA(DAINAVA;LAND OF SONGS)

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LITHUANIA MINOR(MAŽOJI LIETUVA)

Lithuania Minor

• Lithuania Minor enclosed the northern part of this province and got its name due to the territory's substantial Lithuanian-speaking population.
• Lithuania Minor was the home of Kristijonas Donelaitis,
• The area of Lithuania Minor embraced the land between the lower reaches of the river Dangė and the river Prieglius

Lithuania Minor

• The ethnic Lithuanian inhabitants of Lithuania Minor called themselves Lietuvininkai
• The first book in Lithuanian, prepared by Martynas Mažvydas, was printed in 1547
• Lithuania Minor was an important center for Lithuanian culture, which was persecuted in Russian Empire occupied Lithuania proper.

LITHUANIA MINOR

• The first Lithuanian language periodicals appeared during the period in Lithuania Minor, such as Auszra,Varpas
• Lithuanian population presumably grew after the wars ended with the Treaty of Melno in 1422.

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