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- 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.
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Neuvorpommern (New Hither Pomerania) western part of Swedish Pomerania that went from Sweden to Prussia in 1815. Altvorpommern (Old Hither Pomerania) eastern part of Swedish Pomerania that went from Sweden to Prussia in 1720. Westpommern (Western Pomerania) mainland west of the Zarow and Rügen archipelago.
Invasion of the Swedish Rügen by Brandenburg-Prussia, 1678 Pomerelia as a part of Royal Prussia (light blue), 16th century; Duchy of Pomerania in brown The former Duchy of Pomerania (center) partitioned between the Swedish Empire and Brandenburg after the Treaty of Stettin in 1653.
Prussia united western and central Pomerania into one province called Pommern. Eastern Pomerania was held by the Teutonic Knights from 1308 to 1454, when it was reconquered by Poland. In 1772 it was annexed by Prussia and made into the province of West Prussia.
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The Province of Pomerania (German: Provinz Pommern; Polish: Prowincja Pomorze) 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.
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Apr 12, 2024 · The former Brandenburg-Prussian Pomerania and the former Swedish parts were reorganized into the Prussian Province of Pomerania, while Pomerelia was made part of the Province of West Prussia. With Prussia, both provinces joined the newly constituted German Empire in 1871.
Apr 12, 2016 · Eastern Pomerania (Hinterpommern) was annexed by Prussia in 1772. In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles created the Polish Corridor, dividing Prussia and leaving part of Pomerania as a German border province with an area of 11,644 sq. miles. In 1945, it was partitioned into two areas separated by the Oder River.
