Editing Samogitia (section)

{{Short description|Lithuanian ethnographic region}}
{{About|the ethnographic region of Lithuania|info about the historical Samogitian [[Duchy]]|Duchy of Samogitia}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->
| name = Samogitia
| native_name = Žemaitija
| native_name_lang = lt<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead -->
| other_name = Žemaitėjė
| settlement_type = [[Cultural regions of Lithuania|Ethnographic region of Lithuania]]
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
| color = #ffffff
| photo1a = Palanga by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg{{!}}Aerial view of Palanga
| photo1b = Pluņģes pils - panoramio.jpg{{!}}Plungė Manor
| photo2a = Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Šiauliai, Lithuania in 2018.jpg{{!}}Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Šiauliai
| photo2b = The Hill of Crosses - panoramio (1).jpg{{!}}Hill of Crosses
| photo3a = City center of Telšiai with a clock tower in 2019.jpg {{!}} Clocktower square in Telšiai
| spacing = 2
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| size = 260
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| image_caption = {{hlist|From top, left to right: [[Palanga]]|[[Plungė Manor]]|[[Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Šiauliai]]|[[Hill of Crosses]]| Clocktower square in [[Telšiai]]}}
| image_flag = Flag_of_Žemaitija.svg
| flag_size = 125px
| flag_border = no
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| image_shield = Grand_Coat_of_Arms_of_Samogitia.svg
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| shield_size = x75px
| motto = Patria Una
| image_map = Žemaitija location Lithuania.svg
| map_alt = Map indicating the location of Samogitia within Lithuania
| map_caption = Location of Samogitia within Lithuania
| coordinates = {{Coord|56|00|0|N|22|15|0|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[Lithuania]]
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| seat_type = Capital
| seat = [[Telšiai]]
| seat1_type = Largest city
| seat1 = [[Šiauliai]]
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 506665
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = 30
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| [[Samogitians|Samogitian]] {{small|([[English language|English]])}}
| {{nowrap|''žemaitis'' {{small|([[Grammatical gender|masc]]) and}}<br/>''žemaitė'' {{small|([[Grammatical gender|fem]]) ([[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]])}}}}
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'''Samogitia''', often known by its [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] name '''''Žemaitija'''''{{efn|{{IPA|lt|ʒʲɛˈmɐɪˑtʲiːjɛ|}}}} ([[Samogitian language|Samogitian]]: ''Žemaitėjė''; see [[Samogitia#Etymology and alternative names|below]] for alternative and historical names) is one of the five [[cultural regions of Lithuania]] and formerly one of the two core administrative divisions of the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] alongside [[Lithuania proper]].<ref name="vle">{{cite web |last1=Gudavičius |first1=Edvardas |title=Žemaitija |url=https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/zemaitija/ |website=[[Vle.lt]] |access-date=9 April 2021 |language=lt}}</ref>

Žemaitija is located in northwestern [[Lithuania]]. Its capital city is [[Telšiai]] and the largest city is [[Šiauliai]] (located on the border between Samogitia and [[Aukštaitija]]). Throughout centuries, Samogitia developed a separate culture featuring diverse architecture, folk costumes, dances, songs, traditions, and a distinct [[Samogitian language]].<ref>{{cite journal |journal=KTU|last1=Mikašytė |first1=Vilma |title=Is the Samogitian language going to die out? Implications of showing pride in being a Samogitian and attitudes towards Samogitianness on Samogitian Facebook pages |date=October 2017 |publisher=[[Kaunas University of Technology]] |url=https://www.vdu.lt/cris/bitstream/20.500.12259/34459/3/ISSN2335-2027_2017_N_10.PG_75-97.pdf |access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>

Famous landmarks include [[Tauragė Castle]], [[Plungė Manor]] and [[Hill of Crosses]].