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Germany. The Duchy of Pomerania-Stettin, [a] also known as the Duchy of Stettin, and the Duchy of Szczecin, [b] was a feudal duchy in Farther Pomerania within the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Szczecin. It was ruled by the Griffin dynasty. [1]
The Region of Stettin (German: Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Polish: rejencja szczecińska) was a unit of territorial division in the Prussian Province of Pomerania, with Prussia forming part of the German Empire from 1871. It was established in 1816 and existed until 1945.
Szczecin (UK: / ˈ ʃ tʃ ɛ tʃ ɪ n / SHCHETCH-in, US: /-tʃ iː n /-een, Polish: [ˈʂt͡ʂɛt͡ɕin] ⓘ; German: Stettin [ʃtɛˈtiːn] ⓘ; Swedish: Stettin [stɛˈtiːn]; Latin: Sedinum or Stetinum) is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland.
Apr 12, 2024 · Guide to Pomerania (Pommern), German Empire ancestry, family history, and genealogy before 1945: birth records, marriage records, death records, both church and civil registration, compiled family history, and finding aids.
Oct 29, 2021 · The capital city of Pomerania, Stettin was a stronghold of the Nazi movement and crucial to Germany’s political and economic aspirations, according to Wojciech Wichert, a historian at Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance.
- Jeremy Gray
Feb 29, 2024 · Put simply: there's a reason why, today, Szczecin is just 14km from the border with Germany! Szczecin, formerly Stettin, is a city with over a millennia of history and changing hands between Central European powers. How Old Is Szczecin/Stettin?
Max Berg. E. Georg von Kleist. Related Places: Germany. Poland. Prussia. German Empire. Polish Corridor. Pomerania, historic region of northeastern Europe lying along the Baltic coastal plain between the Oder and the Vistula rivers.