Samogitia
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Samogitia is a historic ethnographic region in northwestern Lithuania known for its distinct Samogitian dialect, strong cultural identity, and late Christianization compared to the rest of Europe.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lithuanian Baltic Sea coast | 1 |
| Samogitia (partially and temporarily) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnographic region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterHistorical |
Raseiniai
ⓘ
Varniai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| christianizationAssociatedWith | Union of Horodło ⓘ |
| christianizationCompleted | 15th century ⓘ |
| country | Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Samogitian cross crafting
ⓘ
Samogitian folk songs ⓘ wooden wayside shrines ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Samogitia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Samogitians ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of Samogitia ⓘ |
| governedByTitle | Elder of Samogitia ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Telšiai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect | Samogitian dialect ⓘ |
| hasEthnographicStatus | one of five main ethnographic regions of Lithuania ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Patria Una (One Fatherland) ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Battle of Saule
ⓘ
Christianization of Lithuania ⓘ
surface form:
Christianization of Samogitia
Teutonic–Polish–Lithuanian conflicts ⓘ
surface form:
Samogitian uprisings against the Teutonic Order
|
| historicalReligion | Baltic paganism ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | Duchy of Samogitia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinct Samogitian dialect
ⓘ
late Christianization ⓘ strong regional identity ⓘ |
| language |
Lithuanian language
ⓘ
Samogitian language ⓘ
surface form:
Samogitian dialect
|
| lastEuropeanRegionChristianized | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Lithuania ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Kretinga
ⓘ
Mažeikiai NERFINISHED ⓘ Plungė ⓘ Telšiai NERFINISHED ⓘ Šiauliai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSuccessorDiocese | Diocese of Telšiai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringRegion |
Aukštaitija
ⓘ
Courland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lithuania Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Livonian Order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| partOf | Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalEntity | Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOf | Baltic states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousCenterHistorical | Varniai Cathedral ⓘ |
| traditionalCoatOfArms | Samogitian bear ⓘ |
| traditionalSymbol | Bear ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lithuanian Baltic Sea coast
this entity surface form:
Samogitia (partially and temporarily)