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| Stralsund: brought Swedish commander's house |
a deep cut of Thirty Years War (1618 - 1648), which - in large part between Swedish and imperial troops fought on territory Pomeranian - Pomeranian population reduced by half. His was the beginning of this disaster with the Landing of the Swedish King Gustav II Adolf on 6 July 1630 in Peenemünde . He was with the financial support of Catholic France in the previously German war occurred, in order to save Protestantism in northern Germany (which succeeded) and a Swedish great power position to build what was successful at least in the Baltic region, although Gustav Adolf these fruits could not reap. This period coincided with the death of the last Duke Access Bogislaw XIV 1637 the end of the gripping dynasty in the male line. With all the atrocities that is depleted in the soil Pomeranian population, the massacre of civilians and the inferno to mention that, under the command of the Imperial Colonel Hans von Goetz Pasewalk was committed.
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| Szczecin: Berliner Tor (1725) |
fell after Peace of Westphalia 1648 Vorpommern and a strip of land east of the Oder (including Stettin, Altdamm and Golledge) under Swedish rule (the so-called Swedish Pomerania), but remained part of the Roman Empire of the German nation. Queen Christina of Sweden (following the Swedish king) was at the same time German Imperial princess to sit and vote in the Reichstag . A status that was valid until the end of the empire 1806th Only then, ie 1806, was Swedish Pomerania (the rest north of the Peene) in the Kingdom of Sweden (until 1814) is divided, but only legal, barely real, because the turmoil of the Napoleonic wars with multiple occupations Vorpommern prevented this. In connection with the Napoleonic occupation is worth mentioning that Kolberg was the only one Prussian, yes German city next Graudenz in West Prussia, through the resistance under Neidhardt von Gneisenau and Joachim Nettelbeck could not be taken by the Napoleonic troops and not after the armistice of 7 Juli was occupied 1807th
Vorpommern in 1814 came in exchange for Norway to Denmark, but this was not actually completed, so that the transfer of Prussia (adopted at the Congress of Vienna 1815) was carried out by Sweden.
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| Stargard before the war |
Pomerania, which however has been cleared before 1654 of Sweden, fell after the extinction of the Pomeranian Dukes and in accordance with the Treaty of Westphalia in Brandenburg. Brandenburg and Prussia was now in the Peace of Stockholm (1720) and Szczecin Pomerania to the Peene Peene and current gain (Altvorpommern), previously was Stargard Headquarters. Although it was 43 years ago succeeded the Great Elector 1677, (destroyed tower of St. James) under heavy fire to capture Stettin, but he had to return it in the Peace of St. Germain to Sweden. Pomeranian should be in a row Prussian heartland that after the first partition of Poland (1772) by the magnification of Prussia for almost 150 years had no direct border with Polish state.
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| Anklam: 1841 Market |
Vorpommern north of the Peene stayed until 1814/15, the last part of Swedish Pomerania (in between there was a five-year Danish Interim). After the transfer to Prussia, it was called Neuvorpommern (before the new Prussia gained part Vorpommern ; contrast Altvorpommern - who was acquired in 1720 of Western Pomerania). was formed from the Neuvorpommern Region Stralsund, who had until 1932 on hand, then he was integrated in the administrative district of Stettin.
But until Prussia in the possession of Pomerania came across were in the area of \u200b\u200bPomerania numerous Wars of the powers Sweden and Prussia fought in different constellations ( Great Northern War, Seven Years War ), so that the land from the Peace of Westphalia (1648) to the Congress of Vienna (1815) could hardly recover, but difficult to nadir. Greifswald had such meadow in 1805 about the same population as after the 30-year war, more than 150 years earlier.
experienced a significant flower (now full) Pomerania in Prussia after the reunification of Pomerania in 1815. Only now obsolete Stettin in population and economic strength of Stralsund, which had until then always the most important town in Pomerania (belonging to the Duchy since 1325/54), this being so significant that it is time for the Duke cared little about the sovereign
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| Szczecin. | tree bridge
Productivity growth in the country soon led to a surplus population and the resulting exodus to the big cities, especially to Berlin. Furthermore, large groups immigrated to North America (especially in the U.S. state of Wisconsin , where today still an important part to his roots Pomeranian confesses) and to Brazil, particularly in the southern Brazilian Santa Catarina states and Rio Grande do Sul . The descendants of the Pomeranian call there Pomeranos (an important place is the town Pomerode ) that have a lot of the Low German language (Pomeranian Platt) and the culture of their country of origin and to preserve their Protestant faith. The 250,000 Pom (m) Eranos are the largest group of German origin (2 million) in Brazil (190 million).
The process of recovery of the Prussian province of Pomerania accelerated again with the founding of the Empire in 1871 and in every respect: economic (industrialization, trade, agriculture and tourism, Szczecin climbed over the 100,000 mark and has major city) as well as culture and education: The University of Greifswald experienced an unprecedented boom. Stettin was far from being only the harbor and shipyard town (z B. Vulcan , Oderwerke , grabbing yard), including sen here was the successor to the company was founded by Bernhard Stoewer . Automobiles, bicycles, Nähmaschen, typewriters, etc. produced.
All contrast, was observed after the defeat in the First World War and to 1919 after the Treaty of Versailles . Pomerania was able to economically recover from the consequences of war is not, so that even here (as in the kingdom in general) the Weimar Republic was largely unpopular. Pomerania had now after 150 years, an official border with Poland. The harassment, which were exposed to the country by travelers (railway) from Pomerania to Danzig and East Prussia by the Second Polish Republic were not without effect on the assessment of public opinion in Poland's Pomerania. It had an extra from Stettin Prussia naval service be set up to bypass the "Polish Corridor " by sea.
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| Koszalin Settlement for West Prussia |
addition, there was the potential for unrest, which was created by the inclusion of those Germans who pushed of the newly created Polish state from West Prussia and Posen , de facto already been so distributed. New settlements had to be created for it, which exacerbated the problems in the general poverty.
These circumstances, but also the traditional authoritarian loyal rural population was a basis for the - in comparison to the kingdom - above the average constituency German-national flows (except the port and industrial city of Szczecin and surrounding areas with social democratic and communist supporters of over 50%). The strong German-national roots (Party: DNVP ) was then by the conclusion of Harzburg Front what amounted to a knighthood of NSDAP , undoing (the Nazi Party was before completely in Pomerania insignificant nor in the general election in 1928 it was only 1.5% with a national average of 2.6%!).
Source: Pomeranian team
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