The term Middle or Central Pomerania can refer to two distinct areas, depending on whether it is used as a translation of the corresponding German or Polish terms Mittelpommern (also Mittelpommerscher Keil) or Pomorze Środkowe, respectively.
WestPomeraniaEastSoutheastMain citiesStralsundGreifswald,WolgastSzczecinStargardKoszalin,KołobrzegSławno,DarłowoSłupskLęborkGdańskGdyniaGdańsk(partially)Tczew,Starogard GdańskiToruń,Grudziądz,ChełmnoOther townsDamgarten,Barth, Tribsees,Grimmen,Franzburg,Richtenberg,Bergen auf Rügen,Garz/Rügen, Sassnitz,PutbusLoitz,Lassan,GützkowDemmin,AltentreptowJarmen,Anklam,UsedomPasewalk,Torgelow,Ueckermünde,Eggesin,Penkun Prenzlau,Brüssow,Gartz,Schwedt (part north of Wesel with inland port)Świnoujście, Międzyzdroje,Wolin, Dziwnów (left-bank),Goleniów,Police,Nowe Warpno,DąbieWiduchowa, Gryfino, Banie,PyrzyceMaszewo,Stepnica,Dziwnów,Kamień Pomorski, Golczewo,Ińsko,Dobrzany,Chociwel, Gryfice, Gościno, Płoty, Nowogard,Łobez,Węgorzyno,Resko,Trzebiatów,Dobra,SuchańŚwidwin,Połczyn-Zdrój,Drawsko Pomorskie,Karlino,Tychowo,Bobolice,Białogard,Szczecinek,Mielno,Kalisz Pomorski,Złocieniec,BarwicePolanów,SianówUstka,Miastko,KobylnicaBytów,ŁebaBiały BórCzarne,CzłuchówChojniceOstrowiteBorowy Młyn,BorzyszkowyCzersk,BrusyKościerzyna,Kartuzy,Żukowo,Puck,Władysławowo,Jastarnia,Hel,Wejherowo,Reda,Rumia,SopotPruszcz Gdański,Nowy StawKrynica MorskaNarmelnSkarszewy,Pelplin,Gniew,SkórczŚwiecie,NoweObrowoTuchola,PruszczChełmża,Wąbrzeźno, Kowalewo Pomorskie,Jabłonowo Pomorskie,Radzyń Chełmiński,Łasin,Brodnica,Golub,OstromeckoCurrent countriesGermanyPolandRussiaPolandCurrent administrative regionsLand Mecklenburg-Vorpommern(State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)Land Brandenburg(State of Brandenburg)województwo zachodniopomorskie(West Pomeranian Voivodeship)województwo pomorskie (Pomeranian Voivodeship)województwo zachodniopom.(West Pomeranian Voivodeship)województwo pomorskie (Pomeranian Voivodeship)Калининградская область (Kaliningrad Oblast)województwo pomorskie (Pomeranian Voivodeship)województwo kujawsko-pomorskie (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship)Vorpommern-Rügen DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald DistrictMecklenburgische Seenplatte DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald DistrictUckermark DistrictGerman terminology(corresponding English term)PommernThe Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2001–07 (Pomerania)Pomerellen, Pommerellen(Pomerelia) After Partitions of Poland, part of the wider Westpreussen(West Prussia)before Partitions of Poland, part of the wider Königlich-Preußen or Preußen Königlichen Anteils(Royal Prussia)Vorpommernin modern usage the part located in Germany only(Hither Pomerania, Fore Pomerania)Hinterpommern(Farther/Further Pomerania, Rear Pomerania)Tucheler Heide (Tuchola Forest)Kaschubei(Kashubia)Frische Nehrung(Vistula Spit)KociewieTucheler Heide (Tuchola Forest)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, Wolin and Dziwnów Lande Schlawe und Stolp(Lands of Schlawe and Stolp)Lande Lauenburg und Bütow(Lauenburg and Bütow Land) KoschneidereiKoschneidereiPolish terminology(corresponding English term)Pomorze Zachodnie(Western Pomerania)Pomorze Nadodrzańskie(Oder Pomerania)Pomorze Wschodnie(Eastern Pomerania)Pomorze Nadwiślańskie(Vistula Pomerania)before World War II simply Pomorze(Pomerelia, literally Pomerania)before Partitions