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Aukštaitija (literary, Highlands; pronounced /oʊkʃteɪtɪˈjʌ/, simplified Lithuanian transcription [aŭkʃtaǐtija]) is the name of one of five ethnographic regions of Lithuania. Lithuania Minor (Mažoji Lietuva Kleinlitauen Litwa Mniejsza Máлая Литвá or Prussian Lithuania (Prūsų Lietuva Preußisch-Litauen Litwa Pruska is a historical Samogitia ( Samogitian: Žemaitėjė, Žemaitija literally lowlands) is one of the five Ethnographic Regions of Lithuania. This article discusses the Lithuanian part of the region For the Polish one see Suwałki Region. Dzūkija (dzuːkɪˈjʌ or Dainava is one of five Ethnographic Regions of Lithuania. Lithuania can be divided into historical and cultural regions (called Ethnographic regions The name comes from the fact that the region is relatively elevated, particularly in its eastern parts.
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Geography
Aukštaitija is in the northeast part of Lithuania and also encompasses a small part of Latvia and Belarus. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Largest city and, despite of lack of its political meaning, considered capital of the region is Panevėžys, which has over 100,000 inhabittants. Panevėžys ( pʌnɛvɛˈʒıs is the fifth largest city in Lithuania. Largest cities (by population; those over 20,000 inhabitants) are:
- Panevėžys - 119,749 (considered to be capital)
- Jonava - 34,954
- Utena - 33,860
- Kėdainiai - 32,048
- Visaginas - 29,554 (note - this city was built by Soviets and is mainly inhabited by Russians and other Soviet nationalities, therefore it is part of this ethnographic region only geographically)
- Ukmergė - 28,759
- Radviliškis - 20,339
The region is full of lakes, mainly in the eastern side. Panevėžys ( pʌnɛvɛˈʒıs is the fifth largest city in Lithuania. Jonava ( is the 9th largest city in Lithuania with a population around 35000 Utena ( is a city in north-east of Lithuania. It is the Administrative center of Utena district and Utena County. Kėdainiai ( is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located on the Nevėžis River. Visaginas is a city with municipal rights in eastern Lithuania, situated near the country's biggest lake Drūkšiai. Ukmergė ( previously Vilkmergė) is a city in Vilnius County, Lithuania, located 78 km (48 miles northwest of Vilnius, with a population Radviliškis ( is a city in the Radviliškis district municipality, Šiauliai County, Lithuania.
History
Historically Aukštaitija had been correspondent to the Duchy of Lithuania up to the 13th century. Duchy of Lithuania (Ducatus Lithuaniae Lietuvos kunigaikštystė was a state-territorial formation of ethnic Lithuanians, that existed from the 12th century until 1413 Its initial capital most likely was Kernavė. Kernavė, a medieval Capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, today is a tourist and archeological village (with In the treaty of Gediminas of 1322, Aukštaitija is named terra Eustoythen ('land of Aukštaitijans'). Gediminas (ca 1275 – winter 1341 was the Monarch of medieval Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the title lt didysis kunigaikštis (вялікі князь Aukštaitija was mentioned as Austechia in Chronicon terrae Prussiae written around 1326. Chronicon terrae Prussiae ( Latin for "The Chronicle of the Prussian Land" is a Chronicle of the Teutonic Knights, by Peter Politically, since the end of the 13th century, it comprised the Duchy of Vilnius/Lithuania and Duchy of Trakai, and perhaps was employed to refer to them both taken together. Trakai is a historic city and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies 28 km west of Vilnius, capital of Lithuania Since the 15th century, corresponding Trakai Voivodeship and Vilnius Voivodeship made up Aukštaitija, as a political and ethnically based unit, also known as Lithuania Propria. Trakai Voivodeship, Trakai Palatinate, or Troki Voivodeship (Trakų vaivadija Województwo Trockie was a unit of administrative division and local government This is an article about a voivodeship in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Lithuania proper (Lithuania propria Lietuva siaurąją prasme tikroji Lietuva, literally "Lithuania in a narrow sense" "Genuine Lithuania "
Demographics
The people mostly speak the Aukštaitian dialect of Lithuanian. Aukštaitian dialect ( Lithuanian: Aukštaičių tarmė) is one of the Dialects of the Lithuanian language, spoken in ethnographic regions Lithuanian ( lietuvių kalba) is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognised as one of the official languages of the European Union. Under the new classification of dialects Lithuanian is divided into just two dialects, Aukštaitian and Samogitian with all previous dialects being classified as subdialects. The Sudovian and Dzukian dialects are also considered subdialects of Aukštaitian now, therefore the specific subdialect spoken in Aukštaitija is known as East Aukštaitian. Sudovian (otherwise known as Jatvingian or Yotvingian) is an extinct western Baltic language in Northeastern Europe. Dzūkian dialect, known in academic works as Southern Aukštaitian dialect, is one of the three main sub-dialects of the Aukštaitian dialect of Lithuanian language
The region has Russian and Belarusian minorities in the east, dialects there therefore use more loan words from those languages. The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries Belarusians or Belorussians (Беларусы Biełarusy previously also spelled Belarussians, Byelorussians and Belorusians, also However the usage of dialects as in Lithuania in general, is decreasing.
Symbols
The designs by R. Rinkunas of Aukstaitija flag and coat of arms was introduced to public in March 2007.
See also
Aukštaitija National Park is a National park in northeastern Lithuania, about 100 km north of Vilnius.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic