Demmin

Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

This article is about the town in Germany. For the district, see Demmin (district). For other uses, see Demmin (disambiguation).

Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Demmin

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Coordinates: 53°54′18″N 13°02′38″E﻿ / ﻿53.90500°N 13.04389°E﻿ / 53.90500; 13.04389
Country| Germany
State| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District| Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Subdivisions| 12 districts
Government

• Mayor (2021-30) | Thomas Witkowski (CDU)
Area

• Total

| 80.653 km2 (31.140 sq mi)
Elevation

| 8 m (26 ft)
Population

(2023-12-31)[1]

• Total

| 10,293
• Density| 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

17109

Dialling codes| 03998
Vehicle registration| DM
Website| www.demmin.de

Demmin (German pronunciation: [dɛˈmiːn]) is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in north-eastern Germany. It was the capital of the former district of Demmin.

## Geography

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Demmin lies on the West Pomeranian plain at the confluence of the rivers Peene, Tollense and Trebel. Lake Kummerow and the Szczecin Lagoon may be reached by boat on the Peene, Neubrandenburg via Altentreptow on by-roads and cycleways. The area of the confluences of the Tollense and Trebel with the Peene are called the Three Streams Land (Dreistromland) for tourist purposes and borrowing from the ancient land of Zweistromland.[2]

North of Demmin is the Drosedow Forest and woods of Woldeforst (c. 174 ha.). Here is also the Kronwald Nature Reserv (103 ha.). To the west on the left bank of the Peene is the woodland area of Devener Holz and, on the left bank, Vorwerk Switzerland (Vorwerker Schweiz). To the east of the town are the Sandberg Pines and, to the southeast, the Vorwerk Forest.

### Neighbouring towns and villages

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To the north of the borough are Nossendorf and Loitz, to the east, Kletzin, Siedenbrünzow and Utzedel, to the south, Beggerow, Borrentin and Schönfeld and to the west, Warrenzin.

### Subdivisions

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The following villages also belong to Demmin: Deven, Drönnewitz, Erdmannshöhe, Karlshof, Lindenfelde, Randow, Seedorf (incorporated on 1 April 1942), Siebeneichen, Vorwerk, Waldberg, Woldeforst and Wotenick (incorporated on 1 June 2004).

Villages and populations

Village | 12/2012[3] | 6/2013[3]

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Deven | 38 | 38
Drönnewitz | 218 | 215
Erdmannshöhe | 13 | 13
Karlshof | 14 | 11
Lindenfelde | 65 | 66
Randow | 104 | 98
Seedorf | 93 | 91
Siebeneichen | 12 | 13
Vorwerk | 417 | 414
Waldberg | 22 | 19
Woldeforst | 1 | 2
Wotenick | 210 | 211
Demmin (total) | 11,650 | 11,574

## History

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### Name

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The name may originate from the Slavic term timänie 'swampy area'. Another possible origin for the name Demmin could be from Old Polabian dym (plural: dyminy) 'smoke', referring to clearing land through burning to make settlement possible. In 1075, Adam of Bremen reported[4] a fight over the castle at Dimine. In the course of history, the name changed, and sources refer to Dymine and Dimin, Latinized to Dyminium, finally Demmyn, and since 1320 the town has been known under its present spelling Demmin.

A popular explanation of the name, but without any historical basis, is as follows: two princesses built a castle called Haus Demmin and promised each other (in the Low German language spoken in Demmin) Dat Hus is din und min ('That house is thine [din] and mine [min]'). Thus the name of the castle and of the city is said to have developed.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

### Prehistory

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As early as 5500 - 4900 BC, the Neolithic Linear Pottery culture spread from the East, and from the Oder river into the area east[11] of Demmin. The great dolmen near Upost[12] is classified as the easternmost great dolmen.[13] As an evidence of the Funnelbeaker culture, 119 Megalith constructions bear witness around the county of Demmin.[14] Of these, 56 are partially preserved. The majority of these constructions are 37 Dolmen The fact that there are also six simple dolmen preserved, makes Demmin and its surrounding area one of those regions in which the construction of such facilities had its roots. The later period is characterized by 12 preserved in the district of Demmin Tumulus and basin stones. From about 1800 BC on, the settlement of the area by Germanic peoples began.

