Poles in Lithuania in the context of Švenčionys district

⭐ Core Definition: Poles in Lithuania

The Poles in Lithuania (Polish: Polacy na Litwie, Lithuanian: Lietuvos lenkai), also called Lithuanian Poles, estimated at 183,000 people in the 2021 Lithuanian census or 6.5% of Lithuania's total population, are the country's largest ethnic minority.

The first Polish people in Lithuania were mainly enslaved war captives from the Polish–Lithuanian Wars (13th–14th centuries). During the subsequent Polish–Lithuanian union until the Commonwealth's end in 1795, there was a gradual Polonization of Lithuania's upper classes, namely the nobility, which still maintained a Lithuanian identity. In addition, there was an influx of Poles into the country. Polish migration to Lithuania continued despite the Third Lithuanian Statute's attempt to prohibit Polish settlement.

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Poles in Lithuania in the context of Švenčionys district municipality
Poles in Lithuania in the context of Lithuanians in the United Kingdom

Poles in Lithuania in the context of Švenčionys district municipality

Švenčionys District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

It has significant Polish minority population in Lithuania, with a quarter of the population claiming Polish ethnicity.

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Poles in Lithuania in the context of Lithuanians in the United Kingdom

Lithuanians in the United Kingdom (Lithuanian: Didžiosios Britanijos lietuviai) include individuals born in Lithuania who have migrated to the UK, among them Lithuanian citizens of Russian descent and Polish Lithuanian citizens, as well as their British-born descendants. The 2011 UK Census recorded 95,730 Lithuanian-born residents in England, 1,353 in Wales, 4,287 in Scotland, and 7,341 in Northern Ireland. The previous, 2001 UK Census, had recorded 4,363 Lithuanian-born residents. The Office for National Statistics estimates that 144,000 Lithuanian-born immigrants were resident in the UK in 2013.

Significant numbers of Lithuanians came to the UK after Lithuania's European Union accession in 2004; however, there have been historically notable Lithuanian communities in the UK since the early 20th century — most notably in Scotland (Glasgow and the mining communities of North Lanarkshire and Midlothian) and London. The East London suburb of Beckton became known by some as "Little Lithuania" and "Bektoniškės" in the late 2000s, due to its Lithuanian diaspora presence.

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