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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PomeraniaPomerania - Wikipedia

    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: Mittelpommern (Middle Pomerania) mainland east of the Zarow as well as ...

  4. After the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II as Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia, Western Pomerania was part of the Free State of Prussia within the Weimar Republic, while the eastern part ( Pomerelia) became a part of Poland, and organized into the Pomeranian Voivodeship.

  5. Prussia. German Empire. Polish Corridor. Pomerania, historic region of northeastern Europe lying along the Baltic coastal plain between the Oder and the Vistula rivers. Politically, the name also came to include the area west of the Oder as far as Stralsund, including the island of Rügen (Rugia).

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  6. Apr 12, 2024 · Prussia. Pomerania. Vorpommern. Guide to the Vorpommern region of the 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.

  7. Many Pomeranians chose the Midwest for their new homes in the 1840’s and 1860's. Pomerania was scraped by glaciers thousands of years ago. The sandy ground left behind was good for growing rye and potatoes. Parts of Pomerania joined with Prussia in 1648, 1720, and 1815.

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