### Middle Ages

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part of the defensive wall of the Slavic castle outside Haus Demmin

Slavic settlements of the Veleti in the forests surrounding Demmin can be traced back to the 8th century. In 789,[15] during the Saxon wars, Charlemagne led his troops to the Peene river, against the Veleti who were allies of the Saxons. Dragovit, king of the Veleti, whose castle, civitas Dragowiti[16][17] was said to most likely have been located at Vorwerk (Demmin), submitted to Charlemagne and swore fealty. The region was very suitable for a settlement and was important due to its location at the crossing of rivers and trade roads. During the struggle between the Veleti and the Franks, a border castle was erected by Lutici Circipanians at the dawn of the 10th century.[18] That castle was later called "Haus Demmin". It controlled the Eastern parts of Circipania, a territory that stretched to Güstrow in the west. Its main castle was Teterow.

Demmin was a stronghold of the West Slav Circipanes during the Middle Ages. Due to its strategical importance, strongholds were erected (and often attacked and destroyed) at the Vorwerk and Haus Demmin sites, named Dimin or Dymin. In the early 12th century Polish monarch Bolesław III Wrymouth, who established sovereignty over Pomerania, initiated Christianization, entrusting this task to Otto of Bamberg,[19] who visited Dymin in 1127.[20] The inhabitants accepted Christianity,[21] and a church was founded in 1140.[22] A Saxon army unsuccessfully besieged the settlement during the 1147 Wendish Crusade. In 1160, Dymin became the capital of a small eponymous duchy. In 1164, it was captured by Henry the Lion.[23] It was soon rebuilt, and in 1177 it was successfully defended during another siege by Henry the Lion.[24] In 1211 it was captured by King Valdemar II of Denmark,[24] who retained it until 1227.[23] In 1264, it was reunited with the Duchy of Pomerania.

It was granted municipal rights in the 13th century, confirmed by Dukes Bogislaw IV, Barnim II and Otto I in 1292, along with its old privileges.[25] It was colonized by Germans and Flemings by the 13th to 14th centuries.[citation needed] Following the division of the Duchy of Pomerania in 1295, the town passed to the Wolgast dukes and the castle passed to the Szczecin dukes.[26] In 1326 Duke Otto I granted all merchants coming to the town exemption from customs duties and taxes in the area.[27] In 1327 it was unsuccessfully besieged by Mecklenburg during the Wars of the Rügen Succession.[27] From 1478 Demmin was part of the reunited Duchy of Pomerania.

### Modern Age

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Map of Haus Demin, 1758 St Bartholomew's Church

Like most of Pomeranian areas aside the larger coastal Hanse cities, the character of Demmin and its surrounding areas remained rural and dominated by agriculture until today, even though Demmin had been a member of the Hanseatic League because of the rivers (e.g. the Peene River) connecting this area to the Baltic coast.

During the Thirty Years' War, Demmin was occupied by imperial forces from 1627 to 1630,[28] and thereafter by Swedish forces.[29] From 1648, Demmin was part of Swedish Pomerania. From 1720, it was part of Prussia,[23] within which it was administratively located in the Province of Pomerania. In 1807 it was briefly occupied by France.[23] In the late 19th-century the inhabitants were mainly employed in weaving, tanning, fishing and trade.[23]

In the Weimar Republic Demmin was a stronghold of the nationalistic organisations DNVP and the Stahlhelm. Even before 1933 there were boycotts of Jewish businesses, which drove away most of the Jews and the synagogue was sold in June 1938 to a furniture company, which is why it survives as a building today. In the last free national elections to the Reichstag on 5 March 1933 the National Socialist Party won 53.7 percent of votes in Demmin.[30] On 11 November 1938, thousands gathered in the square in an anti-Semitic demonstration[31] as part of Kristallnacht.

