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Yotvingia
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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
Country.year_end
1442
Country.s1
Trakai Voivodeship
Country.s2
Podlaskie Voivodeship (1513–1795)
Country.s3
Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
region
Named after
Yotvingians
Country
Belarus
Location
Baltics
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dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1442-01-01
Commons category
Yotvingia
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

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).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yotvingia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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