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Swedish Pomerania
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East Pomeranian dialect
East Pomeranian dialect
East Pomeranian Ostpommersch is an East Low German dialect that is or used to be spoken in Northern Poland previously part of Germany until the end of World War II It is part of the Pommersch Pomeranian dialect group
The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means Land at the Sea2
East Pomeranian was mostly spoken in the Farther Pomerania Hinterpommern region of the Prussian Province of Pomerania and in Pomerelia After World War II, the East Pomeranian-speaking German inhabitants of the region were largely expelled to western Germany
East Pomeranian is also spoken in Brazil
The varieties of East Pomeranian are:
Westhinterpommersch
Osthinterpommersch
Bublitzisch
Pommerellisch
Contents
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11 Es...
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Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia (German: Königreich Preußen) was a German kingdom that existed between 1701 and 1918 and included parts of present-day Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium and the Czech Republic. It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1871 and the creation of the German Empire. Although it took its name from the region called Prussia, it was based in Brandenburg, where its capital was Berlin.
Prussia was a great power since its foundation as a kingdom, though it became a military power as a duchy under Frederick William, known as "The Great Elector".
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Prussia
Prussia (German: Preußen ) was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg, and centered on the region of Prussia. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organised and effective army. Prussia, with its capital in Berlin after 1451, shaped the history of Germany. In 1871, German states united in creating the German Empire under Prussian leadership. In November 1918, the monarchies were abolished and the nobility lost its political power. Prussia was effectively abolished in 1932, and officially abolished in 1947.
The name Prussia derives from the Old Prussians. In the 13th century, German crusaders, the Teutonic Knights, conquered "Old Prussia". In...
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Through Kolobrzeg
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Slavic immigration reached the area in the 7th century, centered around nearby deposits of salt.
During the Ostsiedlung, a settlement was founded by German settlers some kilometers from the site of the Slavic one .On 23 May 1255 it was chartered under Lübeck law by Wartislaw III, Duke of Pomerania and more settlers arrived, attracted by the duke. The settlers received several privileges such as exemption from certain taxes and several benefits, making...
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00:06:18 1 Symbols
00:07:55 2 Territory
00:09:55 3 History
00:10:04 3.1 Teutonic Order
00:13:27 3.2 Duchy of Prussia
00:14:24 3.3 Brandenburg-Prussia
00:17:30 3.4 Kingdom of Prussia
00:24:37 3.4.1 Napoleonic Wars
00:28:22 3.4.2 Wars of liberation
00:31:09 3.4.3 Wars of unification
00:32:21 3.4.3.1 Schleswig Wars
00:33:58 3.4.3.2 Austro-Prussian War
00:37:56 3.4.3.3 Franco-Prussian War
00:39:45 3.4.4 German Empire
00:43:14 3.5 Railways
00:44:04 3.6 The Free State of Prussia in the Weimar Republic
00:49:26 3.7 Prussia and the Third Reich
00:52:47 3.8 The end of Prussia
00:55:57 4 Administrative and constitutional frameworks
01:05:41 5 Demographics
01:05:51 5.1 Population
01:06:57 5.2 Religion
01:10...
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Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect
Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect
Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch is a Low German dialect spoken in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern It belongs to the East Low German group
In the western parts of the language area it is similar to some Low Saxon dialects, while the eastern parts are influenced by the Pomeranian Pommersch language It differs slightly from East Pomeranian, which used to be spoken widely in the nowadays Polish part of Farther Pomerania and included much more Slavic Pomeranian and Kashubian influence
The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means Land at the Sea2
Varieties
Mecklenburgisch in former Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Schwerin-Rostock-Wismar-Güstrow
Westpommersch in Western Pomerania: Stralsund-Greifswald-Anklam
Strelitzisch in former Mecklenburg-Streli...
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Kingdom of Prussia | Wikipedia audio article
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Swedish Pomerania
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East Pomeranian dialect
East Pomeranian dialect
East Pomeranian Ostpommersch is an East Low German dialect that is or used to be spoken in Northern Poland previously part of Germany un...
