The Skalvians in the context of the other Baltic tribes, circa 1200 CE. The Eastern Balts are shown in brown hues while the Western Balts are shown in green. The boundaries are approximate.

The Scalovians (German: Schalauer; Lithuanian: Skalviai), also known as the Skalvians, was a Baltic tribe related to Prussians. According to the Chronicon terrae Prussiae of Peter of Dusburg, the now extinct Scalovians inhabited the land of Scalovia south of the Curonians, by the lower Neman River ca. 1240. Image File history File links Baltic_Tribes_c_1200. ... Image File history File links Baltic_Tribes_c_1200. ... Look up Circa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Latin word circa, literally meaning about, is often used to describe various dates (often birth and death dates) that are uncertain. ... “Era Vulgaris” redirects here. ... http://www. ... Prussian tribes settlements. ... Chronicon terrae Prussiae (The Chronicle of the Prussian Land) is a chronicle of the Teutonic Order by Peter of Dusburg dated to 1326. ... Chronicon terrae Prussiae (The Chronicle of the Prussian Land) is a chronicle of the Teutonic Order by Peter of Dusburg dated to 1326. ... Scalovia (German: ) was the area originally inhabited by the now extinct tribe of Scalovians (German: ) which according to the Chronicon terrae Prussiae of Peter of Dusburg lived to the south of Curonians, by the lower Memel (Nemunas) river, in the times around 1240. ... The Curonians (also called Kursi, Latvian Kurši) are one of the extinct Baltic tribes that later formed the Latvian nation. ... The Neman (Belarusian: ; Lithuanian: ; Russian: ; Polish: ; German: ) is a major Eastern European river rising in Belarus and flowing through Lithuania before draining into the Baltic Sea near Klaipėda. ...

According to Prussian chronicles, the tribe's name is derived from Prussian brothers named Schalauo. The centre of Scalovia was supposed to have been Ragnit (Raganite). Motto: Suum cuique Latin: To each his own Prussia at its peak, as leading state of the German Empire Capital Königsberg, later Berlin Political structure Duchy, Kingdom, Republic Duke1  - 1525–68 Albert I  - 1688–1701 Frederick III King1  - 1701–13 Frederick I  - 1888–1918 William II Prime Minister1,2... Neman (German Ragnit, Lithuanian RagainÄ—, Polish Ragneta) is a town in Russias Kaliningrad Oblast, 11 kilometres East of the city of Sovetsk, on the bank of the Neman river. ...

The inhabitants can be traced back to burial grounds with cremated remains and occasional graves of horses. Judging from the diggings, Scalovians are assumed to have been related to other Balts such as Curonians and more distantly to Eastern Balts such as Latvians and Lithuanians. The term Curonian language may refer to two different, but genetically related Baltic languages. ...