Pajevonys was historically a major
Sūdovian / Yotvingian
Cultural & Spiritual Center.
 

1st century A.D. Roman coins (Tiberius/Caligula/Claudius) found around Pajevonys
predate the 2nd Century Ptolemy's mention of Σουδινοί.
 

It is very popular now in Lithuania to refer
to Pre-Christian Sūdovians as Jotvingians.
The primary distinction is religious
and not so much ethnicity & genetics.

By the 18th Century, most Sūdovians
were either bi- or tri-lingual,
and thus not identified when speaking
Lithuanian, Polish, or Belarussian.

They converted, went to church,
and inter-married with others.
This is how the Jotvingians "vanished".

There may still have been old speakers
as late as the 19th Century in the
remote Białowieża Forest area.

A census by clergy in Belarus at
that time revealed 31,000 church members
identified themselves as "Yatviags".

"What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas"
 

~ The Republic of Lithuania ruled in 2005 that SŪDUVA is only an ethnic/cultural term ~
~ Sūduva was not allowed to vote! ~

For more info about Sūduva, click on links below

www.suduvosgidas.lt

VILKAVIŠKIO RAJONO SAVIVALDYBĖ

Soulside Story (Blog w/ Photos)

For more info about the Pajevonys area, click link below

VILKAVIŠKIO RAJONO SAVIVALDYBĖ (Pajevonys)

www.seniunai.lt/lt/seniunai/

Latitude	54.5167	Longitude	22.8167	Altitude (feet)	269
Lat (DMS)	54° 31' 0N	Long (DMS)	22° 49' 0E	Altitude (meters)	82
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