East Pomeranian dialect
East Pomeranian Ostpommersch is an East Low German dialect that is or used to be spoken in Northern Poland previously part of Germany until the end of World War II It is part of the Pommersch Pomeranian dialect group
The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means Land at the Sea2
East Pomeranian was mostly spoken in the Farther Pomerania Hinterpommern region of the Prussian Province of Pomerania and in Pomerelia After World War II, the East Pomeranian-speaking German inhabitants of the region were largely expelled to western Germany
East Pomeranian is also spoken in Brazil
The varieties of East Pomeranian are:
Westhinterpommersch
Osthinterpommersch
Bublitzisch
Pommerellisch
Contents
1 Brazilian Municipalities that have co-official Pomeranian dialect
11 Espírito Santo
12 Minas Gerais
13 Santa Catarina
14 Rio Grande do Sul
15 Rondônia
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Brazilian Municipalities that have co-official Pomeranian dialect
Municipalities in which the East Pomeranian dialect has co-official status in Espírito Santo, Brazil
Espírito Santo
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East Pomeranian dialect
East Pomeranian Ostpommersch is an East Low German dialect that is or used to be spoken in Northern Poland previously part of Germany until the end of World War II It is part of the Pommersch Pomeranian dialect group
The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means Land at the Sea2
East Pomeranian was mostly spoken in the Farther Pomerania Hinterpommern region of the Prussian Province of Pomerania and in Pomerelia After World War II, the East Pomeranian-speaking German inhabitants of the region were largely expelled to western Germany
East Pomeranian is also spoken in Brazil
The varieties of East Pomeranian are:
Westhinterpommersch
Osthinterpommersch
Bublitzisch
Pommerellisch
Contents
1 Brazilian Municipalities that have co-official Pomeranian dialect
11 Espírito Santo
12 Minas Gerais
13 Santa Catarina
14 Rio Grande do Sul
15 Rondônia
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Brazilian Municipalities that have co-official Pomeranian dialect
Municipalities in which the East Pomeranian dialect has co-official status in Espírito Santo, Brazil
Espírito Santo
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Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia (German: Königreich Preußen) was a German kingdom that existed between 1701 and 1918 and included parts of present-day Germany, Poland, R...
The Kingdom of Prussia (German: Königreich Preußen) was a German kingdom that existed between 1701 and 1918 and included parts of present-day Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium and the Czech Republic. It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1871 and the creation of the German Empire. Although it took its name from the region called Prussia, it was based in Brandenburg, where its capital was Berlin.
Prussia was a great power since its foundation as a kingdom, though it became a military power as a duchy under Frederick William, known as "The Great Elector".
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The Kingdom of Prussia (German: Königreich Preußen) was a German kingdom that existed between 1701 and 1918 and included parts of present-day Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium and the Czech Republic. It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1871 and the creation of the German Empire. Although it took its name from the region called Prussia, it was based in Brandenburg, where its capital was Berlin.
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Prussia
Prussia (German: Preußen ) was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg, and centered on ...
Prussia (German: Preußen ) was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg, and centered on the region of Prussia. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organised and effective army. Prussia, with its capital in Berlin after 1451, shaped the history of Germany. In 1871, German states united in creating the German Empire under Prussian leadership. In November 1918, the monarchies were abolished and the nobility lost its political power. Prussia was effectively abolished in 1932, and officially abolished in 1947.
The name Prussia derives from the Old Prussians. In the 13th century, German crusaders, the Teutonic Knights, conquered "Old Prussia". In 1308 the Teutonic Knights conquered the formerly Polish region of Pomerelia with Gdańsk (Danzig). Their monastic state was mostly Germanised through immigration from central and western Germany and in the south, it was Polonised by settlers from Masovia. The Second Peace of Thorn (1466) split Prussia into the western Royal Prussia, a province of Poland, and the eastern part, from 1525 called the Duchy of Prussia, a fief of the Crown of Poland up to 1657. The union of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Prussia in 1618 led to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701.
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Prussia (German: Preußen ) was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg, and centered on the region of Prussia. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organised and effective army. Prussia, with its capital in Berlin after 1451, shaped the history of Germany. In 1871, German states united in creating the German Empire under Prussian leadership. In November 1918, the monarchies were abolished and the nobility lost its political power. Prussia was effectively abolished in 1932, and officially abolished in 1947.
The name Prussia derives from the Old Prussians. In the 13th century, German crusaders, the Teutonic Knights, conquered "Old Prussia". In 1308 the Teutonic Knights conquered the formerly Polish region of Pomerelia with Gdańsk (Danzig). Their monastic state was mostly Germanised through immigration from central and western Germany and in the south, it was Polonised by settlers from Masovia. The Second Peace of Thorn (1466) split Prussia into the western Royal Prussia, a province of Poland, and the eastern part, from 1525 called the Duchy of Prussia, a fief of the Crown of Poland up to 1657. The union of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Prussia in 1618 led to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701.
