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Lavrinovič
Lavrinovič is the Lithuanian spelling of the Polish surname Ławrynowicz used in Lithuania by Polish Lithuanians. The genuinely Lithuanian version of the surname is Laurinavičius. The surname may refer to: * Darjuš Lavrinovič (born 1979), Polish-Lithuanian basketball player *Kšyštof Lavrinovič Kšyštof Lavrinovič (; born 1 November 1979) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he played at the power forward and Center (basketball), center positions. Lavrinovič was a two-time All-EuroLeague Te ... (born 1979), Polish-Lithuanian basketball player {{DEFAULTSORT:Lavrinovic Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darjuš Lavrinovič
Darjuš Lavrinovič (, born 1 November 1979) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. At in height, he played primarily at the center position. He was also a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team. Lavrinovič was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2006. Professional career Darjuš Lavrinovič blossomed in the EuroLeague 2005–06 season while playing with Žalgiris Kaunas, as he earned an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection. He was a rebounding monster that year, claiming the league rebounding crown in both the LKL and the Baltic League, averaging 9.8 rebounds per game in each competition. He joined Real Madrid in 2009. The following year, he was transferred to Fenerbahçe. In 2011, he signed a two-year contract with CSKA Moscow. On 30 August 2013 he signed with Budivelnyk Kyiv. On 31 July 2014 Darjuš officially joined Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in the Italian Serie A. Despite missing the start of the season because of an injury, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kšyštof Lavrinovič
Kšyštof Lavrinovič (; born 1 November 1979) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he played at the power forward and Center (basketball), center positions. Lavrinovič was a two-time All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague selection. Professional career On 22 August 2018 Lavrinovič signed with BC Prienai of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League. On 21 September 2019 he signed with the London City Royals of the British Basketball League. On 19 January 2020 he signed with BC Vytis of the National Basketball League (Lithuania), National Basketball League. National team career Lavrinovič has also been a member of the men's Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuanian national basketball team. Some of the tournaments he has played at with Lithuania's senior national team include: the EuroBasket 2003, the Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2004 Summer Olympics, the EuroBasket 2005, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Lithuanians
The Poles in Lithuania (, ), 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. During the Polish–Lithuanian union, there was an influx of Poles into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the gradual Polonization of its elite and upper classes. At the end of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795, almost all of Lithuania's nobility, clergy, and townspeople spoke Polish and adopted Polish culture, while still maintaining a Lithuanian identity. Polonization also affected Lithuanian and Belarusian peasants and led to the formation of a long strip of land with a predominantly Polish population in the late 19th century, stretching to Daugavpils and including Vilnius. The rise of Polish nationalism and the Lithuanian National Revival led to conflicts between both groups, that, following World War I and the rebirth of both states, escalated into the Polish–Lithuan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurinavičius
Laurinavičius is a Lithuanian language surname. Like many Lithuanian last names, due to historical reasons, it possesses a Slavicized ending ''-ičius'' and is related to Lithuanian last names ''Laurinaitis'', ''Laurinkus'', which are considered to be in true Lithuanian form. The surname may refer to: * Česlovas Laurinavičius, Lithuanian historian and politologist * Bronius Laurinavičius, Lithuanian priest, Soviet dissident *Elena Laurinavičienė, a Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations The citizens of Lithuania have the second highest count of individuals per capita who have been recognised by Yad Vashem as the Lithuanian Righteous Among the Nations, for saving Jews from extermination during the Holocaust in World War II. There ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Laurinavicius Lithuanian-language patronymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ławrynowicz
Ławrynowicz is a Polish surname. It may refer to: * Dariusz Ławrynowicz (born 1979), Lithuanian basketball player of Polish descent * Krzysztof Ławrynowicz (born 1979), Lithuanian basketball player of Polish descent * Małgorzata Ławrynowicz (born 1988), Polish group rhythmic gymnast * Mirosław Ławrynowicz (1947-2005), Polish violinist * Stanisław Ławrynowicz, Wilno school massacre perpetrator {{surname Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian exclave, semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest, with a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.89 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities include Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys. Lithuanians who are the titular nation and form the majority of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of Balts and speak Lithuanian language, Lithuanian. For millennia, the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Balts, Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united for the first time by Mindaugas, who formed the Kingdom of Lithuania on 6 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
