"Early history of Pomerania After the glaciers of the Ice Age in the Early Stone Age withdrew from the area, which since about 1000 AD is called Pomerania, in what are now northern Germany and Poland, they left a tundra. First humans appeared, hunting reindeer in the summer. A climate change in 8000 BC allowed hunters and foragers of the Ertebølle-Ellerbek culture to continuously inhabit the area. These people became influenced by farmers of the Linear Pottery culture who settled in southern Pomerania. The hunters of the Ertebølle-Ellerbek culture became farmers of the Funnelbeaker culture in 3000 BC. The Havelland"
"Western Pomerania Western Pomerania, also called Cispomerania or Hither Pomerania (), is the western extremity of the historic region of the Duchy, later Province of Pomerania, nowadays divided between the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Poland. The name ""Pomerania"" comes from Slavic ""po more"", which means ""land by the sea"". The adjective for the region is ""(Western) Pomeranian"" (, ), inhabitants are called ""(Western) Pomeranians"" (, ). Forming part of the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, Western Pomerania's boundaries have changed through the centuries and it belonged to countries such as Poland, Sweden, Denmark, and Prussia. Before 1945, it"
"Pomerelia Pomerelia (; ), also referred to as Eastern Pomerania () or as Danzig Pomerania (), is a historical region in northern Poland. Pomerelia lay on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, west of the Vistula river and east of the Łeba river. Its biggest city was Gdańsk. Since 1999 the region has formed the core of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Gdańsk Pomerania is traditionally divided into Kashubia and Kociewie. In its early history, the territory which later became known as Pomerelia was the site of the Pomeranian Culture (also called the Pomerelian face urn culture, 650-150 BC), the Oksywie"
"Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (Polish: ""województwo pomorskie"" ; Kashubian ""Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò""), is a voivodeship, or province, in north-western Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The voivodeship was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk, Elbląg and Słupsk, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It is bordered by West Pomeranian Voivodeship to the west, Greater Poland and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeships to the south, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the east, and the Baltic Sea to the north. It also shares a short land border with Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast), on the"
"Province of Pomerania (1815–1945) The Province of Pomerania (; ) was a province of Prussia from 1815 to 1945. Pomerania was established as a province of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815, an expansion of the older Brandenburg-Prussia province of Pomerania, and then became part of the German Empire in 1871. From 1918, Pomerania was a province of the Free State of Prussia until it was dissolved in 1945 following World War II, and its territory divided between Poland and Allied-occupied Germany. Stettin (present-day Szczecin, Poland) was the provincial capital. The name ""Pomerania"" comes from Slavic ""po more"", which means"
"German occupations of the Baltic States and later East Prussia, led to the near extinction of the language, making it severely endangered. Several remaining native speakers still live in Germany, having been expelled in the ethnic cleansing that took place in East Prussia after World War II. Pomerelia Pomerelia (; ), also referred to as Eastern Pomerania () or as Danzig Pomerania (), is a historical region in northern Poland. Pomerelia lay on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, west of the Vistula river and east of the Łeba river. Its biggest city was Gdańsk. Since 1999 the region"
"for the historical region of Pomerania (). In spite of the name (""West Pomeranian""), the voivodeship does not include the most westerly parts of historical Pomerania, which lie in Germany's ""Vorpommern"" (see Western Pomerania). The name ""Pomerania"" comes from the Slavic """"po more"""", meaning ""Land by the Sea"". West Pomeranian Voivodeship is the fifth largest voivodeship of Poland in terms of area. Among the largest cities, of the region, are the capital Szczecin, as well as Koszalin, Stargard, and Świnoujście. This is a picturesque region of the Baltic Sea coast, with many beaches, lakes and woodlands. Szczecin, Świnoujście and Police"
"drain as mostly young people migrate to the West due to high unemployment rates. The Pomerania euroregion was set up in 1995 as one of the euroregions, thought to connect regions divided between states of the European Union. The name EUROREGION POMERANIA is taken from the region of Pomerania, yet the euroregion is of a different shape than the historical region. It comprises German Western Pomerania and Uckermark, Polish Zachodniopomorskie, and Scania in Sweden. History of Pomerania (1945–present) History of Pomerania (1945–present) covers the history of Pomerania during World War II aftermath, the Communist and since 1989 Democratic era. After"
