"Since many names in Indo-European languages are derived from hydronyms, scientists had been looking for a body of water matching the name of Lithuania, ""Lietuva"". Kazys Kuzavinis identified Lietauka as a possible candidate and popularized the hypothesis. The original name of Lietauka must have been ""Lietava"", which was Slavicised by Old Believers expelled from the Russian Empire and established on the banks of the river, as ""Litavka"", and phonetically reversed to Lithuanian as ""Lietauka"" by local Lithuanians. Lietauka Lietava, Lietauka or Letauka is a rivulet in Lithuania that is believed to have given Lithuania its name. It is 11 km"
"joined the Eurozone by adopting the euro on 1 January 2015. The designs of the Lithuanian coins share a similar national side for all denominations, featuring the Vytis symbol and the name of the country, ""Lietuva"". The design was announced on 11 November 2004 following a public opinion poll conducted by the Bank of Lithuania. Pahonia has been the main element of emblems of all Voivodeships on the lands of modern Belarus in the times of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. After annexation of Belarus to the Russian Empire, the Vitebsk and Vilno governorates inherited coats"
"1990), July 6 (marking the coronation of Mindaugas as King of Lithuania), July 15 (marking the Battle of Grunwald), October 25 (Constitution Day), and near historically significant buildings such as the Presidential Palace. The state emblem of the Republic of Lithuania is Vytis (the white knight). The heraldic shield features a red field with an armoured knight on a white horse holding a silver sword aloft in his right hand. The charging knight is known to have been first used as the state emblem in 1366 on the seal of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania. The earliest coins featuring ""Vytis"""
"Empire. Stamps of Germany overprinted ""Postgebiet Ob. Ost"" were issued in 1916. The Act of Independence of Lithuania was adopted on 16 February 1918, proclaiming Lithuania as an independent republic. The first Lithuanian postage stamps (""Baltukai"" issue) were issued in Vilnius in 1918. A total of 768 stamps of different designs were issued by the Republic of Lithuania between 1918 and 1940, with more than 2,000 variations due to errors, misprints or perforations. The first airmail stamps were issued in 1921. After the 1940 occupation by the Soviet Union, Lithuanian postage stamps were overprinted ""LTSR"" (Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinė Respublika, Lithuanian"
"favour of the new currency while 39% were sceptical. The designs of the Lithuanian coins share a similar national side for all denominations, featuring the Vytis symbol and the name of the country, """"Lietuva"""". The design was announced on 11 November 2004 following a public opinion poll conducted by the Bank of Lithuania. It was created by the sculptor Antanas Žukauskas. The only difference between the coins is that the one and two euro coins have vertical lines on the outer circle, the fifty, twenty and ten cent coins have horizontal lines on the outer circle, and the five, two"
"The first known record of the name of Lithuania () is in a 9 March 1009 story of Saint Bruno in the Quedlinburg Chronicle. The Chronicle recorded a Latinized form of the name Lietuva: ""Litua"" (pronounced ). Due to the lack of reliable evidence, the true meaning of the name is unknown. Nowadays, scholars still debate the meaning of the word and there are a few plausible versions. Since the word ""Lietuva"" has a suffix (-""uva""), the original word should have no suffix. A likely candidate is ""Lietā"". Because many Baltic ethnonyms originated from hydronyms, linguists have searched for its"
"and ""Lietuvos Respublika"" () are inscribed above the coat of arms and the word ""Pasas"" () is inscribed below the coat of arms. Lithuanian passports have the standard biometric symbol at the bottom. The Lithuanian passport includes the following data: The information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone. In 2018, Lithuanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 179 countries and territories, ranking the Lithuanian passport 10th in the world according to the Henley visa restrictions index. Lithuanian passport Lithuanian passport is an official document, issued exclusively to Lithuanian citizens to identify themselves as such and/or to"
