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The area was inhabited by Baltic people at least since the 9th century and possibly earlier. At the dawn of the 13th century the population is estimated at around 16,000–20,000. The clan, together with their neighbours the
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268:(Dzierzgoń) River, where they suffered a great defeat. During the next three years all of Pomesania was conquered and made part of the
260:. Pomesanian leader Pepin unsuccessfully besieged the city, but soon he was captured and tortured to death. In 1233 the work began in
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Cygański, Mirosław (1984). "Hitlerowskie prześladowania przywódców i aktywu Związków Polaków w
Niemczech w latach 1939-1945".
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Fragment of the
Pomesanian statute book of 1340. The earliest attested document of the customary law of the Balts.
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197:, legendary chieftain of the Prussians. Georg Gerullis determined that its name was actually derived from the
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to protect his territory from such raids. In 1230 the
Knights settled in the Chełmno Land and began the
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in the region, incl. mass arrests of Polish leaders, activists, teachers and school students. After
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169:. As the westernmost clan, the Pomesanians were the first of the Prussians to be conquered by the
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and their cultures. They might have been assimilated more quickly than the other
Prussians.
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307:(1260–1274). As the westernmost Prussian territory, it was the most exposed clan to the
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264:, and during the winter the Prussians gathered a large army for a major battle on the
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295:. The diocese of Pomesania was later placed under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of
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and assimilation, Pomesanians became extinct some time in the 17th century.
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was founded in 1237 by the Order near the ancient
Prussian trading town of
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430:. Vol. IV. Boston, Massachusetts: Juozas Kapočius. pp. 172–174.
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Pomesanians (in purple) and other
Prussian clans during the 13th century
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ended in 1945, Pomesania became again part of Poland according to the
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in 1772 and then combined with the newly formed
Prussian province of
299:(until 1821). Pomesanians joined the other Prussian clans during the
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303:(1242–1249), but was the only clan not to participate in the
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in 1773. With the rest of
Prussia, it became a part of the
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was established and put under the jurisdiction of the
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to the east. It is located around the modern towns of
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461:(in Polish). Poznań: Instytut Zachodni. p. 54.
173:, a German military crusading order brought to the
394:conducted persecutions of the Polish community of
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522:
382:assigned the region to Germany as part of the
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177:to convert the pagans to Christianity. Due to
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424:Simas Sužiedėlis, ed. (1970–1978). "Pamedė".
318:In 1454, the region was incorporated by King
215:, having the same meaning, was introduced by
311:Pomeranian, Masovian, and Kuyavian and then
386:and province of East Prussia following the
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346:from southern Poland to the royal city of
193:to have been named after Pomeso, a son of
145:), a historical region in modern northern
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326:. The incorporation was confirmed in the
256:. In 1231 they crossed Vistula and built
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645:History of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
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406:. It is currently divided between the
270:Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights
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370:in 1871. Despite the restoration of
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54:Regions with significant populations
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640:History of Pomeranian Voivodeship
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1:
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328:Second Peace of Thorn (1466)
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49:Extinct in 17th-18th century
7:
240:, made frequent raids into
157:Rivers to the west and the
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635:People from Prussia proper
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15:
625:Historical Baltic peoples
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356:First Partition of Poland
189:The territory is said in
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388:East Prussian plebiscite
342:. It prospered with the
16:Not to be confused with
485:(in Polish) (4): 40–41.
412:Pomeranian Voivodeships
340:Greater Poland Province
305:Great Prussian Uprising
301:First Prussian Uprising
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457:Górski, Karol (1949).
427:Encyclopedia Lituanica
368:unification of Germany
285:Bishopric of Pomesania
262:Marienwerder (Kwidzyn)
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211:. The Lithuanian term
149:, located between the
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92:Related ethnic groups
380:Treaty of Versailles
320:Casimir IV Jagiellon
244:lands. In 1225 Duke
209:fringe of the forest
354:as a result of the
334:in the province of
332:Malbork Voivodeship
246:Konrad I of Masovia
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582:Peter von Dusburg:
534:modern historians:
372:independent Poland
352:Kingdom of Prussia
289:Archbishop of Riga
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85:Prussian mythology
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483:Przegląd Zachodni
404:Potsdam Agreement
324:Kingdom of Poland
293:William of Modena
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408:Warmian-Masurian
390:. In the 1930s,
313:German colonists
291:by papal legate
254:Prussian Crusade
250:Teutonic Knights
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171:Teutonic Knights
117:. They lived in
44:Total population
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29:
25:
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274:Elbing (Elbląg)
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217:Kazimieras Būga
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12:
11:
5:
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272:. The city of
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9:
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630:Old Prussians
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525:Old Prussians
523:Clans of the
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471:Górski, p. 91
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364:German Empire
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338:in the large
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336:Royal Prussia
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283:In 1243, the
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258:Thorn (Toruń)
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179:Germanization
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115:Prussian clan
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67:, later also
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400:World War II
392:Nazi Germany
360:East Prussia
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199:Old Prussian
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175:Chełmno Land
159:Elbląg River
118:
110:
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65:Old Prussian
23:Ethnic group
580:Included by
561:Pomesanians
556:Pogesanians
532:Included by
376:World War I
366:during the
344:grain trade
238:Pogesanians
111:Pomesanians
27:Pomesanians
619:Categories
594:Kulmerland
589:Galindians
551:Natangians
546:Nadruvians
418:References
248:asked the
207:, meaning
143:Pomesanien
131:Lithuanian
87:(Paganism)
18:Pomeranian
604:Sudovians
599:Skalvians
436:74-114275
396:Powiślans
297:Bydgoszcz
185:Etymology
127:Pomezania
119:Pomesania
99:Prussians
59:Languages
571:Warmians
566:Sambians
541:Bartians
242:Masovian
204:pomedian
195:Widewuto
79:Religion
384:exclave
322:to the
266:Sirgune
223:History
167:Malbork
155:Vistula
113:were a
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378:, the
374:after
348:Gdańsk
309:Polish
213:pamedė
163:Elbląg
147:Poland
139:German
135:Pamedė
123:Polish
97:Other
73:Polish
69:German
444:Notes
278:Truso
201:word
151:Nogat
103:Balts
432:LCCN
410:and
165:and
153:and
101:and
71:and
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