Is Pomerania Polish or German?

Most of Pomerania is now part of Poland, but its westernmost section is in eastern Germany, as reflected in the name of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Land (state). The region is generally flat, and there are numerous small rivers and, along the east coast, many lakes.

Who speaks Pomeranian?

East Pomeranian (Ostpommersch) is an East Low German dialect that is either moribund or used to be spoken in what was roughly Pomerania (now Northwestern Poland; previously part of Germany until the end of World War II) and today is also spoken in some communities in Brazil. It is part of the Low German language.

Is Pomerania part of Poland or Germany?

From the Napoleonic Wars to the end of World War I, Pomerania was administered by the Kingdom of Prussia as the Province of Pomerania ( Western (Hither) and Farther Pomerania) and Province of West Prussia ( Pomerelia ). After World War I Pomerania was divided between Poland and Germany.

Where is the Bay of Pomerania?

The Bay of Pomerania ( Polish: Zatoka Pomorska; German: Pommersche Bucht; Kashubian: Pòmòrskô Hôwinga) is a basin in the southwestern Baltic Sea, off the Pomeranian shores of Poland and Germany.

What does Western Pomerania stand for?

Stralsund (pictured) and Greifswald form the urban center of Western Pomerania. Western Pomerania, also called Cispomerania or Hither Pomerania (German: Vorpommern), is the western extremity of the historic region of the duchy, later Province of Pomerania, nowadays divided between the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Poland.

When did Pomerania become part of Prussia?

After foundation of the German Empire of 1871, the whole of Pomerania was included into the newly created state. The Province of Pomerania (German: Provinz Pommern) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 until 1934.