Kursenieki
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The Kursenieki are a nearly extinct Baltic ethnic group living along the Curonian Spit. "Kuršiai" refers only to inhabitants of Lithuania and former East Prussia that speak a southwestern dialect of L
Pennant of Curonian boat from Nida
Restored Kursenieki wooden grave markers (krikštai) at Nida cemetery
Prussian Lithuanians
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The Prussian Lithuanians, or Lietuvininkai, are Lithuanians, originally Lithuanian language speakers, who formerly inhabited a territory in northeastern East Prussia called Prussian Lithuania, or Lith
Kursenieki
…Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) had Kursenieki roots on his paternal side. Ludwig Rhesa (1776–1840), translator, member of Lietuvininkai movement. Curonians…
Prussian Lithuanians in 1744
The 7th stanza of Lietuvininks we are born was dedicated to German Emperor Wilhelm I (Lithuanian: Vilhelmas I)
Prussian Lithuanians with national costumes in the 19th century
A 1938 reproduction of the Act of Tilsit, signed in 1918