During World War II, Poles, Russians, as well as POWs from France and Belgium were used as forced labour in the town.

German troops destroyed the bridges over the Peene while retreating from Demmin during World War II. This way, the advance of the Soviet Red Army was slowed down when they arrived in Demmin on 30 April 1945. During that night and the following morning, Demmin was handed over to the Red Army largely without fighting, similar to other cities like Greifswald. Rapes, pillage and executions committed by Red Army soldiers triggered a mass suicide of hundreds of people and nearly all of the Old Town was burned down by the Red Army.[32][33] From 1945 to 1952, Demmin was part of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Neubrandenburg of East Germany and since 1990 again of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

## Coat of arms

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The coat of arms of Demmin displays:

* a red fortress with three open gates
* the two towers are topped by a silver lily
* a leaned to the right silver shield displaying a
* red griffin is the heraldic animal of Pomerania
* On top of the shield there is a crowned, blue helmet with green peacock feathers
* The red fortress symbolizes the city's history as the residency of Pomeranian princes
* The lily crowning both towers symbolizes the city flower used in the 18th century.

## Notable residents

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* Joachim Lütkemann (1608–1655), Lutheran theologian and writer of devotional literature.
* Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann (1724–1782), merchant, banker, nobleman, planter and politician.
* Julius Friedrich Cohnheim (1839–1884), pathologist
* Hans Joachim von Rohr (1888–1971), politician

Ilona Slupianek, 1981

### Sport

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* Otto Kuchenbecker (1907–1990), basketball player
* Ilona Slupianek (born 1956), shot putter, gold medallist at the 1980 Summer Olympics
* Ellen Fiedler (born 1958), hurdler, bronze medallist at the 1988 Summer Olympics
* Axel Wegner (born 1963), sport shooter, gold medallist at the 1988 Summer Olympics
* Torsten Krentz (born 1966), sprint canoeist
* Stefan Uteß (born 1974), sprint canoer, team bronze medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
* Heike Fischer (born 1982), diver. team bronze medallist at the 2008 Summer Olympics

