Samogitia

Samogitia
An ethnographic region of Lithuania, located in the north-west of the country.

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  • Samogitia — ( Samogitian: Žemaitėjė , lt. Žemaitija, literally lowlands ) is one of the five ethnographic regions of Lithuania. GeographyThe region is located in western Lithuania in the territories of Palanga city municipality, Rietavas municipality,… …   Wikipedia

  • SAMOGITIA — (Yid. and Heb. Zamet or Zamut; Lith. Žemaitisa; Pol. Źmudź; Rus. Zhmud), historical region of W. Lithuania. Jewish settlement in the area dates from the 14th century, and it gained in importance under the grand duke Witold of Lithuania, who… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Samogitia — • A Russian diocese, also called Telshi (Telshe), including the part of Lithuania lying on the Baltic Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Samogitia     Samogitia      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • SAMOGITIA — Poloniei regni regio ad mare Balticum. De quo vide Cromerum, et Munsterum. Baudrando in Lithuania late sumpta, inter Curlandiam ad Boream, Lithuaniam propriam ad Ortum, Prussiam Ducalem ad Meridiem, et mare Balticum ad Occasum. Extenditur ad 35.… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Samogitia — Regiones étnicas de Lituania, la Samogitia en verde. Samogitia o Samogicia (en samogitiano: Žemaitėjė, en lituano Žemaitija, en latín Capitanatus Samogitiae) es el nombre de una región etnohistórica correspondiente a la mayor parte del occidente… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Duchy of Samogitia — This article is about the historical region of Samogitia. For the ethnographic region, see Samogitia. Duchy (Eldership) of Samogitia (red) in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania The Duchy of Samogitia (Lithuanian …   Wikipedia

  • Bishop of Samogitia — Bishops of Samogitia, Samogitian diocese (now a part of Lithuania) from 1417 to 1926. The seat of the diocese was in Varniai/Medininkai until 1864, when it was moved to Kaunas. It was liquidated in 1926 by Pope Pius XI when the archdiocese of… …   Wikipedia

  • List of bishops of Samogitia — Bishops of Samogitia (Żmudź) Samogitian diocese from 1417 to 1926.The seat of the diocese was in Varniai until 1864, when it was moved to Kaunas. It was liquidated in 1926 by Pope Pius XI when the archdiocese of Kaunas was… …   Wikipedia

  • Jogaila — Infobox Polish monarch name = Jogaila or Władysław II Jagiełło image caption = Presumed image of Jagiełło, painted c. 1475–80, Wawel Cathedral, Kraków birthdate = about 1362 birthplace = Vilnius deathdate = death date|1434|6|1|df=y deathplace =… …   Wikipedia

  • Vytautas the Great — Infobox Monarch name =Vytautas the Great title =Grand Duke of Lithuania caption =17th century painting reign =4 August, 1392 – October 27, 1430 othertitles =Duke of Trakai Postulated King of Hussites Protector of Christianity predecessor… …   Wikipedia

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