File:Lithuania Minor.png

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English: The language situation in Lithuania Minor (German: Kleinlitauen) in 1900. The yellow line indicates the extent of the Lithuanian language are in 1876 as described by Friedrich Kurschat in 1876:
Die Grenze des littauischen Sprachgebiets geht, von dessen nördlichstem an der Ostsee gelegenen Punkt ab, etwa von dem russischen Grenzorte Polangen in südlicher Richtung bis Memel längs der Ostsee, von da ab längs dem Kurischen Haff und dem Deimefluss bis gegen Tapiau. Von da ab zieht sie sich den Pregel entlang bis hinter Wehlau nach Insterburg zu, zwischen welchen beiden Städten sie diesen Fluss überspringt, dann in südöstlicher Richtung hinstreicht und in der Gegend von Goldap sich in östlicher Richtung hinziehend die polnische Grenze überschreitet.
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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Added the 1876 border between the Lithuanian and German language areas as described by Friedrich Kurschat in 1876; cropped. The original can be viewed here: Ethnic map East Prussia 1907.jpeg: . Modifications made by Fentener van Vlissingen.

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    • 2009-04-25T16:53:31Z Fentener van Vlissingen 1682x2139 (4979293 Bytes) == Summary == {{Information |Description={{de|Nationalitäten-Karte der Provinz Ostpreussen / auf Grund amtlicher Angaben entworfen von Paul Langhans}} {{en|Nationalities map of the Province of East Prussia / on the basis of

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current02:31, 7 October 2024Thumbnail for version as of 02:31, 7 October 20246,474 × 4,041 (48.16 MB)Ascended Dreamer (talk | contribs)Higher resolution image from SuUB Bremen, change line color to Yellow for more clarity
16:08, 19 September 2009Thumbnail for version as of 16:08, 19 September 20091,471 × 955 (3.56 MB)Fentener van Vlissingen (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|The language situation in Lithuania Minor (German: ''Kleinlitauen'') in 1900. The blue line indicates the extent of the Lithuanian language are in 1876 as described by Friedrich Kurschat in 1876: :''Die Grenze des littauis

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