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Lithuanian regions

Lithuanian regions

A gateway to Lithuania through its ethnographic regions: Aukstaitija, Zemaitija, Dzukija, Suvalkija, and Lithuania Minor.

  1. Aukštaitija lake-district panorama with linked blue lakes, forested islands, rolling fields, and a traditional timber homestead

    Aukštaitija

    Aukštaitija is Lithuania's largest ethnographic region, stretching across the country's north-east and east. It is known for lakes, forests, hillforts, manor estates, and the sutartinės polyphonic singing tradition.

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  2. Sunlit Dzūkija pine forest beside a clear winding river, with a sandy path and a subtle mushroom basket

    Dzūkija

    Dzūkija, also called Dainava, is Lithuania's south-eastern ethnographic region, known for pine forests, sandy soils, mushrooms, the Dzūkian dialect, the Nemunas loops, Trakai, and Dzūkija National Park.

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  3. Reeds, a calm Nemunas Delta channel, a dark-sailed fishing boat, and a riverside homestead in Lithuania Minor

    Lithuania Minor

    Lithuania Minor is the historic land of the Lietuvininkai and the coast in former Prussia; within Lithuania it is represented by the Klaipėda Region with the Curonian Spit, Nida, the Nemunas Delta, and Rambynas.

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  4. Suvalkija's fertile lowlands with geometric fields, a tree-lined road, a traditional farmstead, and a distant church tower

    Suvalkija

    Suvalkija, also called Sūduva, is Lithuania's fertile south-western ethnographic region across the Nemunas, known for prosperous farmers, the Kapsai and Zanavykai speech groups, manor estates, and national-revival history.

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  5. Rolling Žemaitija fields with oak trees, a traditional timber farmstead, and a misty lake

    Žemaitija

    Žemaitija, or Samogitia, is Lithuania's north-western ethnographic region, known for a strong dialect, cross-crafting, Žemaičių Kalvarija, lakes, and the Baltic coast.

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