of Poland, part of the wider Prusy Królewskie(Royal Prussia)Pomorze Zaodrzańskie(Trans-Oder Pomerania)Pomorze Wołogoskie(Wołogoszcz or Pomerania)Pomorze Szczecińskie (Szczecin Pomerania)Pomorze Zachodnie w węższym znaczeniu(Western Pomerania in narrower sense)Pomorze Środkowe(Middle Pomerania)Pomorze Koszalińsko-Słupskie(Koszalin and Słupsk Pomerania)Pomorze Gdańskie(Gdańsk Pomerania)Ziemia chełmińska (Chełmno Land)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 textsKaszuby(Kashubia)Bory Tucholskie(Tuchola Forest)ethnocultural regionKaszuby(Kashubia)ethnocultural regionŻuławy Wiślane(Vistula Fens)Mierzeja Wiślana(Vistula Spit)Kociewieethnocultural regionBory Tucholskie (Tuchola Forest)Ziemia słupsko-sławieńska(Słupsk and Sławno Land)Ziemia lęborsko-bytowska(Lębork and Bytów Land)Kosznajderiaformer ethnocultural regionGochyZaboryKosznajderiaformer ethnocultural regionKashubian terminology(corresponding English term)Zôpadnô Pòmòrskô(Western Pomerania)Lãbòrskò-bëtowskô Zemia (Lębork and Bytów Land)Pòrénkòwô Pòmòrskô(Eastern Pomerania)Kaszëbë(Kashubia)ethnocultural regionWiselny Zëławë(Vistula Fens)Kòcéwskô(Kociewie)ethnocultural regionTëchòlsczé Bòrë (Tuchola Forest) ethnocultural regionChełmińskô Zemia(Chełmno Land)Kòsznajderiô (Kosznajderia)former ethnocultural regionGòchë(Gochy)Zabòrë(Zabory)Kòsznajderiô (Kosznajderia)former ethnocultural region
Mittelpommern Mittelpommern in historical usage denotes the central parts of the former Duchy, later Province of Pomerania, located approximately between the rivers Peene and Rega, including the towns Trzebiatów, Resko and Nowogard.
Mittelpommerscher Keil Mittelpommerscher Keil (Middle Pomeranian Wedge) is a term used in ethnolinguistics, which carries a narrower meaning; it corresponds to the south-central part of Mittelpommern, roughly between the rivers Zarow and Ihna (Ina).Wolfgang Wilhelminus et al, Pommern. Geschichte, Kultur, Wissenschaft, University of Greifswald, 1990, pp.325ff This area differed from the rest of the duchy or province by the dialect of the inhabitants, who spoke the Mittelpommersch variety closely related to Märkisch-Brandenburgisch, as well as in the town law of the cities, which was Magdeburg Law (vs Lübeck Law in the other parts).Erika Timm, Gustav Adolf Beckmann, Frau Holle, Frau Percht und verwandte Gestalten, Hirzel, 2003 Since World War II the Oder-Neisse line divides this area, reducing the German part to the former Uecker-Randow district, as well as to the Amt Gartz (Oder) in the Uckermark district.
Pomorze Środkowe Pomorze Środkowe in modern usage are terms coined in Poland for the area of the former Koszalin Voivodeship (1950-1975), spanning roughly from the area east of the river Rega (Rega) to the river Łeba, which was split in 1975 with the remains since 1999 merged into the West Pomeranian, Pomeranian and Greater Poland voivodeships. In 2003, a movement presented to the Polish Sejm parliament a petition for the recreation of the Koszalin voivodeship as the Central Pomeranian Voivodeship, signed by 135,000 people.Miroslawa Czerny, Poland in the geographical centre of Europe: political, social and economic consequences, Nova Publishers, 2006, p.57,
See also Pomerania History of Pomerania Eastern Pomerania (disambiguation) Western Pomerania (disambiguation) Vorpommern Farther Pomerania Zachodniopomorskie Pomerelia
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