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The Pomeranian bishopric: from Wolin to Kamień and the dispute over the metropolis Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
The Pomeranian bishopric: from Wolin to Kamień and the dispute over the metropolis
The Pomeranian bishopric was moved from Wolin to Kamień Pomorski in 1176, but formally only by the bull of 1188, which granted it exemption. The text puts the dates in order and shows where Wikipedia gives different versions of the beginning of the diocese and of the dispute over the metropolis.
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Bogusław X: duke of all Pomerania, the marriage to Anna Jagiellon and the Treaty of Pyrzyce Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Bogusław X: duke of all Pomerania, the marriage to Anna Jagiellon and the Treaty of Pyrzyce
Bogusław X united the Pomeranian duchies, married the daughter of the King of Poland and in 1493 concluded the Treaty of Pyrzyce with Brandenburg. What exactly was agreed in it, and how do different sources describe it?
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Bogusław XIV and the end of the dynasty: the Pomeranian succession after 1637 Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Bogusław XIV and the end of the dynasty: the Pomeranian succession after 1637
Bogusław XIV died in 1637 as the last ruler of West Pomerania from the House of Griffin. Brandenburg and Sweden disputed the inheritance, and his funeral took place only in 1654.
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Mill Gate in Stargard: a gate over the water and the canal that powered the town Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Mill Gate in Stargard: a gate over the water and the canal that powered the town
The Mill Gate in Stargard stands above the bed of the Mill Canal and once controlled traffic on the water. Sources differ on its age, and the claim that it is unique comes from a single entry.
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Amber, silver and goods from distant routes: what was traded in early medieval Wolin Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Amber, silver and goods from distant routes: what was traded in early medieval Wolin
Wolin in the 9th to 12th centuries made objects from amber and received silver dirhams, steatite, silk and glass from distant lands. The text sets side by side what Wikipedia and the Encyclopedia of West Pomerania say about trade and hoards, and shows where amber can be seen today.
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The Battle of Cedynia in 972: what is known from Thietmar's chronicle and the monument on Czcibor Hill Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
The Battle of Cedynia in 972: what is known from Thietmar's chronicle and the monument on Czcibor Hill
The Battle of Cedynia of 24 June 972 is known from two scant accounts, and the site of the clash is still debated. The text collects what is known about it, the dispute over the location of Cidini and the history of the monument on Czcibor Hill from 1972.
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Chojna: the town hall destroyed in 1945, rebuilt by 1986, and the Świecka Gate Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Chojna: the town hall destroyed in 1945, rebuilt by 1986, and the Świecka Gate
The town hall in Chojna, two medieval gates and the town walls: what is original, what is reconstruction, and where the sources give different dates of construction and rebuilding.
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Czaplinek from the Templars to the Drahim starostwo Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Czaplinek from the Templars to the Drahim starostwo
Czaplinek came into being in 1286 beside a fishing settlement, when Przemysł II brought in the Templars. The Hospitallers ruled here afterwards, and from 1407 the Polish Drahim starostwo, until the pledge to Brandenburg after the Treaties of Wehlau and Bydgoszcz. Dates vary from one account to another, so we give each with its name.
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Drawsko Pomorskie: a town with rights from 1297 and the neighbouring Drawsko Training Area Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Drawsko Pomorskie: a town with rights from 1297 and the neighbouring Drawsko Training Area
Drawsko Pomorskie received town rights in 1297 from Margrave Waldemar and for centuries belonged to the Neumark. Beyond the town lies the Drawsko Training Area, which sets the limits of access to some of the lakes and to the Drawa.
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Eric of Pomerania: the duke from Darłowo on the thrones of Denmark, Norway and Sweden Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Eric of Pomerania: the duke from Darłowo on the thrones of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
He was born in Darłowo, ruled three kingdoms of the Kalmar Union, after his deposition settled on Gotland, and in 1449 returned to Darłowo. He died here in 1459 and his sarcophagus stands here.
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Gerhard Fort in Świnoujście: from Prussian Pentagon to Coastal Defence Museum Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Gerhard Fort in Świnoujście: from Prussian Pentagon to Coastal Defence Museum
The Eastern Fort was built in 1848-1859 after the blockade of the Świna, rebuilt in the 1870s, and leased by a group of enthusiasts in 2001. Today it houses the Coastal Defence Museum. Sources differ on the armament, the number of exhibits and the year of opening.
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Goleniów: the Wolin Gate, the Towers and the Quartnik Minted in the Town from 1386 Historia Pomorza Zachodniego
Goleniów: the Wolin Gate, the Towers and the Quartnik Minted in the Town from 1386
Of Goleniów's four gates one survives, and on the Ina stand towers in which, according to Wikipedia, the town mint operated. We also explain why the Goleniów coin with a griffin, known as the white groschen, was in reality a quartnik.
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