Samogitia

Note: this article is about the ethnographic region of Lithuania. For info about the historical Samogitian Eldership/Duchy, see Eldership of Samogitia.

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Samogitia (Lithuanian: ?emaitija, literally lowlands) is one of the five ethnographic regions of Lithuania. It is also known as ?mud? in Polish and Schamaiten in German.

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The region is located in western Lithuania in the territories of Palanga city municipality, Rietavas municipality, Taurag? district municipality, ?ilal? district municipality, Skuodas district municipality, Jurbarkas district municipality, Ma?eikiai district municipality, Kretinga district municipality, Plung? district municipality, Tel?iai district municipality, Akmen? district municipality, Kelm? district municipality, ?iauliai district municipality, Raseiniai district municipality, eastern parts of Klaip?da district municipality and ?ilut? district municipality, western part of Joni?kis district municipality, also the ?iauliai city municipality. The largest city is ?iauliai, or Klaip?da if the latter is considered in the region. Tel?iai is the capital, although Medninkai was once the capital of the Eldership of Samogitia. The largest cities (those with over 20,000 inhabitants) are (Samogitian name, if different, is provided after slash):

Eldership: Eldership may refer to:...

Duchy: A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. Historically, some duchies in Continental Europe were sovereign, while others (especially in France and Britain) were subordinate districts of a kingdom....

Eldership of Samogitia: The Eldership of Samogitia (Lithuanian: ?emai?i? seni?nija) was the western part of Lithuania...