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The Duchy of Pomerania (German: Herzogtum Pommern; Polish: Księstwo pomorskie; Latin: Ducatus Pomeraniae) was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania (Griffins). The country existed in the Middle Ages between years 1121–1160, 1264–1295, 1478–1531, and 1625–1637.
Map of Pomerania. sketched by Eilhard Lubin (1565-1621) in Rostock; engraved by Nikolaus Geilkercken (1583/8-1657) in Amsterdam; copperplate, 12 sheets, 1610-1618; 2nd edition dated 1758; scale approx. 1 : 235,000; width: 221 cm
The former Hinterpommern today forms two of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) of Poland: Zachodnio-Omorskie (province of West Pomerania) with Szczecin (formerly Stettin) as its capital city and Pomorskie (Pomerania) with Gdansk (formerly Danzig) as its capital.
Map of the historical Duchy of Pomerania from the 17th century. This is a list of the duchies and dukes of Pomerania.
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Until 1932, the province was subdivided into the government regions (Regierungsbezirk Köslin (eastern part, Farther Pomerania), Stettin (southwestern part, Old Western Pomerania), and Stralsund (northwestern part, Neuvorpommern).