Talk:Suwałki Governorate

Name
I just wondering why this article is named "Suwałki Governorate" instead of "Suvalki Governorate" of more close Russian name? M.K. (talk) 10:58, 29 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Suwałki and Suwalki are more common English representations than Suvalki. Ajh1492 (talk) 01:48, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Possible error
Under Marijampolė County, Panemunė, i.e., the town immediately north of Tilsit/Sovetsk, is linked. I think this is impossible, because the town would have been controlled by Germany during the period in question, and so Panemunė must refer to a different place with the same name. There are several, as the name etymologically just means "by the Neman".

The current link also doesn't make sense considering this map of Marijampolė County, which clearly encompasses the northeastern part of the governorate, not the part that would be closest to Tilsit. Based on this map of the Suwałki Governorate which includes a place called Понѣмонь, I think the correct location is the place known as Aukštoji Panemunė or Panemunė, Kaunas, which is located near a distinctive bend of the river.

The same applies to the Lithuanian Wikipedia article on the Suwałki Governorate, which also includes a link to the wrong Panemunė. Another source of confusion is this map, which has "Pontemon" in the same location, a probable typo for "Poniemon". Someone should check all of this, however. 70.172.194.25 (talk) 02:48, 22 February 2023 (UTC)


 * I’ve made the edit (also on lt.wikipedia). 70.172.194.25 (talk) 16:15, 26 February 2023 (UTC)