"Postage stamps and postal history of Lithuania This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Lithuania. The postal history of Lithuania started around the 10th or 12th century or even earlier, with a pre-Christian messaging system known as ""krivūlė"". The first mail service was introduced in 1562, connecting Vilnius with Kraków, and Venice. Lithuania was under the rule of the Russian Empire until the 20th century. After the outbreak of World War I, Germany occupied Lithuania and Courland in 1915. The civil administration of the Oberbefehlhaber Ost was created in the German-occupated territory of the Russian"
"Lithuania Lithuania (; ), officially the Republic of Lithuania (), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. Since its independence, Lithuania has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, to the east of Sweden and Denmark. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) to the southwest. Lithuania has an estimated population of 2.7 million people , and its capital and largest city is Vilnius. Other major cities are"
"Lithuania Lithuania (; ), officially the Republic of Lithuania (), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. Since its independence, Lithuania has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, to the east of Sweden and Denmark. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) to the southwest. Lithuania has an estimated population of 2.7 million people , and its capital and largest city is Vilnius. Other major cities are"
"movements in the states during the 1980s and 1990 succeeded and the United Nations recognized all three in 1991. The states went on to become members of the European Union and NATO. Their development since independence is generally regarded as one of the most successful post-Soviet stories. When commenting on the Declaration's seventieth anniversary, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described it as ""a tribute to each of our countries’ commitment to the ideals of freedom and democracy."" On July 23, 2010 a commemorative plaque inscribed with its text in English and Lithuanian was formally dedicated in Vilnius, the capital"
"Lithuanian litas The Lithuanian litas (ISO currency code LTL, symbolized as Lt; plural ""litai"" (nominative) or ""litų"" (genitive)) was the currency of Lithuania, until 1 January 2015, when it was replaced by the euro. It was divided into 100 centų (genitive case; singular ""centas"", nominative plural ""centai""). The litas was first introduced on 2 October 1922 after World War I, when Lithuania declared independence and was reintroduced on 25 June 1993, following a period of currency exchange from the ruble to the litas with the temporary talonas then in place. The name was modeled after the name of the country"
"Flag of Lithuania The flag of Lithuania () consists of a horizontal tricolor of yellow, green, and red. It was adopted on 25 April 1918 during Lithuania's first period of independence (in the 20th century) from 1918 to 1940, which ceased with the occupation first by Soviet Russia and Lithuania's annexation into the Soviet Union, and then by Nazi Germany (1941–1944). During the post-World War II Soviet occupation, from 1945 until 1989, the Soviet Lithuanian flag consisted first of a generic red Soviet flag with the name of the republic, then changed to the red flag with white and green"
"Coat of arms of Lithuania The coat of arms of Lithuania, consisting of an armour-clad knight on horseback holding a sword and shield, is also known as Vytis ( (coined). Article 15 of the Constitution of Lithuania, approved by national referendum in 1992, stipulates, ""The Coat of Arms of the State shall be a white Vytis on a red field"". The heraldic shield features the field gules (red) with an armoured knight on a horse ""salient"" argent (silver). The knight is holding in his dexter hand a sword argent above his head. A shield azure hangs on the sinister shoulder"
"Lietauka Lietava, Lietauka or Letauka is a rivulet in Lithuania that is believed to have given Lithuania its name. It is 11 km in length and flows into Neris 30 km away from Kernavė, a possible first capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It flows through a swampy region and no important archaeological findings have been discovered on its banks. As the river flows in the lowlands and easily spills over its banks, most linguists agree that Lithuania's name (Lietuva) is related and perhaps derived from Lithuanian verb ""lieti"" (to spill), of the root derived from the Proto-Indo-European *""leyǝ-""."
