Republic of Paulava
Paulava Republic Rzeczpospolita Pawłowska Paulavos respublika | |
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| 1769–1795 | |
Coat of arms
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| Capital | Merkinė Manor |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Paweł Ksawery Brzostowski | |
| Legislature | Seimas (parliament) |
| History | |
• Established | 1769 |
• Disestablished | 1795 |
| Area | |
| 30.4 km2 (11.7 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
• | 800 |
| Today part of | Lithuania |
Paulava Republic (Lithuanian: Paulavos respublika, Polish: Rzeczpospolita Pawłowska) was a farmer community and a micro-state in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with its own parliament, army, and laws.
Located around the Merkinė Manor (also Pavlovo Manor) in present-day Šalčininkai District Municipality, Lithuania, it covered an area of 30.4 km2 (11.7 sq mi) and had about 800 residents.