Vėžininkai was formerly part of the German Empire. In the German Empire, the place was called Weßeningken.
The place is now called Vėžininkai and belongs to Lithuania.
Historical place name | Country | Administration | Time |
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Weszeningken | German Empire | Ragnit | before the Versailles Treaty |
Vėžininkai | Lithuania | Pajėgiai | after the Versailles Treaty |
Weßeningken | German Empire | Tilsit-Ragnit | 1939 |
Vėžininkai | Soviet Union | Pagėgiai/Pagegjaj | 1945 |
Vežininkaj | Soviet Union | Pagėgiai/Pagegjaj | 1945 |
Vėžininkai | Lithuania | Šilutė | 1992 |