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# Raseiniai

A settlement in Lithuania.

## English name

**Raseiniai** — Current official Lithuanian Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is required.

Other forms in use:

- **Rosienie** — Historical Polish name quoted in English regional history and genealogical references.
- **Rossieny** — Russian-based historical form used in English accounts of the region.
- **Rasein** — German historical spelling used in English military history.
- **Raseinē** — Samogitian regional name, quoted in English references.
- **Raseine** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Raseinē for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Raseiniai** — Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.

Other forms in use:

- **Rosienie** — Polish historical name relevant to French regional histories.
- **Rossieny** — Russian-derived historical form used in older French references.
- **Rasein** — German historical spelling for French military-history retrieval.

## About

Raseiniai is a district town in western Lithuania, in the historic Samogitia region. It gave its name to a major tank battle during the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

## Notes

Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raseiniai ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raseiniai.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q658562](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q658562) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/lithuania/raseiniai/?format=json)


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