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Area of the Lithuanian language in the 16th century. The name of Lithuania – Lithuanians – was first mentioned in 1009. Among its etymologies there are a derivation from the word Lietava, for a small river, a possible derivation from a word leičiai, but most probable is the name for union of Lithuanian ethnic tribes ('susilieti, lietis' means to unite and the word 'lietuva' means ...
In Norway there are 45,415 Lithuanians living in the country and it has in a short time become the second largest ethnic minority in the country, making up 0.85% of Norway's total population, and 4.81% of all foreign residents in Norway. [46] There are around 3,500 Lithuanians in Iceland, making around 1% of the total population.
Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. With regard to the first table, original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.
The Lithuanians consume about 0.5 million cubic metres of water per day, which is only 12–14 percent of all explored fresh groundwater resources. [27] Water quality in the country is very high and is determined by the fact that drinking water comes from deep layers that are protected from pollution on the surface of the earth.
The Lithuanians dedicated separate burial mounds to the riding horses, sometimes half of an entire kurgan. [27] The Lithuanians had the custom of purposely breaking weapons as well as jewellery when burning the deceased — this was probably done to send these items to the afterlife. They also produced small axes only used during funeral rites ...
Lithuania, [b] officially the Republic of Lithuania, [c] is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. [d] It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest, with a maritime border with Sweden to the west.
Well, she’s certainly above average, standing an impressive 5 ft 10 (1.78 m) — so tall that some stars have to look up to her. Swift’s height has often been a discussion among fans, on ...
The tallest living man is Sultan Kösen of Turkey at 251 cm (8 ft 3 in), [56] and the tallest living woman is Rumeysa Gelgi, also of Turkey, at 215 cm (7 ft 1 in). [57] The tallest man in modern history was Robert Wadlow (1918−1940), from Illinois , United States, who was 272 cm (8 ft 11 in) at the time of his death. [ 58 ]