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NAME Because the town of almost corresponded to the region of Sudovia, therefore people started to call people from the land "suvalkiečiai", literally meaning person, living in Suvalkai town, and the whole land - Suvalkija. However now the historic name Sūduva, on which English name Sudovia is based, is preferred. GEOGRAPHY Today Sudovia is split between southern Lithuania , close to the Polish border, and a small part of northeastern Poland . Sudovia is smallest ethnographic region of Lithuania. DEMOGRAPHICS People speak , Samogitia and Aukštaitija as well. TRADITIONS HISTORY Historically the region was inhabitated by Baltic Tribe Sudovians , which was of East Baltic group. POLITICS |
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