"introduced, followed by cupro-nickel 1 litas, bimetallic 2 and 5 litai in 1998. All had the obverse designs showing the coat of arms in the center and the name of the state ""Lietuva"" in capital letters. The first coins were minted in the United Kingdom and arrived in Lithuania on 31 October 1990. Later, all coins were minted in the state-owned enterprise ""Lithuanian Mint"", which started its operations in September 1992 and helped to cut the costs of introducing the litas. Officials started to prepare for the introduction of the litas even before independence was declared, it was thought to"
"National symbols of Lithuania The national symbols of Lithuania are used in Lithuania and abroad to represent the country and its people, history, culture, and nature. These symbols are seen in official capacities, such as flags, coats of arms, postage stamps, and currency, and in URLs. They appear less formally as recurring themes in literature, art and folk art, heraldry, monuments, clothing, personal decoration, and as the names of parks, bridges, streets, and clubs. The less formal manifestations may be classified as national emblems. Some of the symbols are more heavily weighted with meaning than others. For instance, during the"
"of Ambassadors, and French troops were sent for protection. On 9 January 1923, Lithuania occupied the territory during the Klaipėda Revolt and the territory was annexed by Lithuania. Postage stamps and postal history of Lithuania This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Lithuania. The postal history of Lithuania started around the 10th or 12th century or even earlier, with a pre-Christian messaging system known as ""krivūlė"". The first mail service was introduced in 1562, connecting Vilnius with Kraków, and Venice. Lithuania was under the rule of the Russian Empire until the 20th century. After the"
"Name of Lithuania The first known record of the name of Lithuania () is in a 9 March 1009 story of Saint Bruno recorded in the Quedlinburg Chronicle (). The Chronicle recorded a Latinized form of the russian word for Lithuania - Литва (""Litva"") (Latinized form: ""Litua"") (pronounced ). Although it is clear the name originated from a Baltic language, scholars still debate the meaning of the word. During the 13th century the Duchy of Lithuania was bordered by Slavic lands. The Slavs did not create the name; they used the existing Lithuanian ethnonym. The Lithuanian diphthong -""ie""- has, in"
"Latvia Latvia ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Latvia (), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Since its independence, Latvia has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is bordered by Estonia in the northern region, Lithuania in the southern, to the east is Russia, and Belarus to the southeast, as well as sharing a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia has 1,957,200 inhabitants and a territory of . The country has a temperate seasonal climate. After centuries of Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, a rule mainly executed by"
"137 ranked countries). Lithuania joined NATO in 2004, EU in 2004, Schengen in 2007 and OECD in 2018. On 1 January 2015, euro became the national currency replacing litas at the rate of EUR 1.00 = LTL 3.45280. Agricultural products and food made 18.3%, chemical products and plastics – 17.8%, machinery and appliances – 15.8%, mineral products – 14.7%, wood and furniture – 12.5% of exports. Lithuanian GDP experienced very high real growth rates for decade up to 2009, peaking at 11.1% in 2007. As a result, the country was often termed as a Baltic Tiger. However, in 2009 due"
"Emblem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic The emblem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic () was adopted in 1940 by the government of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. The emblem was designed by Vsevolodas Dobužinskis based on the State Emblem of the Soviet Union. The new coat of arms replaced the traditional coat of arms of Lithuania, known as Vytis, which was restored when Lithuania declared its independence in 1990. The emblem is an example of so-called ""socialist heraldry"". It featured symbols of agriculture (oak branches and wheat). The rising sun stood for the future of the Lithuanian nation,"
"some of their functions and prestige, and they disappeared as a social class after the implementation of the Wallach Reform. According to the hypothesis brought forward by Lithuanian historian Artūras Dubonis and linguist Simas Karaliūnas, the name of Lithuania (""Lietuva"") derived from leičiai. Leičiai is an old ethnonym used by Latvians to denote the Lithuanians (""leiši"" in Latvian) and was historically known to the Germans in the same sense. Opponents to the hypothesis which attempts to relate the words ""leitis"", ""leičiai"" and ""Lietuva"", claim that the form ""leičiai, leitis,"" with a diphthong -ei- instead of -ie-, is likely to be"
"Pahonia The Pahonia (, transliteration: ""Pahonia"", ; , - literally: ""Pursue"" - literally ""knight"") is the historical coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, variation of which is being used as a current coat of arms of Lithuania. It has also been the official emblem of Belarusian Democratic Republic in 1918 and of the Republic of Belarus from 1991 to 1995. On May 14, 2007 Pahonia was declared cultural heritage of Belarus. The charging knight first emerged as a state emblem in the region in 1329 on the seal of duke Alexander Michailovich of Pskov. He was deputy"
