Western Baltic
E1009561
The Western Baltic refers to the group of closely related Baltic tribes that historically inhabited the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea, distinct from the Eastern Baltic peoples such as Lithuanians and Latvians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Baltic canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of Baltic tribes
ⓘ
historical ethnographic group ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Northern Crusades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturallyRelatedTo |
Eastern Baltic peoples
ⓘ
Latvians NERFINISHED ⓘ Lithuanians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | southern Baltic littoral ⓘ |
| disappearedDueTo |
Christianisation
ⓘ
Germanisation ⓘ assimilation into German and Slavic populations ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Eastern Baltic peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latvians NERFINISHED ⓘ Lithuanians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Old Prussians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bartians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Curonians NERFINISHED ⓘ Nadruvians NERFINISHED ⓘ Natangians NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Prussians NERFINISHED ⓘ Pogesanians NERFINISHED ⓘ Sambians NERFINISHED ⓘ Scalvians NERFINISHED ⓘ Warmians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Curonian coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Samland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct ethnic-cultural group ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fortified hilltop settlements
ⓘ
maritime trade on the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Baltic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea
ⓘ
southern Baltic region ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Eastern Baltic peoples
ⓘ
Germanic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Slavic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baltic peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre-Christian Baltic world ⓘ |
| religion | Baltic paganism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spoke |
Curonian language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Prussian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Scalvian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Baltic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Balts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Middle Ages
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.