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Through Kolobrzeg
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Part of a journey I made on Thursday 30 June 2011 from Rogowo near Kołobrzeg to Lębork in northern Poland. Starting off with really wonderful weather, I finished off in the rain and after that I could not be bothered to film the rest of the journey to Gdynia.
Slavic immigration reached the area in the 7th century, centered around nearby deposits of salt.
During the Ostsiedlung, a settlement was founded by German settlers some kilometers from the site of the Slavic one .On 23 May 1255 it was chartered under Lübeck law by Wartislaw III, Duke of Pomerania and more settlers arrived, attracted by the duke. The settlers received several privileges such as exemption from certain taxes and several benefits, making it difficult for the Slavic population to compete with Germans.
In 1361, Kolberg joined the Hanseatic League.
In the 15th century the city traded with Scotland, Amsterdam and Scandinavia. Beer, salt, honey, wool and flour were exported, while merchants imported textiles from England, southern fruits, and cod liver oil. In the 16th century, the city reached 5,000 inhabitants.
During the Thirty Years' War, Kolberg was occupied by imperial forces from 1627 to 1630, and thereafter by Swedish forces
Kolberg with most of Farther Pomerania was granted to Brandenburg-Prussia in the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia and, since the Treaty of Stettin (1653) was part of the Province of Pomerania, becoming part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701. In 1761, the town was captured after three subsequent sieges by the Russian commander Peter Rumyantsev during the Seven Years' War. At the end of the war, however, Kolberg was returned to Prussia.
During Napoleon's invasion of Prussia during the War of the Fourth Coalition, the town was besieged by the Grande Armée from mid-March to 2 July 1807 along with Polish forces made from insurgents against Prussian rule. A street named after the commander leading Polish soldiers is located today in the city. The city's defence, led by then Lieutenant-Colonel August von Gneisenau, held out until the war was ended by the Treaty of Tilsit. Kolberg became part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania in 1815 after the final defeat of Napoleon.
Between 1924 and 1935 the American-German painter Lyonel Feininger, a tutor at the Staatliches Bauhaus, visited Kolberg repeatedly and painted the cathedral and environs of the town.
In 1933 elections the Nazi Party and German nationalist party DNVP enjoyed support of majority of the population, with 9.842 votes for Nazis and 2.763 for DNVP (together 12.605) out of 19.607 cast votes.
In 1944 during the city was designated a "stronghold" (Festung) — Festung Kolberg. The 1807 siege was used shortly before the end of the war by Joseph Goebbels for the last Nazi propaganda film, Kolberg. It was meant to inspire the Germans with its depiction of the heroic Prussian defence during the Napoleonic Wars. Tremendous resources were devoted to filming this epic, even diverting tens of thousands of troops from the front lines to have them serve as extras in battle scenes. Ironically, the film was released in the final few weeks of Nazi Germany's existence, when most of the country's cinemas were already destroyed.
On 10 February 1945 German torpedo-boat T-196 brought to Kolberg about 300 survivors of the General von Steuben, which had been sunk by Soviet submarine S-13. As the Red Army advanced on Kolberg, most of the inhabitants and tens of thousands of refugees from surrounding areas (about 70,000 were trapped in the Kolberg Pocket), as well as 40,000 German soldiers, were evacuated from the besieged city by German naval forces in Operation Hannibal. Only about two-thousand soldiers were left on 17 March to cover last sea transports.
Between 4 March and 18 March 1945, there were major battles between the Soviet and Polish forces and the German army. Because of a lack of anti-tank weapons, German battleships used their guns to support the defenders of Kolberg until nearly all of the soldiers and civilians had been evacuated.
On 18 March, the Polish Army re-enacted Poland's Wedding to the Sea ceremony, which had been celebrated for the first time in 1920 by General Józef Haller. Kołobrzeg became part of Poland.
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Part of a journey I made on Thursday 30 June 2011 from Rogowo near Kołobrzeg to Lębork in northern Poland. Starting off with really wonderful weather, I finished off in the rain and after that I could not be bothered to film the rest of the journey to Gdynia.
Slavic immigration reached the area in the 7th century, centered around nearby deposits of salt.
During the Ostsiedlung, a settlement was founded by German settlers some kilometers from the site of the Slavic one .On 23 May 1255 it was chartered under Lübeck law by Wartislaw III, Duke of Pomerania and more settlers arrived, attracted by the duke. The settlers received several privileges such as exemption from certain taxes and several benefits, making it difficult for the Slavic population to compete with Germans.
