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Guide to '''Lithuania ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | |||
==Country Information== | |||
Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe bordered by [[Sweden Genealogy|Sweden]], [[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]], [[Latvia Genealogy|Latvia]], [[Belarus Genealogy|Belarus]], and [[Poland Genealogy|Poland]]. It was formerly united with Poland. The official language is Lithuanian.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Poland," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland, accessed 24 March 2016.</ref> | |||
In the 14th century, Lithuania was the largest country in Europe, containing present-day Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia were territories of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1569, Poland and Lithuania formed the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Commonwealth lasted more than two centuries. Neighboring countries systematically dismantled it from 1772 to 1795, with the Russian Empire annexing most of Lithuania's territory. | |||
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==Lithuania Map== | |||
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==Counties== | |||
Modern Lithuania is divided into the following counties: | |||
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*Vilnius | |||
*Utena | |||
*Kaunas | |||
*Alytus | |||
*Marijampolė | |||
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*Klaipėda | |||
*Tauragė | |||
*Telšiai | |||
*Šiauliai | |||
*Panevėžys | |||
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Guide to Lithuania ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Country Information
Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe bordered by Sweden, Denmark, Latvia, Belarus, and Poland. It was formerly united with Poland. The official language is Lithuanian.[1]
In the 14th century, Lithuania was the largest country in Europe, containing present-day Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia were territories of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1569, Poland and Lithuania formed the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Commonwealth lasted more than two centuries. Neighboring countries systematically dismantled it from 1772 to 1795, with the Russian Empire annexing most of Lithuania's territory.
Lithuania Map
Counties
Modern Lithuania is divided into the following counties:
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References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Poland," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland, accessed 24 March 2016.