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Description The website of the State Commission for Lithuanian Language (VLKK) “World Site Names” collects merged names of objects of the world. The data base consists of a dictionary prepared and published by the Centre for Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing (MELC). Data have been collected since 2014 and are up-to-date. The data includes an object identifier that combines its names in the original and Lithuanian languages, names with and without accents, an indication of whether the name is merged, the object type, country, continent, location to indicate the location of the object and the number of searches, the earliest and most recent dates.
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    Title Location Name Data (vietovardis)
    First field DSR000001
    Access URL
    1. https://api.dataportal.gov.lt/namespaces/188780533/tables/vietovardis/query
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    Byte size 187026805
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    1. https://api.dataportal.gov.lt/namespaces/188780533/tables/vietovardis/query
    Has policy
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    • English
    • Lithuanian
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    Media type json
    Modification date September 1, 2026
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    Release date July 14, 2024
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    Status Completed
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    Description translated{'lt': 'Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos komisijos (VLKK) pasvetainė „Pasaulio vietovardžiai“ kaupia sulietuvintus pasaulio objektų vietovardžius. Duomenų pagrindas sudarytas iš Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centro (MELC) parengto ir išleisto žodyno. Duomenys kaupiami nuo 2014 m. ir yra atnaujinami iki šiol. Duomenys apima objekto identifikatorių, apjungiantį jo pavadinimus originalo ir lietuvių kalbomis, pavadinimus su ir be kirčio ženklų, požymį, ar pavadinimas sulietuvintas, objekto rūšį, šalį, žemyną, lokalizaciją, skirtą nurodyti objekto vietovę bei paieškų skaičių, anksčiausią ir vėliausią datas.', 'en': 'The website of the State Commission for Lithuanian Language (VLKK) “World Site Names” collects merged names of objects of the world. The data base consists of a dictionary prepared and published by the Centre for Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing (MELC). Data have been collected since 2014 and are up-to-date. The data includes an object identifier that combines its names in the original and Lithuanian languages, names with and without accents, an indication of whether the name is merged, the object type, country, continent, location to indicate the location of the object and the number of searches, the earliest and most recent dates.'}
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    Modification date2026-09-02T00:00:00+02:00
    Other identifier['vietovardis']
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    Position0
    Release date2024-07-15T00:00:00+02:00
    Resource typedistribution
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    Title translated{'lt': 'Vietovardžių duomenys (vietovardis)', 'en': 'Location Name Data (vietovardis)'}