## References

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2. ^ Georg Wagner, Nordkurier Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine dated 11 January 2011.
3. ^ a b Kirsten Gehrke (2014-01-15). "Einwohner-Talfahrt etwas abgebremst". Nordkurier (in German). Retrieved 2016-01-20.
4. ^ Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum
5. ^ Temme, Jodocus Donatus Hubertus. 1840. Die Volkssagen von Pommern und Rügen. Berlin: Nicolaische Buchhandlung, p. 171.
6. ^ Ferrand, Eduard. 1845. "Norddeutsche Volkssagen." In Arthur Müller, Moderne Reliquien, vol. 2, pp. 329–360. Berlin: Adolf Gumprecht, p. 351.
7. ^ Schmidt, Th. 1865. Die Bedeutung der pommerischen Städtenamen: Jubelschrift zur fünf- und zwanzigjährigen Stiftungsfeier der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Schule in Stettin. Stettin: A. Rast, p. 9.
8. ^ Grässe, Johann Georg Theodor. 1871. Sagenbuch des preussischen Staats, vol. 2. Glogan: Verlag von Carl Flemming, p. 466.
9. ^ Knoop, D. 1891. "Allerhand Scherz, Neckereien, Reime und Erzählungen über pommersche Orte und ihre Bewohner." Baltische Studien 41: 99–203, p. 121.
10. ^ Eichblatt, Hermann: Sagen, Volksglaube und Bräuche aus Demmin und Umgebung. Demmin 1925, chapter 1.
11. ^ Schuldt, Ewald (Hg.): Bodendenkmalpflege in Mecklenburg. Jahrbuch 1969, Berlin, Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften 1970 pp. 321
12. ^ Great Dolmen near Upost
13. ^ Schuldt, pp. 321
14. ^ Sprockhoff, Ernst: Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands Teil 2: Mecklenburg - Brandenburg - Pommern (1967) ISBN 978-3-7749-0743-0
15. ^ Einhard: The Life of Charlemagne; ISBN 0-472-06035-X
16. ^ Aspekte der Nationenbildung im Mittelalter: Ergebnisse der Marburger Rundgespräche 1972-1975. Pages 206ff. ISBN 3-7995-6101-3
17. ^ Stolle, Wilhelm Carl: Beschreibung und Geschichte der Hauptstadt Demmin. Greifswald 1772, page 481.
18. ^ Barthold, Friedrich Wilhelm: Geschichte der deutschen Städte und des deutschen Bürgerthums, Volumes 1-2; ISBN 1-149-26202-8
19. ^ Medley, D. J. (2004). The church and the empire. Kessinger Publishing. p. 152.
20. ^ Kratz, Gustav (1865). Die Städte der Provinz Pommern. Abriss ihrer Geschichte, zumeist nach Urkunden (in German). Berlin. p. 114.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
21. ^ Srokowski, Stanisław (1947). Pomorze Zachodnie. Studium geograficzne, gospodarcze i społeczne (in Polish). Instytut Bałtycki. p. 83.
22. ^ Labuda, Gerard (1993). "Chrystianizacja Pomorza (X–XIII stulecie)". Studia Gdańskie (in Polish). Vol. IX. Gdańsk-Oliwa. p. 52.
23. ^ a b c d e Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1880. p. 956.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
24. ^ a b Kratz, p. 115
25. ^ Kratz, p. 116
26. ^ Kratz, p. 117
27. ^ a b Kratz, p. 118
28. ^ Langer, Herbert (2003). "Die Anfänge des Garnisionswesens in Pommern". In Asmus, Ivo; Droste, Heiko; Olesen, Jens E. (eds.). Gemeinsame Bekannte: Schweden und Deutschland in der Frühen Neuzeit (in German). Berlin-Hamburg-Münster: LIT Verlag. p. 403\. ISBN 3-8258-7150-9.
29. ^ Langer, Herbert (2003). "Die Anfänge des Garnisionswesens in Pommern". In Asmus, Ivo; Droste, Heiko; Olesen, Jens E. (eds.). Gemeinsame Bekannte: Schweden und Deutschland in der Frühen Neuzeit (in German). Berlin-Hamburg-Münster: LIT Verlag. p. 397\. ISBN 3-8258-7150-9.
30. ^ Thomas Schreck:  Echt deutsch und national - Die vorpommersche Kleinstadt Demmin im Jahr 1933, in: Zeitgeschichte regional 4/4 (2000), S. 14-23
31. ^ Artikel Demmin in: Irene Diekmann (Hg.), Wegweiser durch das jüdische Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Potsdam 1998, S. 99 ff, bes. S. 111 f
32. ^ Buske, Norbert (Hg.): Das Kriegsende in Demmin 1945. Berichte Erinnerungen Dokumente (Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Landeskundliche Hefte), Schwerin 1995, in German (The End of the War in Demmin 1945 - Reports, Reminiscences, Documents). ISBN 3-931185-04-4.
33. ^ Huber, Florian (2019). Promise Me You'll Shoot Yourself. Translated by Taylor, Imogen. London: Allen Lane. ISBN 978-0-241-39924-8. (Originally published in German: Kind, Versprich Mir Dass Du Dich Erschieβt.)

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Demmin.

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Demmin".

* Official website (in German)
* Official website of the Demmin Historian Wolfgang Fuhrmann (in German)
* Pomeranian Princes castle in Demmin (Haus Demmin) (in Polish)

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* Altenhagen
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* Nossentiner Hütte
* Penzlin
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* Priborn
* Priepert
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* Rechlin
* Ritzerow
* Röbel
* Röckwitz
* Rosenow
* Sarow
* Schloen-Dratow
* Schönbeck
* Schönfeld
* Schönhausen
* Schwarz
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* Siedenbrünzow
* Sietow
* Silz
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* Staven
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* Trollenhagen
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* Userin
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* Walow
* Waren (Müritz)
* Warrenzin
* Werder
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* Wildberg
* Woggersin
* Wokuhl-Dabelow
* Wolde
* Woldegk
* Wulkenzin
* Wustrow
* Zettemin
* Zirzow
* Zislow