In 1361, Kolberg joined the Hanseatic League.
In the 15th century the city traded with Scotland, Amsterdam and Scandinavia. Beer, salt, honey, wool and flour were exported, while merchants imported textiles from England, southern fruits, and cod liver oil. In the 16th century, the city reached 5,000 inhabitants.
During the Thirty Years' War, Kolberg was occupied by imperial forces from 1627 to 1630, and thereafter by Swedish forces
Kolberg with most of Farther Pomerania was granted to Brandenburg-Prussia in the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia and, since the Treaty of Stettin (1653) was part of the Province of Pomerania, becoming part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701. In 1761, the town was captured after three subsequent sieges by the Russian commander Peter Rumyantsev during the Seven Years' War. At the end of the war, however, Kolberg was returned to Prussia.
During Napoleon's invasion of Prussia during the War of the Fourth Coalition, the town was besieged by the Grande Armée from mid-March to 2 July 1807 along with Polish forces made from insurgents against Prussian rule. A street named after the commander leading Polish soldiers is located today in the city. The city's defence, led by then Lieutenant-Colonel August von Gneisenau, held out until the war was ended by the Treaty of Tilsit. Kolberg became part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania in 1815 after the final defeat of Napoleon.
Between 1924 and 1935 the American-German painter Lyonel Feininger, a tutor at the Staatliches Bauhaus, visited Kolberg repeatedly and painted the cathedral and environs of the town.
In 1933 elections the Nazi Party and German nationalist party DNVP enjoyed support of majority of the population, with 9.842 votes for Nazis and 2.763 for DNVP (together 12.605) out of 19.607 cast votes.
In 1944 during the city was designated a "stronghold" (Festung) — Festung Kolberg. The 1807 siege was used shortly before the end of the war by Joseph Goebbels for the last Nazi propaganda film, Kolberg. It was meant to inspire the Germans with its depiction of the heroic Prussian defence during the Napoleonic Wars. Tremendous resources were devoted to filming this epic, even diverting tens of thousands of troops from the front lines to have them serve as extras in battle scenes. Ironically, the film was released in the final few weeks of Nazi Germany's existence, when most of the country's cinemas were already destroyed.
On 10 February 1945 German torpedo-boat T-196 brought to Kolberg about 300 survivors of the General von Steuben, which had been sunk by Soviet submarine S-13. As the Red Army advanced on Kolberg, most of the inhabitants and tens of thousands of refugees from surrounding areas (about 70,000 were trapped in the Kolberg Pocket), as well as 40,000 German soldiers, were evacuated from the besieged city by German naval forces in Operation Hannibal. Only about two-thousand soldiers were left on 17 March to cover last sea transports.
Between 4 March and 18 March 1945, there were major battles between the Soviet and Polish forces and the German army. Because of a lack of anti-tank weapons, German battleships used their guns to support the defenders of Kolberg until nearly all of the soldiers and civilians had been evacuated.
On 18 March, the Polish Army re-enacted Poland's Wedding to the Sea ceremony, which had been celebrated for the first time in 1920 by General Józef Haller. Kołobrzeg became part of Poland.
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Prussia | Wikipedia audio article
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00:06:18 1 Symbols
00:07:55 2 Territory
00:09:55 3 History
00:10:...
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia
00:06:18 1 Symbols
00:07:55 2 Territory
00:09:55 3 History
00:10:04 3.1 Teutonic Order
00:13:27 3.2 Duchy of Prussia
00:14:24 3.3 Brandenburg-Prussia
00:17:30 3.4 Kingdom of Prussia
00:24:37 3.4.1 Napoleonic Wars
00:28:22 3.4.2 Wars of liberation
00:31:09 3.4.3 Wars of unification
00:32:21 3.4.3.1 Schleswig Wars
00:33:58 3.4.3.2 Austro-Prussian War
00:37:56 3.4.3.3 Franco-Prussian War
00:39:45 3.4.4 German Empire
00:43:14 3.5 Railways
00:44:04 3.6 The Free State of Prussia in the Weimar Republic
00:49:26 3.7 Prussia and the Third Reich
00:52:47 3.8 The end of Prussia
00:55:57 4 Administrative and constitutional frameworks
01:05:41 5 Demographics
01:05:51 5.1 Population
01:06:57 5.2 Religion
01:10:36 5.3 Non-German population
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Prussia (; German: Preußen, pronounced [ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] (listen)) was a historically prominent German state that originated in 1525 with a duchy centred on the region of Prussia on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It was de facto dissolved by an emergency decree transferring powers of the Prussian government to German Chancellor Franz von Papen in 1932 and de jure by an Allied decree in 1947. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organised and effective army. Prussia, with its capital in Königsberg and from 1701 in Berlin, decisively shaped the history of Germany.
