Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Lithuania 2018 - Ethnic Minorities and Communities in Lithuania, Tatars



Technical Details:
Issue Date:12 June 2018
Designer: I. Krikštaponytė
Printer: “Vaba Maa”, Estonia
Process: Offset
Size: 30 x 37mm

About Ethnic Minorities and Communities in Lithuania, Tatars

Tatars setting in Lithuania is associated with the Grand Duke Vytautas (early 15th century). They were brought to Lithuania to serve as soldiers, their villages established at the Grand Duchy boundaries and around the capital city Vilnius. Tatars formed a personal guardhouse of Vytautas, together with him participated in the Battle of Grunwald. Most of Tatars living in Lithuania are Sunni Muslims. Surviving Tatar villages are Raižiai (Alytus district municipality), Keturiasdešimt totorių and Nemėžis (both in Vilnius district municipality).

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