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Home p; Country Links Main Menu Rail Passes City Packages ... E-MAIL Scandinavian travel specialist since 1967 Travel Agents Click Here Monday, July 14, 2003 Denmark Norway Sweden Finland ... Lithuania HISTORY OF LITHUANIA Lithuania's past is rich and marked by complexity. In the multitude of events, and their uniqueness and effect on neighboring nations, Lithuania can be compared to any large state. Perhaps, this is the reason why Lithuanians hold their history in great esteem. A Lithuanian engaged in an explanation of the present will often digress into historical comparisons and analogies. The legends, wars, battles and political events are intertwined with songs, have found their way into literary works, and have provided the inspiration for movies, plays and art works. Of course, these popular and artistic representations are sometimes hardly different from mythology. But who is to deny that mythology is a part of life? Lithuania Tour Selection From ancient times to World War I The Baltic tribes established themselves on what is presently known as Lithuanian territory during the 7th-2nd centuries BC. Many centuries passed, however, before the name of Lithuania appeared in records for the first time, in AD 1009, in the Annals of Quedlinburg.

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Short LITHUANIA history Where the Sesupe and Nemunas rivers flow There is our country, lovely Lithuania / Maironis / Lithuania is a small plot of land at the Baltic Sea. The whole west fringe of the country (appr. 100 km) is occupied by the amber coastline with marvelous beaches of white sand. Clean waters of Sesupe, Dubysa, Nevezis and Nemunas flow. Sometimes Lithuania is called the Nemunas land due to the great love Lithuanians have to the river Nemunas. Lithuania participates in many exibitions all over the world. We try to show what we manufacture and create not only to ourselves but to others as well. Though the best way to feel the lifestyle of Lithuania is to visit it.... LITNET NOC Networks WWW catalog ... Information

3. Lithuania History | Lonely Planet World Guide lithuania history. The ancestors of the modern Lithuanians were known as Balts and probably reached the area from the southeast around 2000 BC. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/lithuania/history.htm

home search help worldguide ... Postcards Lithuania History The ancestors of the modern Lithuanians were known as Balts and probably reached the area from the south-east around 2000 BC. By the 12th century the Balt peoples were split into tribal groups, all practising nature religions. The two main groups in Lithuania were the Samogitians in the west and the Aukstaitiai in the east. In what is now south-west Lithuania and in neighbouring parts of Poland were the Yotvingians, also a Balt people, later to be assimilated by the Lithuanians and Poles. Poland-Lithuania began to cast interested eyes over Livonia (Latvia) and Estonia, as did Sweden and Russia's Ivan the Terrible. Ivan invaded first in 1558, initiating the 25-year Livonian War. It took Poland-Lithuania and then Sweden many years to expel Ivan and his Russian compatriots. After they managed this in 1592, Catholic Poland-Lithuania and Protestant Sweden settled down to fight each other in the Baltics. The Swedes won, securing Estonia and most of modern Latvia. Meanwhile, conflict continued between Poland-Lithuania and Russia, with the Russians eventually invading the Rzeczpospolita and annexing significant territory. A Prussian revival in the 17th century further weakened the Rzeczpospolita, which was eventually carved up by Russia, Austria and Prussia, with most of Lithuania going to the Russians. Lithuania was involved in two Polish rebellions against Russian rule in the 19th century, and its peasants weren't freed until 1861. The Russians persecuted Catholics and, from 1864, books could only be published in Lithuanian provided they used the Russian alphabet, and publications in Polish were banned altogether.

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Search Randburg - Search Iceland German History Lithuania's past is rich and marked by complexity. In the multitude of events, and their uniqueness and effect on neighbouring nations, Lithuania can be compared to any large state. Perhaps, this is the reason why Lithuanians hold their history in great esteem. A Lithuanian engaged in an explanation of the present will often digress into historical comparisons and analogies. The legends, wars, battles and political events are intertwined with songs, have found their way into literary works, and have provided the inspiration for movies, plays and art works. Of course, these popular and artistic representations are sometimes hardly different from mythology. But who is to deny that mythology is a part of life? Political geography of the expanding Lithuanian State in 13-15th century. Photo by K. Driskius. Agriculture Education Entertainment Fisheries ... Sign Up!

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Country Ranks Introduction History Geography People Government Gov. Leaders ... [TOP] Lithuania History Index http://workmall.com/wfb2001/lithuania/lithuania_history_index.html Source: The Library of Congress Country Studies History Introduction Historical Setting Early History Independence, 1918-40 ... The Move Toward Independence, 1987-91 NOTE: The information regarding Lithuania on this page is re-published from The Library of Congress Country Studies. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Lithuania History information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Lithuania History should be addressed to the Library of Congress. Please put this page in your BOOKMARKS - - - - - Enter your e-mail address to receive e-mail when this web site is updated. Your Internet e-mail address: http://workmall.com/wfb2001/lithuania/lithuania_history_index.html Revised 24-Jul-02 Photius Coutsoukis