In 1871, German states (notably excluding Austria) united to create the German Empire under Prussian leadership. In November 1918, the monarchies were abolished and the nobility lost its political power during the German Revolution of 1918–19. The Kingdom of Prussia was thus abolished in favour of a republic—the Free State of Prussia, a state of Germany from 1918 until 1933. From 1933, Prussia lost its independence as a result of the Prussian coup, when the Nazi regime was successfully establishing its Gleichschaltung laws in pursuit of a unitary state. With the end of the Nazi regime, in 1945, the division of Germany into allied-occupation zones and the separation of its territories east of the Oder–Neisse line, which were incorporated into Poland and the Soviet Union, the State of Prussia ceased to exist de facto. Prussia existed de jure until its formal abolition by the Allied Control Council Enactment No. 46 of 25 February 1947.The name Prussia derives from the Old Prussians; in the 13th century, the Teutonic Knights—an organized Catholic medieval military order of German crusaders—conquered the lands inhabited by them. In 1308, the Teutonic Knights conquered the region of Pomerelia with Gdańsk (Danzig). Their monastic state was mostly Germanised through immigration from central and western Germany, and, in the south, it was Polonised by settlers from Masovia. The Second Peace of Thorn (1466) split Prussia into the western Royal Prussia, a province of Poland, and the eastern part, from 1525 called the Duchy of Prussia, a fief of the Crown of Poland up to 1657. The union of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Prussia in 1618 led to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701.
Prussia entered the ranks of the great powers shortly after becoming a kingdom, and exercised most influence in the 18th and 19th centuries. During the 18th century it had a major say in many international affairs under the reign of Frederick the Great. During the 19th century, Chancellor Otto von Bismarck united the German principalities into a "Lesser Germany", which excluded the Austrian Empire.
At the Congress of Vienna (1814–15), which redrew the map of Europe following Napoleon's defeat, Prussia acquired rich new territories, including the coal-rich Ruhr. The country then grew rapidly in influence economically and political ...
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00:06:18 1 Symbols
00:07:55 2 Territory
00:09:55 3 History
00:10:04 3.1 Teutonic Order
00:13:27 3.2 Duchy of Prussia
00:14:24 3.3 Brandenburg-Prussia
00:17:30 3.4 Kingdom of Prussia
00:24:37 3.4.1 Napoleonic Wars
00:28:22 3.4.2 Wars of liberation
00:31:09 3.4.3 Wars of unification
00:32:21 3.4.3.1 Schleswig Wars
00:33:58 3.4.3.2 Austro-Prussian War
00:37:56 3.4.3.3 Franco-Prussian War
00:39:45 3.4.4 German Empire
00:43:14 3.5 Railways
00:44:04 3.6 The Free State of Prussia in the Weimar Republic
00:49:26 3.7 Prussia and the Third Reich
00:52:47 3.8 The end of Prussia
00:55:57 4 Administrative and constitutional frameworks
01:05:41 5 Demographics
01:05:51 5.1 Population
01:06:57 5.2 Religion
01:10:36 5.3 Non-German population
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Prussia (; German: Preußen, pronounced [ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] (listen)) was a historically prominent German state that originated in 1525 with a duchy centred on the region of Prussia on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It was de facto dissolved by an emergency decree transferring powers of the Prussian government to German Chancellor Franz von Papen in 1932 and de jure by an Allied decree in 1947. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organised and effective army. Prussia, with its capital in Königsberg and from 1701 in Berlin, decisively shaped the history of Germany.
