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7 Facts about Lithuania
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In this brief video you can find seven little known facts about Lithuania.
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1. Lithuania is the geographical center of Europe. After a re-estimation of the boundaries of the continent of Europe in 1989, Jean-George Affholder, a scientist at French National Geographic Institute determined that the geographic centre of Europe is located at 54°54′N 25°19′E, near the village of Purnuškės. The method used for calculating this point was that of the centre of gravity of the geometrical figure of Europe.
2. Lithuania was the first country to declare its independence from the Soviet Union. After a landslide victory in elections to the Supreme Soviet, members of Sąjūdis, an anit-communist party, proclaimed Lithuania's independence on 11 March 1990, becoming the first Soviet republic to do so. The Soviet Union attempted to suppress the secession by imposing an economic blockade. Soviet troops attacked the Vilnius TV Tower, killing 14 Lithuanian civilians and wounding 600 others on the night of 13 January 1991 (January Events).
3. The country is home to one of the largest moving sand dunes in Europe. Hollydays in Lithuania must include this spot! The Curonian Spit is a unique and vulnerable, sandy and wooded cultural landscape on a coastal spit which features small Curonian lagoon settlements. The Spit was formed by the sea, wind and human activity and continues to be shaped by them.
4. The capitalof Lithuania, Vilnius, is home to a break-away hipster republic. In 1995, a group of Lithuanian artists and intellectuals erected a statue of Frank Zappa in the nation’s capital Vilnius. Two years later, on April Fool’s Day 1997, the city’s bohemian quarter declared itself the independent Republic of Uzupio.
5. Lithuania has the fourth best basketball team in the world. Basketball is insanely popular here and the country has adequate representation in the NBA. The country's men's team ranking fourth in the world and having won three bronze medals at the Olympics. The team goes by the nickname "The Second Religion".
6. In the early 13th century, the map of Lithuania was much larger. The tribes in the area formed the Kingdom of Lithuania, quickly expanding outwards into Mongol-controlled Russia, as well as segments of Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus. By the late 14th century this Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the largest kingdom in Europe. At the end of the 18th century the Commonwealth was dissolved, and Lithuania was effectively split between Russia and Prussia.
7. Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, is known for its Old Town of beautiful architecture. Its Jewish influence until the 20th century has led to it being described as the "Jerusalem of Lithuania" and Napoleon named it "the Jerusalem of the North" as he was passing through in 1812.
More Info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_midpoint_of_Europe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania#Modern
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/994
http://theculturetrip.com/europe/lithuania/articles/the-republic-of-u-upis-bohemia-in-lithuania/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/10-things-you-didnt-know-5398110
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-should-i-know-about-lithuania.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius
Music:
Lasers – Paris (Elite Athlete Remix)
http://freemusicarchive.org/
Images:
http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/ussr122311/u02_20318500.jpg
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Lithuania_Centre_of_Europe.jpg
http://www.ut.ee/sites/default/files/lithuaniaflag_0.jpg
http://landscapeurbanism.aaschool.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DSC_0823.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8zI2JmbfQZ4/UHWHIfMSOQI/AAAAAAAAAkg/UjRAfROqxF0/s1600/P1060945.JPG
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http://pictures.thaindian.com/d/1635-1/82298701_10.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Jonas_Valanciunas_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg
http://img14.deviantart.net/5dd5/i/2011/246/a/1/kingdom_of_lithuania_1562_map_by_rarayn-d48m1hp.png
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In this brief video you can find seven little known facts about Lithuania.
More information about the video content bellow:
1. Lithuania is the geographical center of Europe. After a re-estimation of the boundaries of the continent of Europe in 1989, Jean-George Affholder, a scientist at French National Geographic Institute determined that the geographic centre of Europe is located at 54°54′N 25°19′E, near the village of Purnuškės. The method used for calculating this point was that of the centre of gravity of the geometrical figure of Europe.
2. Lithuania was the first country to declare its independence from the Soviet Union. After a landslide victory in elections to the Supreme Soviet, members of Sąjūdis, an anit-communist party, proclaimed Lithuania's independence on 11 March 1990, becoming the first Soviet republic to do so. The Soviet Union attempted to suppress the secession by imposing an economic blockade. Soviet troops attacked the Vilnius TV Tower, killing 14 Lithuanian civilians and wounding 600 others on the night of 13 January 1991 (January Events).
3. The country is home to one of the largest moving sand dunes in Europe. Hollydays in Lithuania must include this spot! The Curonian Spit is a unique and vulnerable, sandy and wooded cultural landscape on a coastal spit which features small Curonian lagoon settlements. The Spit was formed by the sea, wind and human activity and continues to be shaped by them.
4. The capitalof Lithuania, Vilnius, is home to a break-away hipster republic. In 1995, a group of Lithuanian artists and intellectuals erected a statue of Frank Zappa in the nation’s capital Vilnius. Two years later, on April Fool’s Day 1997, the city’s bohemian quarter declared itself the independent Republic of Uzupio.
5. Lithuania has the fourth best basketball team in the world. Basketball is insanely popular here and the country has adequate representation in the NBA. The country's men's team ranking fourth in the world and having won three bronze medals at the Olympics. The team goes by the nickname "The Second Religion".
6. In the early 13th century, the map of Lithuania was much larger. The tribes in the area formed the Kingdom of Lithuania, quickly expanding outwards into Mongol-controlled Russia, as well as segments of Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus. By the late 14th century this Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the largest kingdom in Europe. At the end of the 18th century the Commonwealth was dissolved, and Lithuania was effectively split between Russia and Prussia.
7. Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, is known for its Old Town of beautiful architecture. Its Jewish influence until the 20th century has led to it being described as the "Jerusalem of Lithuania" and Napoleon named it "the Jerusalem of the North" as he was passing through in 1812.
More Info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_midpoint_of_Europe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania#Modern
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/994
http://theculturetrip.com/europe/lithuania/articles/the-republic-of-u-upis-bohemia-in-lithuania/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/10-things-you-didnt-know-5398110
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-should-i-know-about-lithuania.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius
Music:
Lasers – Paris (Elite Athlete Remix)
http://freemusicarchive.org/
Images:
http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/ussr122311/u02_20318500.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q1v0ybo5uM0/VNk_dA1L-OI/AAAAAAAAAmg/YHSsqqWStG8/s1600/CentreofEurope.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Lithuania_Centre_of_Europe.jpg
http://www.ut.ee/sites/default/files/lithuaniaflag_0.jpg
http://landscapeurbanism.aaschool.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DSC_0823.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8zI2JmbfQZ4/UHWHIfMSOQI/AAAAAAAAAkg/UjRAfROqxF0/s1600/P1060945.JPG
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Lithuania_Vilnius_U%C5%BEupis_sign.jpg
http://cdn1.lomography.com/68/96f9174e9c257fba44cd8cd7b62ede3f7d5e9d/879x576x2.jpg?auth=3a5a7a35dfd44853196cd2f7e37ab45d74d7737d
http://pictures.thaindian.com/d/1635-1/82298701_10.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Jonas_Valanciunas_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg
http://img14.deviantart.net/5dd5/i/2011/246/a/1/kingdom_of_lithuania_1562_map_by_rarayn-d48m1hp.png
http://i.imgur.com/v5tsBZK.png
http://www.kempinski.com/assets/vno1-cathedral-square-vilnius/Homepage/USP-Landing-Pages/_resampled/SetWidth1700-Kempinski-Hotel-Facade-in-Morning-Vilnius-Old-Town.jpg
- published: 08 Aug 2015
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