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Geography of Pomerania

Regions|

| Current|

* Western Pomerania
* Farther Pomerania
* Pomerelia
* Gdańsk Pomerania
* Kashubia
* Kociewie
* Tuchola Forest
* Chełmno Land
* Michałów Land
* Lubawa Land

|

Former|

* Circipania
* Lauenburg and Bütow Land
* Lands of Schlawe and Stolp

Administration|

* Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
* Brandenburg
* West Pomeranian Voivodeship
* Pomeranian Voivodeship
* Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
* Pomerania Euroregion

Cities and towns|

* Anklam
* Barth
* Demmin
* Gartz
* Greifswald
* Grudziądz
* Heringsdorf
* Kołobrzeg
* Koszalin
* Ribnitz-Damgarten
* Sagard
* Sassnitz
* Słupsk
* Stargard
* Starogard Gdański
* Stralsund
* Świnoujście
* Szczecin
* Tczew
* Toruń
* Tricity metro
* Gdańsk
* Gdynia
* Sopot
* Ueckermünde
* Wejherowo
* Wolgast
* Zingst

* List of towns in Western Pomerania
* List of towns in Farther Pomerania
* List of placenames in the Province of Pomerania
* A–H
* I–P
* Q–Z

Inhabited islands|

* Kirr
* Hiddensee
* Ummanz
* Dänholm
* Rügen
* Öhe
* Riems
* Vilm
* Greifswalder Oie
* Görmitz
* Usedom
* Karsibór
* Wolin
* Wolińska Kępa
* Chrząszczewska
* Pucka
* Grodzka
* Kępa Parnicka
* Zaleskie Łęgi
* Zielona
* Łasztownia
* Ostrów Grabowski
* Salt Island
* Młyńska Island
* Port
* Ołowianka
* Ostrów
* Sobieszewo

Peninsulae and headlands|

* Darß-Zingst
* Jasmund
* Hel
* Mönchgut
* Reddevitz Höft
* Rewa Sandbar
* Cape Rozewie
* Cape Rzucewo
* Westerplatte
* Wittow
* Cape Arkona
* Bug
* Schaabe
* Zudar
* Palmer Ort

Rivers|

* Brda
* Drawa
* Drwęca
* Dziwna
* Grabowa
* Gwda
* Ina
* Łeba
* Motława
* Oder
* West
* East
* Regalica
* Parsęta
* Peene
* Peenestrom
* Piaśnica
* Płonia
* Radunia
* Randow
* Recknitz
* Reda
* Rega
* Ryck
* Słupia
* Świna
* Tollense
* Trebel
* Uecker
* Vistula
* Leniwka
* Śmiała Wisła
* Martwa Wisła
* Przekop Canal
* Wda
* Wieprza
* Wierzyca

Lakes|

* Charzykowskie Lake
* Dąbie Lake
* Drawsko Lake
* Gardno Lake
* Jamno Lake
* Lake Kummerow
* Łebsko Lake
* Miedwie Lake
* Raduńskie Lake
* Wdzydze Lake
* Wicko Lake

Bays, lagoons|

* Achterwasser
* Balmer See
* Darss-Zingst Bodden Chain
* Bodstedter Bodden
* Barther Bodden
* Grabow
* Bay of Gdańsk
* Bay of Puck
* Bay of Pomerania
* Bay of Greifswald
* Rügischer Bodden
* Hagensche Wiek
* Having
* Wreecher See
* Kamieński Lagoon
* North Rügen Bodden
* Wieker Bodden
* Rassower Strom
* Großer Jasmunder Bodden
* Kleiner Jasmunder Bodden
* Prorer Wiek
* Szczecin Lagoon
* Nowe Warpno Bay
* Neuwarper See
* Tromper Wiek
* West Rügen Bodden
* Vitter Bodden
* Schaproder Bodden
* Udarser Wiek
* Kubitzer Bodden
* Liebitz

