Top Ten Things Lithuania is Known For
I made this type of list about Sweden, one of my home countries, so now I'll make one about my other home country, Lithuania, without further ado, let's start!
Basketball is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches in diameter and 10 feet high mounted to a backboard at each end. Yeah, of course. The national sport of Lithuania is basketball. A sport I don't really am into, but I respect it, especially since it's lithuania's national sport (call me biased if you want to)
Which is true. But if you do, talk about how people might know about it. This list trend ain't so bad actually.
NBA Players come from there, and perform great. Jonas Valenchiunas is a great example.
If there is one thing Lithuania is the most known for then it's history! Lithuania's history is quite famous and big, some people do even say it's more known than Latvia because of the history! I certainly find it so interesting too even though I barely know much about it, but many people know Lithuania because of history
Unfortuanely, Lithuania has one of the highest suicide ratings in the whole world and some times even ranks as the number #1 coutnry with the highest, the only country that usually tops Lithuania is Greenland which isn't even a sovereign state, but rather part of Denmark
Sorry to hear that.
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania and the only capital of the baltic states that lies in the country and not at the coast, in fact it's very close to Belarus so I wouldn't be suprised if many of the tourists there are lithuanians from Vilnius.
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in Northern Europe.It is one of the Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea to the southeast of Sweden and the east of Denmark, with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia to the southwest. Lithuania covers an area of 65,300 km2 (25,200 sq mi), with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages. ...read more. Lithuanian is one of the most conservative and oldest languages in Europe! Not only that, but also one of the only two surviving baltic languages in the world along with Latvian. As I half-lithuanian myself who can't even speak it I am planning on learning it, and I find it wonderful, it sounds so exotic and nostalgic for me
This area in Lithuania is almost completely surrounded by Belarus and it looks kinda funny as at the north-west where the area connects with the rest of Lithuania, there is this small corridor in which there it is just a few miles surrounded by Belarus on two sides
Along the beautiful beaches of Lithuania you can actaly find amber although it's quite rare, you must be lucky to find it, not even I have found it when I was there. Speaking of beaches, they are gorgeous!
Lithuania is a country with mainly plains, but forests are found too! In Lithuania in unlike almost all other european countries I think, the forests in lithuania have sculptures of gods and creatures of lithuanian folklore. I have been to two of those forests and it's seriously a must go to if you visit this wonderful country
Storks are the national animals of Lithuania, and it is said that if a stork has a nest near your house it means good luck
Lithuanian folklore is so interesting in my opinion and Lithuania is quite known for it, it was also one of the last countries in Europe to convert to christianity (catholic christianity to be more exact). Anyway, the folklore is interesting! There's Perkūnas, the god of thunder, Patulas, the god of the underworld and dead, Patrimpas, the god of seas, and many more. Keep in mind I could be wrong so correct me if I'm wrong
So many lithuanian foods contain potatoes such as cepelins, kugelis and so on. It's part of our culture!
Amazing place. Been there
This is an incredibly unique sculpture park of stone in an amazing setting of greenery. Created by lithuanian Orvidas who felt opressed during soviet times and decided to create a park around his home based on pagan culture. Amazing place to just wander around and study for fun
Very interesting place.
Widely considered a national hero of Lithuania and one of its best rulers.
The only king Lithuania ever had, who united all lithuanian tribes.
A lithuanian dish. It's a potato pudding with lots of bacon in it and it's so delicious! I remember back in the day when I used to eat this while playing Spy Fox (a common theme you'll notice with lithuanian cuisine is that they love bacon).
Lithuanians are some of the most patriotic people I know. Lithuanians always hold onto their traditions wether they live in Lithuania or are part of the diaspora. I'm proud of my people!
Pherhaps the most famous of all sculpture parks. Located on the curonian spit at Joudkrante, this surely is a place to visit when going to Lithuania.
Third biggest city in all of Lithuania although relatively small. Lots of prussian history and truly has a coastal feel to it.