Eastern Pomerania Explained

Eastern Pomerania can refer to distinct parts of Pomerania:

Terminology

The term "West Pomerania" is ambiguous, since it may refer to either Hither Pomerania (in German usage and historical usage based on German terminology), to both Hither and Farther Pomerania combined, or to the West Pomeranian Voivodeship (in Polish usage).

The term "East Pomerania" may similarly carry different meanings, referring either to Farther Pomerania (in German usage and historical usage based on German terminology[1]), to Pomerelia, or to the Pomeranian Voivodeship (in Polish usage).

WestPomeraniaEastSoutheast
Damgarten,
Barth,
Tribsees,
Grimmen,
Franzburg,
Richtenberg,
Bergen auf Rügen,
Garz/Rügen,
Sassnitz,
Stralsund
Loitz,
Greifswald,
Lassan,
Wolgast,
Gützkow
Demmin,
Altentreptow
Jarmen,
Anklam,
Usedom
Gartz,
Schwedt (part north of Wesel with inland port)
Świnoujście,
Międzyzdroje,
Wolin,
Dziwnów (left-bank),
Goleniów,
Police,
Nowe Warpno,
Szczecin,
Dąbie
Widuchowa,
Gryfino,
Banie,
Pyrzyce
Maszewo,
Stargard,
Stepnica,
Dziwnów (right-bank with historic centre),
Kamień Pomorski,
Golczewo,
Ińsko,
Dobrzany,
Dolice,
Chociwel,
Gryfice,
Gościno,
Płoty,
Nowogard,
Łobez,
Węgorzyno,
Resko,
Trzebiatów
Świdwin,
Połczyn-Zdrój,
Kalisz Pomorski,
Drawsko Pomorskie,
Złocieniec,
Kołobrzeg,
Koszalin,
Polanów,
Sianów,
Karlino,
Tychowo,
Bobolice,
Białogard,
Biały Bór,
Szczecinek,
Sławno,
Darłowo
Ustka,
Słupsk,
Miastko
Łeba,
Lębork,
Bytów
(Lauenburg and Bütow Land
German: link=no|Lande Lauenburg und Bütow
Polish: Ziemia lęborsko-bytowska)
Człuchów,
Chojnice,
Kościerzyna,
Kartuzy,
Żukowo,
Puck,
Władysławowo,
Jastarnia,
Hel
Wejherowo,
Reda,
Rumia,
(so-called Little Kashubian Tricity)
Gdynia,
Sopot,
Gdańsk
(Tricity)
Pruszcz Gdański,
Nowy Staw
Starogard Gdański,
Skarszewy,
Pelplin,
Tczew,
Gniew
Świecie,
Nowe
Tuchola,
Pruszcz
Toruń,
Grudziądz,
Chełmno,
Chełmża,
Wąbrzeźno,
Kowalewo Pomorskie,
Jabłonowo Pomorskie,
Radzyń Chełmiński,
Łasin,
Brodnica (part north of Drwęca with historic center),
Golub
Current countriesGermanyPoland
Current administrative regionsLand Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
(State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
Land Brandenburg
(State of Brandenburg)
województwo zachodniopomorskie
(West Pomeranian Voivodeship)
województwo pomorskie
(Pomeranian Voivodeship)
województwo kujawsko-pomorskie
(Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship)
Vorpommern-Rügen DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald DistrictMecklenburgische Seenplatte DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald DistrictUckermark District
German terminology
(corresponding English term)
Pommern[2]
(Pomerania)
Pomerellen, Pommerellen
(Pomerelia)
After Partitions of Poland, part of the wider Westpreussen
(West Prussia)
before Partitions of Poland, part of the wider Königlich-Preußen or Preußen Königlichen Anteils
(Royal Prussia)
Vorpommern
in modern usage the part located in Germany only
(Hither Pomerania, Fore Pomerania)
Hinterpommern
(Farther/Further Pomerania, Rear Pomerania)
Kaschubei[3]
(Kashubia)
areas south-east of Könitz (Schwarzwasser, Czersk): Tucheler Heide
(Tuchola Forest),
Koschneiderei
KociewieTucheler Heide
(Tuchola Forest),
Koschneiderei
Kulmerland
(Chełmno Land)
Neuvorpommern
(New Hither Pomerania)
Altvorpommern
(Old Hither Pomerania)
Westpommern
(Western Pomerania)
style='border-style: solid solid none solid;' colspan="6"Mittelpommern
(Middle Pomerania)
Ostpommern
(Eastern Pomerania)
style='border-style: none dotted solid solid;' colspan="1"style='border-style: dotted dotted solid dotted;' colspan="4"Mittelpommerscher Keil
(Middle Pomeranian Wedge)
excluding Świnoujście, Międzyzdroje, Wolin and Dziwnów
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Polish terminology
(corresponding English term)
Pomorze Zachodnie
(Western Pomerania)
Pomorze Nadodrzańskie
(Oder Pomerania)
Pomorze Wschodnie
(Eastern Pomerania)
Pomorze Nadwiślańskie
(Vistula Pomerania)
before World War II simply Pomorze
(Pomerelia, literally Pomerania)
before Partitions of Poland, part of the wider Prusy Królewskie
(Royal Prussia)
Pomorze Zaodrzańskie
(Trans-Oder Pomerania)
Pomorze Wołogoskie
(Wołogoszcz or German: Wolgast Pomerania)
Pomorze Szczecińskie
(Szczecin Pomerania)
Pomorze Zachodnie w węższym znaczeniu
(Western Pomerania in narrower sense)
Pomorze Środkowe
(Middle Pomerania)
Pomorze Koszalińsko-Słupskie
(Koszalin and Słupsk Pomerania)
Pomorze Gdańskie
(Gdańsk Pomerania)
Ziemia chełmińska
(Chełmno Land)
ethnocultural region
Pomorze Przednie
(Hither Pomerania, Fore Pomerania) in modern usage the part located in Germany only
Pomorze Tylne
(Farther/Further Pomerania, Rear Pomerania) usage limited mainly to translations of German texts
Kaszuby
(Kashubia)
ethnocultural region
areas south-east of Chojnice (Czarna Woda, Czersk): Bory Tucholskie
(Tuchola Forest)
ethnocultural region,
Kosznajderia
former ethnocultural region
Kociewie
ethnocultural region
Bory Tucholskie
(Tuchola Forest)
ethnocultural region,
Kosznajderia
former ethnocultural region
Kashubian terminology
(corresponding English term)
Zôpadnô Pòmòrskô
(Western Pomerania)
Lãbòrskò-bëtowskô Zemia
(Lauenburg and Bütow Land)
Pòrénkòwô Pòmòrskô
(Eastern Pomerania)
Kaszëbë
(Kashubia
ethnocultural region)
Kòcéwskô (Kociewie)
ethnocultural region
Tëchòlsczé Bòrë (Tuchola Forest)
ethnocultural region,
Kòsznajderiô (Kosznajderia)
former ethnocultural region
Chełmińskô Zemia (Chełmno Land)
ethnocultural region

See also

Notes and References

  1. e.g. here (Sheperd Atlas), or in old Enc Britannica
  2. http://www.bartleby.com/65/po/Pomerani.html The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2001–07
  3. Web site: Duden online Kaschubei . 12 June 2019.