6. Lithuania: History It focused on the history of the Lithuanian state and Lithuanian language and culture, and began formulating demands for cultural and political rights. http://www.lithuanian-american.org/folklife/lithuania.htm

Lithuania: History In the early 13 th century, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was created by Mindaugas, a powerful local duke. By the 14 th century, Mindaugas' successors had unified most of the Lithuanian nation. A moment from the 1988 Singing Revolution. Photo by Klaudijus Driskius In 1386, Lithuania and Poland were drawn together by a common enemy Ö the Teutonic Knights Ö and formed a union under the Lithuanian Grand Duke Jogaila, who was crowned king of Poland. They remained separate states until 1569, when the formed the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Together with much of Poland, Lithuania fell under Czarist Russian rule in the late 18 th century. The late 19 th century saw the rise of a national revival movement. It focused on the history of the Lithuanian state and Lithuanian language and culture, and began formulating demands for cultural and political rights. World War I gave the Lithuanians an opportunity to regain their independence, which they held from 1918 until 1940. On the National Day of Mourning (June 1) in 1989, at Naujoji Vilnia train station, people remember the mass deportations of Lithuanians to Siberia on June 14

7. Lithuania History History (Last updated in May 2003). circa 1250. King Mindaugas unites the Lithuanian tribes to form a state. 1386. The union of Lithuania with Poland. from 1387. http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/en/laenderinfos/laender/laender_ausgabe_html?

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Ecommerce Solution Free Web Space Free Web Site Web Hosting ... Dial up $14.95 or NetZero Internet Service $9.95 SCOUTING IN LITHUANIA LIETUVOS SKAUTIJA LITHUANIAN SCOUTING Scouting first came to Lithuania in 1909, as part of Tsarist Russia. It started again as Lithuanian Scouting in 1918. Scouting prospered until 1940, when occupation forces banned Scouting. In November of 1989, after the fall of communism, Scouting re-emerged in the democratic Lithuania. Lithuania was readmitted into WOSM in 1997. The Scout movement in Lithuania began in 1918, when the first Scout troop was founded in Vilnius by Scouter Kostas Jurgela. In 1922, the first Scout General Assembly united the Lithuanian Scout Movement into the Scout Association of Lithuania. In 1924, the Scout Association of Lithuania was registered as a member of the World Bureau. In 1940, the Soviet occupation of Lithuania resulted in Scouting being banned. In the years to 1945, an exile Scouting movement started in the camps for displaced persons. Many of these people moved t the USA and Australia. The organization was able to continue its work abroad. On April 29, 1989, on the eve of Lithuanian independence, the Scout Movement in Lithuania was re-established and Scouting activity restarted. Regular contacts were established and maintained with WOSM.

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BACK TO THE FRONT PAGE BASIC INFO. ECONOMY GEOGRAPHY BACK TO THE FRONT PAGE BASIC INFO. ECONOMY GEOGRAPHY ... LITHUANIA Sharing linguistic and cultural roots with Latvia, Lithuania's early history was significantly different. It was successful in fending off invading knights and maintaining the country's sovereignty and religion. In the 1300s, Lithuania's empire stretched to Belarus and the Ukraine. When prince of Lithuania married a Polish princess in 1386, the Lithuanian was made King of Poland on the condition that his country accept Christianity. By the end of the 18th century, Lithuania had been subsumed into Russia. Lithuanians supported the anti-Russian rebellions that arose in 1830 and 1863. The Russians responded by trying to erase the Lithuanian national identity but the people resisted and preserved a strong (if somewhat hidden) identity based on ethnicity, religion, and language. At the dawn of the second World War, the Soviets invaded Lithuania and shortly thereafter a Soviet Socialist Republic was declared. Though thousands fled (or were taken), the Lithuanians managed to thwart some of Russia's aims by preventing 'Russianization' of the region by keeping up the birth rate. As communism began to falter in the Soviet Union, Lithuania made its move, declaring its independence in 1990. The Russians resisted this action first through an economic blockage and later, by sending in troops and tanks. In September 1991, the USSR conceded and recognized Lithuania as an independent country (although its last troops in Lithuania did not leave until 1993).

11. Medieval Lithuania History with chronology, list of Grand Dukes, and articles about Lithuanian castles and society in the Middle Ages. Content available in English, Belarussian, Lithuanian, and Russian. http://lithuania.host.sk/en/

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Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia History of Lithuania Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition Early History The first Lithuanians The Republic of Lithuania is a republic in Northeastern Europe. One of the three Baltic States along the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with fellow Baltic State Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland to the south and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia to the southwest. Lietuvos Respublika (In Detail) (Full size) National motto: None Click the link for more information. , or Liths , were a branch of an ancient group known as the Balts The Balts or Baltic peoples have lived around the eastern coast of Mare Suebicum, or Baltic Sea (Tacitus, AD 98) since ancient times. The Baltic peoples consisted of several tribes. Some of these, such as the Old Prussians, no longer exist independently. Lithuania and Latvia are modern nations formed by Baltic peoples. The languages of the Balts are called Baltic languages and are members of the Indo-European language family. Those languages are Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian and Curonian. Click the link for more information.

