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| '''Lithuanian minority in Poland''' is composed of 5,639 people according to the ] ] of 2002. ]n ] notes that there are about 15,000 people in Poland of 'Lithuanian ancestry'. According to the census, most of them (5,097) live in the ] (] region), particularly in the ] (]) where they form a majority (about 80% of population). | '''Lithuanian minority in Poland''' is composed of 5,639 people according to the ] ] of 2002. ]n ] notes that there are about 15,000 people in Poland of 'Lithuanian ancestry'. According to the census, most of them (5,097) live in the ] (] region), particularly in the ] (]) where they form a majority (about 80% of population). | ||
| ==Interbellum== | |||
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| During the interwar period of the 20th century (1920-1939) ]n - ] relations were quite bad, and Lithuanian minority in Poland was an object of aggressive Polonisation, especialy in fourth decade, as almost all Lithuanian schools were closed (closed 266, remained only 3) and all organizations were banned. Further Polonisation was ensued colonising lands inhabited by Lithuanians with Polish army veterans<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stanford.edu/group/ethnic/Random%20Narratives/LithuaniaRN1.3.pdf |title=Lithuania|accessdate=2007-06-18 |last= Fearon |first=James D. |coauthors=Laitin, David D. |year= 2006 |format=pdf |publisher= Stanford University |pages=4 |language=english |quote= From 1936 till 1939, 266 Lithuanian schools were closed in the whole territory of the former Vilnius Territory. Activities of almost all Lithuanian cultural organizations were banned there. In the areas controlled by Poland, resentments grew as a new settlement of Polish army veterans with economic ties to Poland brought greater Polonization.}}</ref>. | |||
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==External links== | ||
| *{{pl icon}} (Lithuanian community in Poland) on the official site of Lithuanian embassy in Poland | *{{pl icon}} (Lithuanian community in Poland) on the official site of Lithuanian embassy in Poland | ||
| *{{pl icon}} Łukasz Kaźmierczak, (Three percent of different) - article describing results of Polish census 2002 and minorities in Poland, citing census data | *{{pl icon}} Łukasz Kaźmierczak, (Three percent of different) - article describing results of Polish census 2002 and minorities in Poland, citing census data | ||
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Lithuanian minority in Poland is composed of 5,639 people according to the Polish census of 2002. Lithuanian embassy notes that there are about 15,000 people in Poland of 'Lithuanian ancestry'. According to the census, most of them (5,097) live in the Podlasie Voivodeship (Sudovia region), particularly in the Puńsk Commune (gmina) where they form a majority (about 80% of population).
Interbellum
During the interwar period of the 20th century (1920-1939) Lithuanian - Polish relations were quite bad, and Lithuanian minority in Poland was an object of aggressive Polonisation, especialy in fourth decade, as almost all Lithuanian schools were closed (closed 266, remained only 3) and all organizations were banned. Further Polonisation was ensued colonising lands inhabited by Lithuanians with Polish army veterans.
See also
External links
- Template:Pl icon Społeczność litewska w Polsce (Lithuanian community in Poland) on the official site of Lithuanian embassy in Poland
- Template:Pl icon Łukasz Kaźmierczak, Trzy procent odmienności (Three percent of different) - article describing results of Polish census 2002 and minorities in Poland, citing census data
References
- Fearon, James D. (2006). "Lithuania" (pdf). Stanford University. p. 4. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
From 1936 till 1939, 266 Lithuanian schools were closed in the whole territory of the former Vilnius Territory. Activities of almost all Lithuanian cultural organizations were banned there. In the areas controlled by Poland, resentments grew as a new settlement of Polish army veterans with economic ties to Poland brought greater Polonization.
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