Province of Pomerania (1653–1815)
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For other provinces of this name, see Pomerania Province.
The Province of Pomerania was a province of Brandenburg-Prussia, the later Kingdom of Prussia. After the Thirty Years' War, the province consisted of Farther Pomerania. Subsequently, the Lauenburg and Bütow Land, Draheim, and Swedish Pomerania south of the Peene river were joined into the province. The province was succeeded by the Province of Pomerania set up in 1815.
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Pomerania Province Pommern | |||||||||||||||||
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Province of Brandenburg-Prussia Province of the Kingdom of Prussia State of the Holy Roman Empire until 1806 | |||||||||||||||||
1653–1815 | |||||||||||||||||
Pomerania ("East Pomerania", orange), within Brandenburg-Prussia | |||||||||||||||||
Capital | Kolberg (1653–1668) Stargard (1668–1722) Stettin (1722–1815) | ||||||||||||||||
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• Coordinates | 53°25′49″N 14°33′03″E | ||||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||||
• 1786 | 438,700 | ||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||
• Established | 1653 | ||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1815 | ||||||||||||||||
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The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more meaning the land at a sea.[1]