Samogitia
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Samogitia, often known by its Lithuanian name Žemaitija is one of the five cultural regions of Lithuania and formerly one of the two core administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania along
Palanga by Augustas Didzgalvis
Pluņģes pils panoramio
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Šiauliai, Lithuania in 2018
The Hill of Crosses panoramio
Duchy of Samogitia
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The Duchy of Samogitia was an administrative unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1422. Between 1422 and 1441 it was known as the Starostwo of Samogitia. Since the 1540s the Grand Duke of Lithuan
Samogitia
…Zamut. The largest city is Šiauliai (Šiaulē). Telšiai (Telšē) is the capital, although Medininkai (now Varniai; Varnē) was once the capital of the Duchy of Samogitia. The major cities are…
Samogitia in the 17th century
Jan Radziwill
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Jan Chadkievič. Ян Хадкевіч