"province's size before 1938 and a fifth of the size thereafter. Province of Pomerania (1815–1945) The Province of Pomerania (; ) was a province of Prussia from 1815 to 1945. Pomerania was established as a province of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815, an expansion of the older Brandenburg-Prussia province of Pomerania, and then became part of the German Empire in 1871. From 1918, Pomerania was a province of the Free State of Prussia until it was dissolved in 1945 following World War II, and its territory divided between Poland and Allied-occupied Germany. Stettin (present-day Szczecin, Poland) was the provincial"
"in order of decreasing population. Protected areas in Pomeranian Voivodeship include two National Parks and nine Landscape Parks. These are listed below. Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (Polish: ""województwo pomorskie"" ; Kashubian ""Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò""), is a voivodeship, or province, in north-western Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The voivodeship was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk, Elbląg and Słupsk, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It is bordered by West Pomeranian Voivodeship to the west, Greater Poland and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeships to the south, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to"
"Lands of Schlawe and Stolp The Lands of Schlawe and Stolp () or Land of Słupsk-Sławno () are a historical region in Pomerania, centered on the towns of Sławno (""Schlawe"") and Słupsk (""Stolp"") in Farther Pomerania, in present-day Poland. The area is of some historic significance, as it initially was ruled by a cadet branch of the House of Griffin and did not belong to the Duchy of Pomerania (""Slavinia"") under Duke Wartislaw I and his descendants, when they became vassals of the Holy Roman Emperor in 1181. Ruled by the Samboride dukes of Pomerelia from 1227 and conquered by"
"the Potsdam Agreement. It is currently divided between the Warmian-Masurian and Pomeranian Voivodeships. Pomesanians Pomesanians were one of the Prussian clans. They lived in Pomesania (; ; ), a historical region in modern northern Poland, located between the Nogat and Vistula Rivers to the west and the Elbląg River to the east. It is located around the modern towns of Elbląg and Malbork. As the westernmost clan, the Pomesanians were the first of the Prussians to be conquered by the Teutonic Knights, a German military crusading order brought to the Chełmno Land to convert the pagans to Christianity. Due to"
"Duchy of Pomerania The Duchy of Pomerania (, , 12th century – 1637) was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania (""Griffins""). The duchy originated from the realm of Wartislaw I, a Slavic Pomeranian duke, and was extended by the Lands of Schlawe and Stolp in 1317, the Principality of Rügen in 1325, and the Lauenburg and Bütow Land in 1455. During the High Middle Ages, it also comprised the northern Neumark and Uckermark areas as well as Circipania and Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The Dukes of Pomerania were vassals"
"being ""Vor-"", ""Hither"" and Citerior/Cis-, respectively). The toponym Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means Land at the Sea. Initially, Farther Pomerania referred to the areas beyond (i.e. lying east of) Pomerania-Wolgast, and the name eventually became adopted for areas east of Stettin by the 16th century. When the 1648 Peace of Westphalia and the Treaty of Stettin (1653) divided the Duchy of Pomerania into its Western, Swedish and Eastern Brandenburgian parts, ""Farther Pomerania"" was used for the latter - in opposition to Swedish ""Hither Pomerania"" (""Vorpommern"") now including Stettin (Szczecin) and a strip of land east of the"
"had five fields, showing four griffins symbolizing Pomerania-Stettin, Pomerania, Wenden, Cassubia, and an empty regalia field. Duchy of Pomerania The Duchy of Pomerania (, , 12th century – 1637) was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania (""Griffins""). The duchy originated from the realm of Wartislaw I, a Slavic Pomeranian duke, and was extended by the Lands of Schlawe and Stolp in 1317, the Principality of Rügen in 1325, and the Lauenburg and Bütow Land in 1455. During the High Middle Ages, it also comprised the northern"
"Swedish Pomerania Swedish Pomerania (; ) was a Dominion under the Swedish Crown from 1630 to 1815, situated on what is now the Baltic coast of Germany and Poland. Following the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War, Sweden held extensive control over the lands on the southern Baltic coast, including Pomerania and parts of Livonia and Prussia (""dominium maris baltici""). Sweden, present in Pomerania with a garrison at Stralsund since 1628, had gained effective control of the Duchy of Pomerania with the Treaty of Stettin in 1630. At the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 and the Treaty of Stettin"
