Middle Pomerania
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Middle Pomerania is a geographical and historical region in the middle of Pomerania in northern Poland, between Western and Eastern Pomerania. Sometimes it was considered part of Western Pomerania.
Populated by Kashubs later protestant Slovincy.
Major cities: Koszalin, Slupsk, Kolobrzeg, Szczecinek, Darlowo
Administrative divisions:
- 1121-1238 Duchy of Slawno
- 1238-1317 divided
- 1317-1654 part of Duchy of Pomerania (districts: Duchy of Kashubia, Duchy of Vandalia, Principality of Cammin)
- 1654-1815 part of Brandenburg-Prussia (districts: Duchy of Kashubia, Duchy of Vandalia, Principality of Cammin)
- 1815-1945 District of Koszalin, part of Prussian Province of Pomerania
- 1945-1950 part of Szczecin Voivodship
- 1950-1975 Koszalin Voivodship
- 1975-1998 Koszalin Voivodship, Slupsk Voivodship
- after 1999 divided between Pomeranian Voivodship and West Pomeranian Voivodship
The history of Lebork and Bytow was slightly different:
- 1310 to Teutonic Order state (together with Eastern Pomerania)
- 1454 to Poland (Royal Prussia)
- 1455 as the Polish fied administrated by dukes of Pomerania
- 1637 after the extinction of the dukes of Pomerania, restored to Poland
- 1657 as the Polish fied administrated by dukes of Brandenburg-Prussia
- 1698 Prussians stopped recognizing Polish suzereinty
- 1773 After the first partition of Poland, included to Pomerania, Province of Kingdom of Prussia.
- 1945 restored to Poland.
See also: Dukes of Pomerania