Yotvingia

Also known as Yatvingia, Sudovia, Sudovio

thumb|Yotvingia (Jaćwież) in the 11th century.

Key facts

Country.conventional_long_name: Yotvingia
Country.common_name: Yotvingia
Country.native_name: SūdavaDainava
Country.image_map: Baltic Tribes c 1200.svg
Country.image_map_caption: Baltic tribes in the 12th century, Yotvingian territory marked in darker green
Country.capital: Skomandburg(c. 1260-1281)
Country.era: Middle Ages
Country.leader_title1: King
Country.leader_name1: Netimeras(c. 980)
Country.leader_title2: Duke (kuningas)
Country.leader_name2: Komantas(c. 1260-1281)Kantigirdas(c. 1283)
Country.year_start: 7th century

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thumb|Yotvingia (Jaćwież) in the 11th century.

Yotvingia, or Sudovia, was a region where the Baltic tribe known as Yotvingians lived. It was located in the area of Sudovia and Dainava; south west from the upper Nemunas, between Marijampolė, Merkinė (Lithuania), Slonim, Kobryn (Belarus), Białystok, and Ełk (Poland).