"line before most of its speakers were expelled after World War II. Slovincian was spoken at the Farther Pomeranian–Pomerelian frontier, but is now extinct. Kashubian and East Low German are also spoken by the descendants of émigrées, most notably in the Americas (e.g. Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Canada). ""For typical food and beverages of the region, see Pomeranian cuisine."" The Pomeranian State Museum in Greifswald, dedicated to the history of Pomerania, has a variety of archeological findings and artefacts from the different periods covered in this article. At least 50 museums in Poland cover history of Pomerania, the most important"
"Poland in 1945. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, Volhynia has been an integral part of Ukraine. Volhynia Volhynia (; , ), is a historic region in Central and Eastern Europe, situated between south-eastern Poland, south-western Belarus, and western Ukraine. While the borders of the region are not clearly defined, the territory that still carries the name is Volyn Oblast, located in western Ukraine. Volhynia has changed hands numerous times throughout history and been divided among competing powers. At one time all of Volhynia was part of the Pale of Settlement designated by Imperial Russia on"
"man-made structure of Poland, which is among the tallest in Europe. <br> Pieczewo, Pomeranian Voivodeship Pieczewo () is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Dwór Gdański, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Nowy Dwór Gdański and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1919 Prussia and Germany, 1920-1939 Free City of Danzig, 1939 - February 1945 Nazi Germany. For the history of the region, see ""History of Pomerania"". Pieczewo is also the name of an urban part of Olsztyn,"
"Pomeranian culture The Pomeranian culture, also Pomeranian or Pomerelian Face Urn culture was an Iron Age culture with origins in parts of the area south of the Baltic Sea (which later became Pomerania, part of northern Germany/Poland), from the 7th century BC to the 3rd century BC, which eventually covered most of today's Poland. About 650 BC, it evolved from the Lusatian culture between the lower Vistula and Parseta rivers, and subsequently expanded southward. Between 200 and 150 BC, it was succeeded by the Oksywie culture in eastern Pomerania and the Przeworsk culture at the upper Vistula and Oder rivers."
"of the region, see ""History of Pomerania"". The village has a population of 50. <br> Głobica Głobica () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stegna, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nowy Dwór Gdański and east of the regional capital Gdańsk. Before 1793 the area was part of Polish Royal Prussia, which became part of the German Empire after the Unification of Germany in 1871. Following World War I, the region was part the Free City of Danzig, until it was occupied by Germany at the start of"
"Yugoslavia and (as ""de Stepno"" or ""di Stepno"") Italy. On the Internet, the domain stepno.com was registered 06-mar-2000 to serve as the home page for a United States-based journalism, media studies and Web design professor by that name. <br> Stepno Stepno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biały Bór, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. Stepno is also part of the Russian place names Stepno-Baltay in the Irkutsk region and Stepno-Durasovo in the Samara region, as"
"by farmland, dotted with numerous lakes, forests, and towns. The region was strongly affected by post–World War I and II border and population shifts, with most of its pre-war inhabitants leaving or being expelled after 1945. Pomerania is the area along the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea between the rivers Recknitz and Trebel in the west and Vistula in the east. It formerly reached perhaps as far south as the Noteć river, but since the 13th century its southern boundary has been placed further north. Most of the region is coastal lowland, being part of the Central European"
"the history of the region, see ""History of Pomerania"". Michael Brüggemann lived in this town. The village has a population of 984. <br> Smołdzino, Słupsk County Smołdzino (, German ""Schmolsin"") is a village in Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Smołdzino. It lies approximately north-east of Słupsk and west of the regional capital Gdańsk. Before 1945 the area of Farther Pomerania, where the village is located, was part of Germany. On March 8, 1945, the region was conquested by the Red Army, and after the end of World"
"Polish Corridor The Polish Corridor (; ), also known as Danzig Corridor, Corridor to the Sea or Gdańsk Corridor, was a territory located in the region of Pomerelia (Pomeranian Voivodeship, eastern Pomerania, formerly part of West Prussia), which provided the Second Republic of Poland (1920–1939) with access to the Baltic Sea, thus dividing the bulk of Germany (Weimar Republic) from the province of East Prussia. The Free City of Danzig (now the Polish city of Gdańsk) was separate from both Poland and Germany. A similar territory, also occasionally referred to as a corridor, had been connected to the Polish Crown"
