Historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe
Not to be confused with Pomeranian.
"Pommern" and "Pomorze" redirect here. For other uses, see Pommern (disambiguation) and Pomorze (disambiguation).
Historical region
Pomerania
Pomorze, Pommern, Pòmòrskô
Historical region
From top, left to right: Historic center of Gdańsk
Toruń Old Town
Ducal Castle, Szczecin
Stralsund Old Town
Dunes of Łeba, Slovincian National Park
Chalk cliffs, Jasmund National Park
Coat of arms
Contemporary administrative units with Pomerania in the name, not representing the exact historical region, as they also include parts of other regions
Pomerania (Pomorze) and other historical lands of Poland against the background of modern administrative borders (names in Polish)
Pomerania (Polish: Pomorzeⓘ ; German: Pommernⓘ ; Kashubian: Pòmòrskô; Swedish: Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The central and eastern part belongs to the West Pomeranian, Pomeranian and Kuyavian-Pomeranian voivodeships of Poland, while the western part belongs to the German states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg.
Pomerania's historical border in the west is the Mecklenburg-Western Pomeranian border Urstromtal,[a] which now constitutes the border between the Mecklenburgian and Pomeranian part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while it is bounded by the Vistula River in the east. The easternmost part of Pomerania is alternatively known as Pomerelia, consisting of four sub-regions: Kashubia inhabited by ethnic Kashubians, Kociewie, Tuchola Forest and Chełmno Land.
Pomerania has a relatively low population density, with its largest cities being Gdańsk and Szczecin. Outside its urban areas, it is characterized by farmland, dotted with numerous lakes, forests, and small towns. In the west of Pomerania lie several islands, the largest of which are Rügen, the largest island in Germany; Usedom/Uznam, and Wolin, the largest island in Poland. The region has a rich and complicated political and demographic history at the intersection of several cultures.
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