Western Pomerania (disambiguation)

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Western Pomerania may be used as

Terminology[]

The term "West Pomerania" is ambiguous, since it may refer to either Hither Pomerania (in German usage and historical usage based on German terminology[1]) or to combined Hither and Farther Pomerania or the West Pomeranian Voivodeship (in Polish usage).

The term "East Pomerania" may similarly carry different meanings, referring either to Farther Pomerania (in German usage and historical usage based on German terminology[1]), or to Pomerelia or the Pomeranian Voivodeship (in Polish usage).

West Pomerania East Southeast
Damgarten,
Barth,
Tribsees,
Grimmen,
Franzburg,
Richtenberg,
Bergen auf Rügen,
Garz/Rügen,
Sassnitz,
Stralsund 		Loitz,
Greifswald,
Lassan,
Wolgast,
Gützkow 		Demmin,
Altentreptow 		Jarmen,
Anklam,
Usedom 		Pasewalk,
Torgelow,
Ueckermünde,
Eggesin,
Penkun 		Gartz Świnoujście,
Międzyzdroje,
Wolin,
Goleniów,
Police,
Szczecin,
Dąbie 		Widuchowa,
Gryfino,
Banie,
Pyrzyce 		Stargard,
Kamień Pomorski,
Gryfice,
Nowogard,
Łobez, Resko,
Trzebiatów 		Świdwin,
Drawsko Pomorskie,
Kołobrzeg,
Koszalin,
Karlino,
Białogard,
Szczecinek,
Sławno,
Darłowo 		Ustka,
Słupsk,
Miastko 		Łeba,
Lębork,
Bytów
(Lauenburg and Bütow Land
German: Lande Lauenburg und Bütow
Polish: Ziemia lęborsko-bytowska) 		Człuchów,
Chojnice,
Kościerzyna,
Kartuzy,
Żukowo,
Puck,
Władysławowo,
Hel 		Wejherowo,
Reda,
Rumia,
(so-called Little Kashubian Tricity)
Gdynia,
Sopot,
Gdańsk
(Tricity)
Starogard Gdański,
Skarszewy,
Pelplin,
Tczew 		Świecie
Tuchola
Toruń,
Grudziądz,
Chełmno,
Chełmża
Current countries Germany Poland
Current administrative regions Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
(State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) 		Land Brandenburg
(State of Brandenburg) 		województwo zachodniopomorskie
(West Pomeranian Voivodeship) 		województwo pomorskie
(Pomeranian Voivodeship) 		województwo kujawsko-pomorskie
(Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship)
Vorpommern-Rügen District Vorpommern-Greifswald District Mecklenburgische Seenplatte District Vorpommern-Greifswald District Uckermark District
German terminology
(corresponding English term) 		Pommern[2]
(Pomerania) 		Pomerellen, Pommerellen[2]
(Pomerelia)[2]
Westpreussen
(West Prussia)
before Partitions of Poland Königlich-Preußen or Preußen Königlichen Anteils
(Royal Prussia)
Vorpommern
in modern usage the part Located in Germany only
(Hither Pomerania, Fore Pomerania)
 Hinterpommern
(Farther/Further Pomerania, Rear Pomerania) 		Kaschubei[3]
(Kashubia)
areas south-east of Könitz (Schwarzwasser, Czersk): Tucheler Heide
(Tuchola Forest),
Koschneiderei 		Kociewie Tucheler Heide
(Tuchola Forest),
Koschneiderei 		Kulmerland
(Chełmno Land)
Neuvorpommern
(New Hither Pomerania) 		Altvorpommern
(Old Hither Pomerania)
Westpommern
(Western Pomerania) 		Mittelpommern
(Middle Pomerania) 		Ostpommern
(Eastern Pomerania)
Mittelpommerscher Keil
(Middle Pomeranian Wedge)
excluding Świnoujście, Międzyzdroje and Wolin
Polish terminology
(corresponding English term) 		Pomorze Zachodnie
(Western Pomerania) 		Pomorze Wschodnie
(Eastern Pomerania)
Pomorze Nadwiślańskie
(Vistula Pomerania)
before World War II simply Pomorze[2]
(Pomerelia,[2] literally Pomerania)
before Partitions of Poland Prusy Królewskie
(Royal Prussia)
Pomorze Nadodrzańskie
(Oder Pomerania)
Pomorze Szczecińskie
(Szczecin Pomerania)
Pomorze Zachodnie w węższym znaczeniu
(Western Pomerania in narrower sense)
 Pomorze Środkowe
(Middle Pomerania)
 Pomorze Gdańskie
(Gdańsk Pomerania)
Ziemia chełmińska
(Chełmno Land)
ethnocultural region
Pomorze Przednie
(Hither Pomerania, Fore Pomerania) in modern usage the part located in Germany only 		Pomorze Tylne
(Farther/Further Pomerania, Rear Pomerania) usage limited mainly to translations of German texts 		Kaszuby
(Kashubia)
ethnocultural region
areas south-east of Chojnice (Czarna Woda, Czersk): Bory Tucholskie
(Tuchola Forest)
ethnocultural region,
Kosznajderia
former ethnocultural region 		Kociewie
ethnocultural region 		Bory Tucholskie
(Tuchola Forest)
ethnocultural region,
Kosznajderia
former ethnocultural region
Kashubian terminology
(corresponding English term) 		Zôpadnô Pòmòrskô
(Western Pomerania) 		Lãbòrskò-bëtowskô Zemia
(Lauenburg and Bütow Land)
 Pòrénkòwô Pòmòrskô
(Eastern Pomerania)
Kaszëbë
(Kashubia
ethnocultural region) 		Kòcéwskô (Kociewie)
ethnocultural region 		Tëchòlsczé Bòrë (Tuchola Forest)
ethnocultural region,
Kòsznajderiô (Kosznajderia)
former ethnocultural region 		Chełmińskô Zemia (Chełmno Land)
ethnocultural region

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b e.g. here (Sheperd Atlas), or in old Enc Britannica
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2001-07 Archived August 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Duden online Kaschubei". June 12, 2019.
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