Lithuanians in Belarus

Lithuanians in Belarus

Baltarusijos lietuviai
Total population
19,091[1] (2009, census)
Regions with significant populations
Grodno Region, Vitebsk Region
Languages
Lithuanian, Belarusian, Russian
Religion
Christianity (Roman Catholicism)
Related ethnic groups
Lithuanians

Lithuanians in Belarus (Lithuanian: Baltarusijos lietuviai; Belarusian: Беларускія літоўцы, romanized: Bielaruskija litoŭcy; Russian: Белорусские литовцы, romanized: Belorusskiye litovtsy) have a long history, as the lands of what is now Belarus was part of Lithuania^{[note 1]} for more than half a millennium from the 13th century onwards. The land of what is now Belarus was originally inhabited by Balts, while Slavs arrived in those lands during the late Early Middle Ages.

According to the 2009 census in Belarus, there were 19,091 ethnic Lithuanians in Belarus.^[1] Lithuanians are most significantly concentrated in Grodno and western Vitebsk regions, which border Lithuania, but concentrations of Lithuanians can also be found in Belarus' eastern regions.

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