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Lithuania Minor

Lithuania Minor is a region in the west of , historically part of Prussia. It's bordered to the east by Samogitia, to the southeast by Sūduva, to the south by the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast, and to the west by the Baltic Sea.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Klaipėda and Nida.

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is a city in Lithuania Minor, the narrow northwest coastal region of Lithuania. It's the country's third-largest city. The city has historic sights but isn't pretty-pretty like Vilnius Old Town, and draws mostly local tourism.

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is a resort town in Lithuania Minor on the , a remarkable 99 km peninsula of sandhills. has about 1500 permanent residents and the larger Neringa County, which is a part of, had 3,530 residents in 2020.

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is a seaside resort town in Lithuania Minor, with a permanent population of about 720. It is the second largest settlement on the Lithuanian side of the .

Destinations to Discover

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is a town in Lithuania Minor, near the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast. It's a quiet market town with a population of 16,000 in 2021. The main reason to visit is to see wildlife in the Nemunas river delta and Curonian lagoon.

Lithuania Minor

Latitude of center
55.332° or 55° 19′ 55″ north
Longitude of center
21.616° or 21° 36′ 58″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q513381
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Venetian—“Lithuania Minor” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Lituania e Vogël”
  • Arabic: “ليتوانيا الصغرى”
  • Aragonese: “Lituania Menor”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kiçik Litva”
  • Belarusian: “Малая Летува”
  • Belarusian: “Малая Літва”
  • Belarusian: “Пруская Летува”
  • Catalan: “Lituània Menor”
  • Chinese: “小立陶宛”
  • Czech: “Malá Litva”
  • Danish: “Lille Litauen”
  • Dutch: “Klein-Litouwen”
  • Eastern Mari: “Изи Литва”
  • Esperanto: “Eta Litovio”
  • Esperanto: “Kleinlitauen”
  • Esperanto: “Litovio Minora”
  • Esperanto: “Malgranda Litovio”
  • Esperanto: “Mažoji Lietuva”
  • Esperanto: “Memellando”
  • Estonian: “Väike-Leedu”
  • Finnish: “Vähä-Liettua”
  • French: “Lituanie Mineure”
  • French: “Petite Lituanie”
  • Georgian: “მცირე ლიტვა”
  • German: “Kleinlitauen”
  • German: “Mažoji Lietuva”
  • German: “Preussisch Litauen”
  • German: “Preußisch Litauen”
  • German: “Preußisch-Litauen”
  • Greek: “Ελάσσων Λιθουανία”
  • Hebrew: “ליטא הקטנה”
  • Hungarian: “Kis-Litvánia”
  • Hungarian: “Porosz Litvánia”
  • Indonesian: “Lithuania Minor”
  • Italian: “Lituania minore”
  • Italian: “Piccola Lituania”
  • Japanese: “リトアニア・マイナー”
  • Japanese: “小リトアニア”
  • Korean: “소리투아니아”
  • Latvian: “Mazā Lietuva”
  • Lithuanian: “M. Lietuva”
  • Lithuanian: “Mažoji Lietuva”
  • Low German: “Mažoji Lietuva”
  • Lower Sorbian: “Mała Litawska”
  • Macedonian: “Мала Литванија”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lillelitauen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kleinlitauen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lillelitauen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Litlelitauen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Litwa Mniejsza”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Litwa Pruska”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Malaja Litva”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mažoji Lietuva”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Máлая Литвá”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Preußisch-Litauen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Preussisk Litauen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Prøyssisk Litauen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Prūsų Lietuva”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vetlelitauen”
  • Norwegian: “Lillelitauen”
  • Ossetian: “Чысыл Литва”
  • Persian: “لیتوانی صغیر”
  • Polish: “Litwa Mniejsza”
  • Polish: “Mała Litwa”
  • Portuguese: “Lituânia Menor”
  • Russian: “Литва Малая”
  • Russian: “Малая Литва”
  • Russian: “Прусская Литва”
  • Samogitian: “Mažuojė Lietova”
  • Slovak: “Malá Litva”
  • Slovenian: “Lithuania Minor”
  • Slovenian: “Mala Litva”
  • Slovenian: “Pruska Litva”
  • Spanish: “Lituania Menor”
  • Swedish: “Lilla Litauen”
  • Tatar: “Кече Литва”
  • Turkish: “Küçük Litvanya”
  • Ukrainian: “Мала Литва”
  • Ukrainian: “Прусська Литва”
  • Urdu: “لتھووینیا اصغر”
  • Venetian: “Lituània menor”
  • “Mažuojė Lietova”

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