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'''Middle Pomerania''' is a geographical and historical region in the middle of [[Pomerania]] in northern [[Poland]], between [[Western Pomerania]] and [[Eastern Pomerania]]. It was sometimes considered part of Western Pomerania. |
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It was populated by [[Kashubians]], and later by Protestant [[Slovincian]]s, and since the [[1700s]] dominated by an [[ethnic German]] majority. In [[1945]] the entire region was ceded under force by [[Germany]] to the [[People's Republic of Poland]]. Its population, Germans as well as Germanized Slavic minorities, were [[Expulsion of Germans after World War II|expelled]] to [[West Germany]] by force. |
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== History of western part == |
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Major cities: [[Koszalin]] ([[German language|German]]: ''Köslin''), [[Słupsk]] ({{lang-de|Stolp}}), [[Kolobrzeg]] ({{lang-de|Kolberg}}), [[Szczecinek]] ({{lang-de|Neustettin}}), [[Darłowo]] ({{lang-de|Rügenwalde}}) |
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* 1121-1238 Duchy of Slawno ({{lang-de|Herzogtum Schlawe}}) |
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* 1238-1317 divided |
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* 1317-1654 part of Duchy of Pomerania (districts: Duchy of Kashubia, Duchy of Vandalia, Principality of Cammin) |
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* 1654-1815 part of [[Brandenburg-Prussia]] (districts: Duchy of Kashubia, Duchy of Vandalia, Principality of Cammin) |
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* 1815-1945 District of Köslin, part of Prussian [[Province of Pomerania]], of [[German Empire]] |
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* 1945-1950 part of [[Szczecin Voivodship]] |
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* 1950-1975 [[Koszalin Voivodship]] |
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* 1975-1998 [[Koszalin Voivodship]], [[Slupsk Voivodship]] |
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* after 1999 divided between [[Pomeranian Voivodship]] and [[West Pomeranian Voivodship]] |
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== History of the eastern part == |
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[[Lębork]] (Lauenburg) and [[Bytow]] (Bütow) had a slightly different history: |
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* 1310 to [[Teutonic Order state]] (together with [[Eastern Pomerania]]) |
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* 1454 to Poland ([[Royal Prussia]]) |
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* 1455 as a Polish fief administrated by dukes of [[Pomerania]] |
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* 1637 after the extinction of the dukes of Pomerania, restored to [[Poland]] |
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* 1657 as a Polish fief, administrated by dukes of [[Brandenburg-Prussia]] |
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* 1698 Prussians stopped recognizing Polish [[suzerainty]] |
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* 1773 After the first partition of Poland, included in [[Pomerania]], a province of the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] |
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* 1945 restored to Poland |
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[[Category:Regions of Poland]] |
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[[Category:Pomerania]] |
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[[es:Pomerania Central]] |
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[[pl:Pomorze Środkowe]] |
Revision as of 10:30, 27 September 2006
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