• Medieval Pomerania was converted from Slavic paganism to Christianity by Otto of Bamberg in 1124 and 1128 (Duchy of Pomerania), and in 1168 by Absalon...
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    Poland (966) Christianization of Kievan Rus' (988) Christianization of Pomerania (1124) Outline of Slavic history and culture Slavic paganism Eastern...
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    Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze [pɔˈmɔʐɛ]  ; German: Pommern [ˈpɔ.mɐn]  ; Kashubian: Pòmòrskô ; Swedish: Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore...
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    Hither Pomerania passed under Polish suzerainty under Bolesław III Wrymouth, who initiated Christianization, entrusting this task to Otto of Bamberg...
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    Swedish Pomerania (Swedish: Svenska Pommern; German: Schwedisch-Pommern) was a dominion under the Swedish Crown from 1630 to 1815 on what is now the Baltic...
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    Eric of Pomerania (c. 1381/1382 – 24 September 1459) ruled over the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439. He was initially co-ruler with his great-aunt Margaret...
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    churches and begin the process of converting Pomerania. Bishop Otto of Bamberg confirmed the Christianization of Pomerania from 1123 onward. In the 1130s...
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    Historical Western Pomerania, also called Cispomerania, Fore Pomerania, Front Pomerania or Hither Pomerania (German: Vorpommern; Polish: Pomorze Przednie)...
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    House of Griffin or Griffin dynasty (German: Greifen; Polish: Gryfici, Danish: Grif; Latin: Gryphes) was a dynasty ruling the Duchy of Pomerania from the...
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    the Archdiocese of Berlin, of the Diocese of Stettin-Kammin, and invoked for help against fever and rabies. Christianization of Pomerania C. S. Jaeger (1983)...
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    Duchy of Pomerania (German: Herzogtum Pommern; Polish: Księstwo pomorskie; Latin: Ducatus Pomeraniae) was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the...
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    Farther Pomerania, Hinder Pomerania, Rear Pomerania or Eastern Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze Tylne; German: Hinterpommern, Ostpommern), is a subregion of the...
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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...
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    The Bay of Pomerania (Polish: Zatoka Pomorska [zaˈtɔ.ka pɔˈmɔr.ska]; German: Pommersche Bucht; Kashubian: Pòmòrskô Hôwinga) is a basin in the southwestern...
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    Province of Pomerania was a province of Brandenburg-Prussia, the later Kingdom of Prussia. After the Thirty Years' War, the province consisted of Farther...
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    This is a list of the duchies and dukes of Pomerania. The lands of Pomerania were firstly ruled by local tribes, who settled in Pomerania around the 10th...
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    Gramzow, and Belbuck which supported Pomerania's Christianization and advanced German settlements. The dukes of Pomerania expanded their realm into Circipania...
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    The bulk of the voivodeship is located in the historic region of Pomerania, with the territories on the eastern bank of the Vistula being part of Powiśle...
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    Livonia, Estonia, Neumark, Pomerelia (Gdańsk Pomerania), Prussia and Samogitia. Following the battles of Grunwald in 1410 and Wilkomierz in 1435, the...
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    is a historic town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with 23,614 inhabitants as of December 2021. The capital of Białogard County in the West...
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  • Vistula Veneti (category Historical ethnic groups of Europe)
    and in Pomerania generally, as Wenden or Winden (see Wends), which was a later corruption of the word Veneti. Likewise, the Franks and Bavarians of Styria...
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    The Christianization of Poland (Polish: chrystianizacja Polski [xrɘs.tja.ɲiˈza.t͡sja ˈpɔl.ski]) refers to the introduction and subsequent spread of Christianity...
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    Gdańsk Bay (redirect from Bay of Gdansk)
    curve of the shores of Gdańsk Pomerania in Poland (Cape Rozewie, Hel Peninsula) and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia (Sambian Peninsula). The coast of the...
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    consisted of the following territories: Pomerelia Danzig Pomerania (Pomeranian Voivodeship (1466–1772)) with the mouth of the Vistula, including the city of Gdańsk...
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    duty-free passage of Øresund. Denmark-Norway also gained full control over Schleswig, while Danish-held areas of Swedish Pomerania were returned to Sweden...
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    Wielbark culture (category Archaeological cultures of Europe)
    Czarnówko near Lębork, Pomerania, a cemetery of Oksywie and Wielbark cultures was found. These reached their height before the emigration of the population to...
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    Farther Pomerania (incorporated in the Treaty of Stettin of 1653, and the Duchy of Magdeburg (incorporated later in 1680). With the Treaty of Bromberg...
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    of 31 December 2022,[update] the population was 391,566. Szczecin is located on the Oder River, south of the Szczecin Lagoon and the Bay of Pomerania...
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    Pomerelia (redirect from Vistula Pomerania)
    Eastern Pomerania, Vistula Pomerania, and also before World War II as Polish Pomerania, is a historical sub-region of Pomerania on the southern shore of the...
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    25% came from neighbouring areas of pre-war Polish Pomerania. Almost 20% were Poles from areas of former Eastern Poland annexed by the USSR (many from...
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