History of Pomerania

Former Prussia province, 38 401 km²,

Pomerania had 2.4 million inhabitants in 1939. The state capital is Stettin. Pomerania covers the Baltic Sea coast with its area between Darß and Rixhöft. Pomerania is divided by the river "Oder" into West Pomerania and Eastern Pomerania.
Pomerania was originally inhabited by the Germanic trunk of the Rugier The Slaves (Wenden) followed them, which the country Pomorje ("coastal country") called and already 600 A. D. important commercial centres at the Baltic Sea possessed (Julin-Wollin). In the lower area of the River Oder the Luitizen became accepted mainly, on the East the Pomoranen. Since approximately 1100 native princes prevails over Slavia (Pomerania-Stettin) and Pomerania (the later Pommerellen with Danzig).
The Christianisation took place under bishop Otto of Bamberg, who created 1140 the diocese Wollin (later shifted according to Cammin). At 1128 the Germanisation of Pomerania began. Noble ones, monks, craftsmen and farmers were got by the Pomeranian princes in the country.
The Pomeranian princes (lines Demmin and Stettin) received the acknowledgement to 1181 as nobility of the German empire. Obtained 1317 Slavia the formerly pommerellian areas of the River Leba up to the "Gollenberg" during the city of Köslin; from here the name "Pomerania" was transferred also to the western areas. The realm immediacy was lost at the Grimnitzer contract in the meantime through Brandenburgish or Polish sovereignty, however 1529 through renouncement of the leaning sovereignty through Brandenburg, as well as 1530 through acknowledgement of the emperor Karl V. was re-created.

1534 at Pomerania the reformation was introduced. At the Westphalian Peace 1648 Eastern Pomerania came at Brandenburg, while East Pomerania, Rügen, Stettin, Gollnow and the delta of the River Oder to Sweden. They surrendered 1720 East Pomerania between the River Oder and the River Peene and 1815 also the rest to Prussia. The Prussian province Pomerania consisted of the governmental districts Köslin, Stettin and Stralsund (until 1932). 1938 were the northern part of the "Grenzmark" Posen and West Prussia attached as governmental district Schneidemühl.

In the conclusion phase of the second World, war fled many inhabitants of Pomerania to the West. The remaining (approximately 1 million) was driven out by Poland (obligation evacuation since 1946); about 500,000 humans died or remained missing. Eastern Pomerania and Stettin were subordinated 1945 of Polish administration (East Areas); Western Pomerania (without Stettin) was combined with Mecklenburg to the country "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" of the GDR.

Time board to the history Pomeranias

4000	to	1800	Humans of the nordic cultural scene settled in the areas of the later Pomerania.
1800	to	800	From the areas of the later West Pomerania Germanic trunks penetrate to the East.
	of	1000	Humans of the Lausitzer culture scene settle in the area of Pomerania.
	of	600	The "Wenden" (Slavic) moved into the areas of Pomerania.
		500	The Rugier settled at the delta of the River Weichsel.
		150	The areas of Rügen and West Pomerania are settled by north Suebic trunks. The Burgunder, coming from the island of Bornholm, settles in the area between the River Oder and the River Persante.
			Goths from Central Sweden conquer the area of the delta from the River Weichsel and penetrate according to East Pomerania.
		0	Christi birth.
		100	Further Rugier, Lemowier and Goths from South Sweden settle in the area of Pomerania.
		200	The Rugier moved to the South and left their areas almost uninhabited.
		995	The trunks of the Slavic Polanen (Poland) achieve the rule for approximately three decades over the area of Eastern Pomerania.
		1046	The probably first "Pomeranian" duke Zemuzil of Slavia appears before emperor Heinrich III. at Merseburg. The emperor donates peace between Bretislaw of Bohemia, Kasimir of Poland and Zemuzil of Pomerania.
1121	to	1138	Eastern Pomerania came under Polish influence.
		1128	The German settlement of Pomerania began.
		1164	The duchy of Pomerania becomes lean dependent on Saxonia.
1168	to	1180	Pomerania was conquered by Heinrich "the lion", the duke of Saxonia and Bavaria.
		1181	The pomeranian dukes were recognised as German Realm Empire. Recognition of the pomeranian duke by the German emperor.
1184	to	1227	Was Pomerania under Danish sovereignty.
		1227	The duke of Pommerellen, Swantepolk II., takes in the country of Schlawe and Stolp
1231	to	1348	Pomerania came below Brandenburg feudal sovereignty.
		1250	The Markgraf (count) of Brandenburg leans the two pomeranian dukes to the entire hand with Pomerania.
		1270	Rügen acquires the country Schlawe
		1277	Rügen sells the country Schlawe to Brandenburg.
		1307	The country Stolp falls at Brandenburg.
		1317	Wartislaw IV. obtains the country Schlawe-Stolp from Brandenburg.
		1318	The country Stolp had the German Knight Order to be left, could however 1341 again to be recovered.
		1325	The principality Rügen fell at Pomerania.
		1338	Recognition by the German Empire.
		1347	The country Schlawe will be acquires, after the sex of the Swenzonen finally extinct, by Pomerania.
		1420	Pomerania came back below Brandenburg leaning sovereignty.
		1440	Pomerania joins the Prussian federation.
		1529	The realm immediacy of the German Empire was achieved.
		1532	Pomerania belonged to the realm district of Lower Saxon and was divided into East-(Hinter-) and West-(Vor-)Pomerania.
		1534	The reformation of Pomerania begins.
		1536	Pomerania joins the "schmalkaldischen" federation.
1627	to	1630	Occupation Pomeranias by troops of the German emperor Ferdinand II.
1630	to	1815	Swedish occupation
		1637	The countries Lauenburg and Bütow drop back at Poland.
		1648	Eastern Pomerania and the diocese Cammin came to Brandenburg-Prussia.
		1657	Lauenburg and Bütow fall at Brandenburg.
		1719	Decree for the removal of the bondage by Friedrich Wilhelm I. in the German area, after all put through at 1806.
		1803	Removal of bondage in Swedish East- (Vor-) Pomerania.
		1806	Removal of bondage in entire Prussia. Occupation Pomeranias through the French.
		1813	Pomerania gets rid of the French crew.
		1815	Pomerania were re-created completely as Prussian province.
		1852	Adolf Pompe wrote the song of Pomerania.
		1914	The 1. World war (1914-1918) begins, at Pomerania takes place however no fighting.
		1933	The autonomy of Pomerania ends and becomes an administrative district of the German Empire.
		1939	The 2. World war (1939-1945) begins. Pomerania bears damages in up to then not know extent.
		1945	Eastern Pomerania, Stettin and Swinemünde became, after the second World war, placed under Polish administration (Oder-Neiße Line). West- (Vor-) Pomerania was combined with Mecklenburg as a country of the GDR.