"Bay of Pomerania The Bay of Pomerania or Pomeranian Bay (Polish: ""Zatoka Pomorska""; German: ""Pommersche Bucht""; Kashubian: ""Pòmòrskô Hôwinga"") is a basin in the southwestern Baltic Sea, off the shores of Poland and Germany. In the south it is separated from the Oder Lagoon in the mouth of the Oder River by the islands of Usedom/Uznam and Wolin, connected by three straits or branches of the Oder: Dziwna, Świna and Peene. North border is a line from Cape Arkona on the German island of Rügen to the Gąski Lighthouse in the east of Kołobrzeg in Poland. Maximum depth is 20"
"name Pomerania (German: ""Pommern"") usually refers to the western Duchy of Pomerania (Polish: ""Księstwo Pomorskie""), ruled by the House of Griffins, who had become vassals of the Holy Roman Emperor in 1181. In turn for their support in the Thirteen Years' War, the Griffin dukes in 1455 gained the Pomerelian Lauenburg and Bütow Land as a Polish fief, which upon the extinction of the dynasty in 1637 fell back to the Polish Crown and by the 1657 Treaty of Bromberg was given to the Brandenburg margraves, who also ruled over the adjacent Imperial Pomerania Province. For the Polish Crown the"
"Province of Pomerania (1653–1815) The Province of Pomerania was a province of Brandenburg-Prussia, the later Kingdom of Prussia. After the Thirty Years' War, the province consisted of Farther Pomerania. Subsequently, the Lauenburg and Bütow Land, Draheim, and Swedish Pomerania south of the Peene river were joined into the province. The province was succeeded by the Province of Pomerania set up in 1815. The name ""Pomerania"" comes from Slavic ""po more"", which means ""Land at the Sea"". Farther Pomerania was made a province of Prussia (""Brandenburg-Prussia"") after the Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648. During the war,"
"East Pomeranian dialect East Pomeranian (""Ostpommersch"") is an East Low German dialect that is either moribund or used to be spoken in what was roughly Pomerania (now Northwestern Poland; previously part of Germany until the end of World War II) and today is also spoken in some communities in Brazil. It is part of the Low German language. The name ""Pomerania"" comes from Slavic ""po more"", which means ""Land at the Sea"". East Pomeranian was mostly spoken in the Farther Pomerania (""Hinterpommern"") region of the Prussian Province of Pomerania and in Pomerelia. After World War II, the East Pomeranian-speaking German"
"Slavinia Slavinia () is a historical region around the Oder River delta and the Szczecin Lagoon in Pomerania. It is part of present-day Germany and Poland, specifically Western Pomerania and Farther Pomerania, stretching from the Peene River in the west to the Parsęta in the east. From about 1156 the Griffin duke Bogusław I, elder son of the first Pomeranian sovereign Wartislaw I, ruled in Pomerania around Szczecin. He fought against the Saxon duke Henry the Lion in the 1164 Battle of Verchen, was defeated, and became Henry's liensman. When in 1180 Henry was deposed by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, Bogusław"
"the Voivodeship of Pomerania which was renamed the Greater Pomerania (Polish: ""Województwo Wielkopomorskie""). Covering most of the territory of historical Pomerelia this voivodeship is also called Voivodeship of Pomerelia, to avoid confusion with the Prussian Province of Pomerania, with the Free State of Prussia being a federal state of Germany. A few days after the beginning of World War II, being along the border of Prussia and due to the routing of the Ostbahn this strategically important county was occupied by German troops. On 26 October 1939, German administration as a Landkreis began under the old name ""Wirsitz"". Contrary to"
"all areas west of Pomerelia (i.e. whole narrow Pomerania). Farther Pomerania emerged as a subdivision of the Duchy of Pomerania in the partition of 1532, then known as ""Pomerania-Stettin"" and already including the historical regions Principality of Cammin, County of Naugard, Land of Słupsk-Sławno, and the Lauenburg and Bütow Land. After the Brandenburg-Swedish partition of Pomerania, Farther Pomerania became the Brandenburg-Prussian Province of Pomerania (1653-1815). After the reorganization of the Prussian Province of Pomerania in 1815, Farther Pomerania was administered as Regierungsbezirk Köslin (Koszalin). In 1938, Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia was merged in. In 1945, Farther Pomerania was placed first under"
"Pomerania during the Early Modern Age Pomerania during the Early Modern Age covers the history of Pomerania in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. The name ""Pomerania"" comes from Slavic ""po more"", which means ""[land] by the sea"". The Duchy of Pomerania was fragmented into Pomerania-Stettin (Farther Pomerania) and Pomerania-Wolgast (Western Pomerania) in 1532, underwent Protestant Reformation in 1534, and was even further fragmented in 1569. In 1627, the Thirty Years' War reached the duchy. Since the Treaty of Stettin (1630), it was under Swedish control. During the war, the last duke Bogislaw XIV died without an issue. Garrison, plunder,"