"of Lithuania and the inscription LIETUVOS BANKO VALDYBOS PIRMININKAS (CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE BANK OF LITHUANIA) on the left of the portraits. Obverse doesn't have the coat of arms, but the reverse has it on the right corner. New notable security features of the banknote: Note the new 10 litas banknotes of 2007 issue do not have a microperforated numeral 10. Other security features: 10 litų The ten litų () note (LTL 10) was the lowest value of Lithuanian banknotes and has been used since 1922 when Lithuania became independent from German forces after World War I. The"
"Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. To the wider public he is best known as the creator of the coat of arms of Lithuania, coat of arms of Vilnius (the capital city), and the flag of the President of Lithuania. Každailis also works as book illustrator. He experimented with numerous techniques, styles, and themes, but his best works are considered to be related with the history of Lithuania. His 54-image cycle for a book by Simanas Daukantas won the Grand Amber Prize of the Baltic Triennial Art Exhibition in 1986. 42 of these images were donated to the Lithuanian Art Museum in"
"Many public events, encouraged by authoritarian regime of President Antanas Smetona were held in 1930, generating a cult of Vytautas. The most prominent landmark in Lithuania is probably the medieval Gediminas Tower in Vilnius; it is one of the highest points in the city, and the flag of Lithuania is flown there. During the Soviet occupation, the flag of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic was displayed there; on October 7, 1988, during the independence movement that was finalized by the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania on March 11, 1990, the Lithuanian tricolor was re-hoisted atop the"
"10 litų The ten litų () note (LTL 10) was the lowest value of Lithuanian banknotes and has been used since 1922 when Lithuania became independent from German forces after World War I. The note measures 135x65mm, just like all banknotes in Lithuania. The ten litų banknotes show the flight of airplane Lituanica by Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas. Word ""litų"" is a genitive case of word ""litai"", which is plural of ""litas"". Plural genitive case is used with decimal numbers (10, 20, 50 and so on). The first litas was introduced on October 2, 1922, replacing the ostmark and"
"Vehicle registration plates of Lithuania Standard vehicle registration plates in Lithuania bear three letters and three numbers (e.g. ABC 123) in black lettering on a white background. The plates are usually of the standard EU dimensions, but can also be manufactured in the American dimensions for special import vehicles. All plates issued since 2004 also bear a blue EU identification stripe on their left-hand edge. Those issued between the restoration of Lithuanian independence in 1990 and the country's accession to the European Union in 2004 bore a similar stripe with a small Lithuanian flag in place of the flag of"
"as its currency since 1 January 2014, replacing the Latvian lats. The name ""Latvija"" is derived from the name of the ancient Latgalians, one of four Indo-European Baltic tribes (along with Couronians, Selonians and Semigallians), which formed the ethnic core of modern Latvians together with the Finnic Livonians. Henry of Latvia coined the latinisations of the country's name, ""Lettigallia"" and ""Lethia"", both derived from the Latgalians. The terms inspired the variations on the country's name in Romance languages from ""Letonia"" and in several Germanic languages from ""Lettland"". Around 3000 BC, the proto-Baltic ancestors of the Latvian people settled on the"
"Republic was annexed by the Soviet Union and all national insignia were outlawed. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Vytis, together with the Columns of Gediminas and the national flag, became symbols of the independence movement in Lithuania. In 1988, the Vytis was legalized. On March 11, 1990 Lithuania declared its independence and restored all of its pre-war national symbols, including the historical coat of arms. On March 20, 1990 the Supreme Council of Lithuania approved the description of the State's coat of arms and determined the principal regulations for its use. The design was based on Juozas"
"and the Soviet anthem with ""Tautiška giesmė"". Lithuania was the first Soviet republic to restore its national symbols. However, the coat of arms were not restored. The traditional coat of arms of Lithuania was recognized as a national symbol, but not elevated to the status of state's coat of arms. That was done only in March 1990, the same day Lithuania declared independence. The emblem remained in use until Lithuania's independence was recognized by the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Emblem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic The emblem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic () was adopted in"
"March 1990, with the Reconstituent Seimas declaring Lithuania's independence restored. Since Lithuania's membership in the USSR was considered a violation of the international law and void, there was no formal procedure of secession from the USSR. Lithuania declared sovereignty on its territory on 18 May 1989 and declared independence from the Soviet Union on 11 March 1990 as the Republic of Lithuania. Lithuania was the first Baltic state to assert state continuity and the first Soviet Republic to remove ""Soviet"" from its name (though not the first Soviet Republic to assert its national sovereignty and the supremacy of its national"