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Province of Pomerania (1815–1945)

Province of Pomerania
Provinz Pommern
Province of Prussia

 

1815–1945
 

Flag Coat of arms
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Pomerania
Pomerania (red), within the Kingdom of Prussia, within the German Empire
Capital Stettin
53°26′N 14°32′E / 53.433°N 14.533°E / 53.433; 14.533Coordinates: 53°26′N 14°32′E / 53.433°N 14.533°E / 53.433; 14.533
History
 •  Established 1815
 •  Disestablished 1945
Area
 •  1905 30,120 km2(11,629 sq mi)
 •  since October 1938 38,400 km2(14,826 sq mi)
Population
 •  1905 1,684,125 
Density 55.9 /km2  (144.8 /sq mi)
Political subdivisions Köslin
Stettin
Stralsund

The Province of Pomerania (German: Provinz Pommern) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 until 1945. Afterwards, its territory became part of Allied-occupied Germany and Poland.

The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means Land at the Sea.

The province was created from the former Prussian Province of Pomerania, which consisted of Farther Pomerania and the southern Western Pomerania, and former Swedish Pomerania. It resembled the territory of the former Duchy of Pomerania, which after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 had been split between Brandenburg-Prussia and Sweden. Also, the districts of Schivelbein and Dramburg, formerly belonging to the Neumark, were merged into the new province.

While in the Kingdom of Prussia, the province was heavily influenced by the reforms of Karl August von Hardenberg and Otto von Bismarck. The Industrial Revolution primarily affected the Stettin area and the infrastructure, while most of the province retained a rural and agricultural character. From 1850, the net migration rate was negative; Pomeranians emigrated primarily to Berlin, the West German industrial regions and overseas.


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