National parks|

* Western Pomerania Lagoon Area
* Jasmund
* Lower Oder Valley
* Wolin
* Drawa
* Slovincian
* Bory Tucholskie

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History of Pomerania

* 10,000 BC - 600 AD
* 600-1100
* 1100-1300
* 1300-1500
* 1500-1806
* 1806-1933
* 1933-1945
* 1945-present

Administrative

Western Pomerania

* Billung March
* Northern March
* Principality of Rügen
* Duchy of Pomerania
* House of Pomerania
* List of dukes
* Gützkow
* Partitions
* Pomerania-Demmin
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* Bezirk Rostock
* Szczecin Voivodeship 1975–1998
* Contemporary
* Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
* Brandenburg
* West Pomeranian Voivodeship

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Farther Pomerania

* Duchy of Pomerania
* House of Pomerania
* List of dukes
* Cammin
* Schlawe-Stolp
* Partitions
* Pomerania-Stolp
* Brandenburgian Pomerania
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* Stettin Region
* Köslin Region
* List of placenames
* Szczecin Voivodeship 1946–1975
* Koszalin Voivodeship 1950–1975
* Szczecin Voivodeship 1975–1998
* Koszalin Voivodeship 1975–1998
* Słupsk Voivodeship 1975–1998
* Contemporary
* West Pomeranian Voivodeship
* Pomeranian Voivodeship

Lauenburg-Bütow
classified as
Farther Pomerania
or Pomerelia|

* Duchy of Pomerania
* House of Pomerania
* List of dukes
* Partitions
* Royal Prussia
* Pomeranian Voivodeship
* Lauenburg-Bütow Pawn
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* Lauenburg and Bütow Land
* Province of Pomerania 1815–1945
* Köslin Region
* Szczecin Voivodeship 1946–1975
* Koszalin Voivodeship 1950–1975
* Słupsk Voivodeship 1975–1998
* Contemporary
* Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomerelia
(Kashubia,
Kociewie,
Tuchola Forest,
Chełmno Land)|

* Polish Pomerelia
* Danish Pomerelia
* Duchy of Eastern Pomerania
* Samborides
* Duchy of Gdańsk
* Duchy of Świecie and Lubiszewo
* Duchy of Białogarda
* Duchy of Lubiszewo
* Duchy of Świecie
* State of the Teutonic Order
* Royal Prussia 1466–1793
* Pomeranian Voivodeship
* Chełmno Voivodeship
* Free City of Danzig 1807–1814
* West Prussia
* Posen-West Prussia Region
* Pomeranian Voivodeship 1919-1939 (Polish Corridor)
* Free City of Danzig 1920-1939
* Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia
* Gdańsk Voivodeship 1946–1975
* Bydgoszcz Voivodeship 1946–1975
* Szczecin Voivodeship 1946–1975
* Koszalin Voivodeship 1950–1975
* Gdańsk Voivodeship 1975–1998
* Koszalin Voivodeship 1975–1998
* Słupsk Voivodeship 1975–1998
* Bydgoszcz Voivodeship 1975–1998
* Toruń Voivodeship 1975–1998
* Contemporary
* Pomeranian Voivodeship
* West Pomeranian Voivodeship
* Gmina Biały Bór
* Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Ecclesiastical

| Roman Catholic|

| Historical|

* Christianization of Pomerania
* Diocese of Wollin/Cammin
* Diocese of Kolberg
* Diocese of Chełmno
* Diocese of Roskilde
* Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Germany
* Prince-Episcopal Delegation for Brandenburg and Pomerania
* Apostolic Administration of the Free City of Danzig
* Apostolic Administration of Tütz
* Prelature of Schneidemühl
* Apostolic Administration of Kamień (Cammin), Lubusz (Lebus) and the Prelature of Piła (Schneidemühl) with see in Gorzów Wielkopolski 1945–1972