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15. Lithuania: History Click to go to text menu. You are here History. Lithuania. Lithuanians have lived along the shores of the Baltic Sea since long before the Christian era. http://gbgm-umc.org/country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=73

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LITHUANIA: HISTORY, RESOURCES, PEOPLE ... Where to stay in Lithuania: Hotel PERLIUKAS 4* (Palanga) I. GENERAL INFORMATION Lithuania , republic in northeastern Europe, bounded on the north by Latvia; on the east and south by Belarus; on the southeast by Poland and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast; and on the west by the Baltic Sea. With Latvia and Estonia, Lithuania is one of the Baltic states. Its name in Lithuanian is Lietuvos Respublika (Republic of Lithuania). Vilnius , the capital and largest city of Lithuania, is located in the southeastern portion of the country. Lithuania is situated on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Ethnic Lithuanians constitute a majority of the country's population. Lithuania was an independent republic 1918 through 1940, when it was annexed by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). In 1991 Lithuania regained its independence, and in 1992 it adopted a new constitution and held its first post-Soviet democratic elections. Since the early 1990s Lithuanians have been working to establish a free-market economy in place of the centralized economy of the Soviet period. II. LAND AND RESOURCES

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18. Lithuania History And Geography Background Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. Nationality noun Lithuanian(s) adjective Lithuanian. http://www.worldhistory.com/geos/lh.htm

[Country Listing] The World Factbook Home] Lithuania Lithuania Introduction [Top of Page] Background: Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. In March of 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but this proclamation was not generally recognized until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently has restructured its economy for eventual integration into Western European institutions. Geography [Top of Page] Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia Geographic coordinates: 56 00 N, 24 00 E Map references: Europe Area: total: 65,200 sq km land: 65,200 sq km water: sq km Area - comparative: slightly larger than West Virginia Land boundaries: total: 1,273 km border countries: Belarus 502 km, Latvia 453 km, Poland 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 227 km Coastline: 99 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers

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History of Lithuania WELCOME HISTORY AND MAPS Map of Lithuania Jewish History of Lithuania Lithuanian Lietuva, officially Republic of Lithuania (1994 estimated population 3,848,000), 25,174 square miles (65,201 square kilometers), Northern central Europe, from 1940 to 1991 a constituent republic of the USSR. It borders on the Baltic Sea (West), Latvia (North), Belarus and Poland (Eeast), and the Kaliningrad oblast (South West, a Russian exlcave). Lithuania is a flatland drained by the Nemen River. The majority of the population is Lithuanian; minorities include Russians and Poles. Lithuanian is the official language, and Russian and Polish are spoken. Roman Catholicism and Lutheranism are the main faiths. Vilnius city (1989 population 582,000) is a capital of Lithuania, Northern central Europe on the Neris River. Its industries include machine building and food processing. Lithuania's capital from 1323, and the site of one of Europe's oldest universities, Vilnius declined after Lithuania and Poland were merged (16th century). After 1795 it was ruled by Russia. The city was disputed by Poland and Lithuania from 1918 to 1938; in 1939 it was restored to Lithuania, which was forcibly annexed by the USSR (1940-91). During World War II Vilnius was occupied (1941-44) by the Germans, whose virtual extermination of the Jewish population ended its long tradition as a leading Eastern European center of Jewish learning. Other large cities include Kaunus and Klaipeda (Memel)

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the travel guide you write Recent Changes login register Home ... Lithuania Sections Lithuania Map Sights History ... [Add Section] Maps View Enlargement History [edit this] [Change image] [Upload image] The earliest evidence of inhabitants in present-day Lithuania dates back to 10 000 BC. Between 3 000-2 000 BC the cord-ware culture people spread over a vast region of Eastern Europe between the Baltic Sea and the Vistula River in the west and the Moscow-Kursk line in the east. Merging with the indigenous population they gave rise to the Balts a distinct Indo-European ethnic group whose descendants are the present-day Lithuanian and Latvian nations and the now extinct Prussians. The first written mention of Lithuania occurs in 1009 AD although many centuries earlier the Roman historian Tacitus referred to the Lithuanians as excellent farmers. Spurred by the expansion into the Baltic lands of the Germanic monastic military orders (the Order of the Knights of the Sword and the Teutonic Order) Duke Mindaugas united the lands inhabited by the Lithuanians the Samogitians Yotvingians and Couranians into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (GDL) in the 1230s and 40s. In 1251 Mindaugas adopted Catholicism and was crowned King of Lithuania on July 6 1253; a decade later civil war erupted upon his assassination until a ruler named Vitenis defeated the Teutonic Knights and restored order. Lithuania's independence under the union with Poland was restored by Grand Duke Vytautas. During his rule (1392-1430) the GDL turned into one of the largest states in Europe encompassing present-day Belarus most of Ukraine and the Smolensk region of western Russia. Led by Jogaila and Vytautas the united Polish-Lithuanian army defeated the Teutonic Order in the Battle of Tannenberg (Gruenwald or Zalgiras) in 1410 terminating the medieval Germanic drive eastward.

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