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Extant|

* Archdiocese of Berlin
* Diocese of Bydgoszcz
* Archdiocese of Gdańsk
* Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg
* Diocese of Pelplin
* Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień
* Diocese of Toruń
* Diocese of Włocławek

Protestant|

| Historical|

* Protestant Reformation

* Evangelical State Church in Prussia
* Pomeranian Evangelical Church

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Extant|

* Protestant Church in Germany
* Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany
* Lutheran Diocese of Mecklenburg and Pomerania
* Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany
* Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland
* Lutheran Diocese of Pomerania-Greater Poland
* Lutheran Diocese of Wrocław
* Pentecostal Church in Poland

Demography and anthropology

| Archaeological cultures|

* Hamburg
* Maglemosian
* Ertebølle-Ellerbek
* Linear Pottery
* Funnelbeaker
* Havelland
* Corded Ware
* Comb Ceramic
* Nordic Bronze Age
* Lusatian
* Jastorf
* Pomeranian
* Oksywie
* Wielbark
* Gustow
* Dębczyn (Denzin)

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Peoples|

* Gepids
* Goths
* Lemovii
* Rugii
* Vidivarii
* Vistula Veneti
* Slavic Pomeranians
* Prissani
* Rani
* Ukrani
* Veleti
* Lutici
* Velunzani
* German Pomeranians
* Kashubians
* Poles
* Slovincians

Major demographic events|

* Migration Period
* Ostsiedlung
* WWII flight and expulsion of Germans
* Post-WWII settlement of Poles and Ukrainians

Languages and dialects|

| West Germanic|

* Low German
* Low Prussian
* Central Pomeranian
* Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch
* East Pomeranian
* West Pomeranian
* Standard German

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West Slavic|

* Polabian
* Polish
* Pomeranian
* Kashubian
* Slovincian

Treaties

| 1200-1500|

* Kremmen (1236)
* Landin (1250)
* Kępno (1282)
* Soldin (1309)
* Templin (1317)
* Ueckermünde (1327)
* Kalisz (1343)
* Stralsund (1354)
* Stralsund (1370)
* Pyzdry (1390)
* Raciążek (1404)
* Thorn, First (1411)
* Eberswalde, First (1415)
* Melno (1422)
* Perleberg (1427)
* Eberswalde, Second (1427)
* Łęczyca (1433)
* Brześć Kujawski (1435)
* Soldin (1466)
* Thorn, Second (1466)
* Prenzlau (1448/1468/1472/1479)
* Pyritz (1493)

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1500-1700|

* Thorn (1521)
* Kraków (1525)
* Grimnitz (1529)
* Augsburg (1555)
* Lublin (1569)
* Stettin (1570)
* Franzburg (1627)
* Stettin (1630)
* Westphalia (1648)
* Stettin (1653)
* Labiau (1656)
* Wehlau and Bromberg (1657)
* Oliva (1660)
* Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1679)
* Lund (1679)

1700-present|

* Stockholm (1719 / 1720)
* Frederiksborg (1720)
* Polish Partitions Treaties (1772/1773, 1793, 1795)
* Tilsit (1807)
* Kiel (1814)
* Vienna (1815)
* North German Confederation Treaty (1866)
* Peace of Prague (1866)
* Versailles (1919)
* Polish Concordat (1925)
* Prussian Concordat (1929)
* Reichskonkordat (1933)
* Molotov–Ribbentrop (1939)
* Potsdam (1945)
* Zgorzelec (1951)
* Moscow (1970)
* Warsaw (1970)
* Helsinki Accords (1975)
* Polish-East German Maritime Border Agreement (1989)
* Two Plus Four (1990)
* German Reunification Treaty (1990)
* German–Polish Border Treaty (1991)
* Treaty of Good Neighbourship (1991)
* Polish Concordat (1993)
* Convention on the International Commission on the Protection of the Oder against Pollution (1996)
* Treaty of Accession 2003

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Czech Republic
* Israel

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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