In 1871, German states (notably excluding Austria) united to create the German Empire under Prussian leadership. In November 1918, the monarchies were abolished and the nobility lost its political power during the German Revolution of 1918–19. The Kingdom of Prussia was thus abolished in favour of a republic—the Free State of Prussia, a state of Germany from 1918 until 1933. From 1933, Prussia lost its independence as a result of the Prussian coup, when the Nazi regime was successfully establishing its Gleichschaltung laws in pursuit of a unitary state. With the end of the Nazi regime, in 1945, the division of Germany into allied-occupation zones and the separation of its territories east of the Oder–Neisse line, which were incorporated into Poland and the Soviet Union, the State of Prussia ceased to exist de facto. Prussia existed de jure until its formal abolition by the Allied Control Council Enactment No. 46 of 25 February 1947.The name Prussia derives from the Old Prussians; in the 13th century, the Teutonic Knights—an organized Catholic medieval military order of German crusaders—conquered the lands inhabited by them. In 1308, the Teutonic Knights conquered the region of Pomerelia with Gdańsk (Danzig). Their monastic state was mostly Germanised through immigration from central and western Germany, and, in the south, it was Polonised by settlers from Masovia. The Second Peace of Thorn (1466) split Prussia into the western Royal Prussia, a province of Poland, and the eastern part, from 1525 called the Duchy of Prussia, a fief of the Crown of Poland up to 1657. The union of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Prussia in 1618 led to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701.
Prussia entered the ranks of the great powers shortly after becoming a kingdom, and exercised most influence in the 18th and 19th centuries. During the 18th century it had a major say in many international affairs under the reign of Frederick the Great. During the 19th century, Chancellor Otto von Bismarck united the German principalities into a "Lesser Germany", which excluded the Austrian Empire.
At the Congress of Vienna (1814–15), which redrew the map of Europe following Napoleon's defeat, Prussia acquired rich new territories, including the coal-rich Ruhr. The country then grew rapidly in influence economically and political ...
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Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect
Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect
Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch is a Low German dialect spoken in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern It belongs to the...
Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect
Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch is a Low German dialect spoken in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern It belongs to the East Low German group
In the western parts of the language area it is similar to some Low Saxon dialects, while the eastern parts are influenced by the Pomeranian Pommersch language It differs slightly from East Pomeranian, which used to be spoken widely in the nowadays Polish part of Farther Pomerania and included much more Slavic Pomeranian and Kashubian influence
The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means Land at the Sea2
Varieties
Mecklenburgisch in former Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Schwerin-Rostock-Wismar-Güstrow
Westpommersch in Western Pomerania: Stralsund-Greifswald-Anklam
Strelitzisch in former Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Neustrelitz-Neubrandenburg
References
^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds 2016 "Mecklenburg – Anterior Pomerania" Glottolog 27 Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
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Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect
Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch is a Low German dialect spoken in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern It belongs to the East Low German group
In the western parts of the language area it is similar to some Low Saxon dialects, while the eastern parts are influenced by the Pomeranian Pommersch language It differs slightly from East Pomeranian, which used to be spoken widely in the nowadays Polish part of Farther Pomerania and included much more Slavic Pomeranian and Kashubian influence
The name Pomerania comes from Slavic po more, which means Land at the Sea2
Varieties
Mecklenburgisch in former Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Schwerin-Rostock-Wismar-Güstrow
Westpommersch in Western Pomerania: Stralsund-Greifswald-Anklam
Strelitzisch in former Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Neustrelitz-Neubrandenburg
References
^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds 2016 "Mecklenburg – Anterior Pomerania" Glottolog 27 Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
^ Der Name Pommern po more ist slawischer Herkunft und bedeutet so viel wie „Land am Meer“mecklenburgisch-vorpommersch dialectical behavior, mecklenburgisch-vorpommersch dialectic, mecklenburgisch-vorpommersch dialect meaning, mecklenburgisch-vorpommersch dialect quiz Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect
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Prussia | Wikipedia audio article
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"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Prussia (; German: Preußen, pronounced [ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] (listen)) was a historically prominent German state that originated in 1525 with a duchy centred on the region of Prussia on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It was de facto dissolved by an emergency decree transferring powers of the Prussian government to German Chancellor Franz von Papen in 1932 and de jure by an Allied decree in 1947. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organised and effective army. Prussia, with its capital in Königsberg and from 1701 in Berlin, decisively shaped the history of Germany.
In 1871, German states (notably excluding Austria) united to create the German Empire under Prussian leadership. In November 1918, the monarchies were abolished and the nobility lost its political power during the German Revolution of 1918–19. The Kingdom of Prussia was thus abolished in favour of a republic—the Free State of Prussia, a state of Germany from 1918 until 1933. From 1933, Prussia lost its independence as a result of the Prussian coup, when the Nazi regime was successfully establishing its Gleichschaltung laws in pursuit of a unitary state. With the end of the Nazi regime, in 1945, the division of Germany into allied-occupation zones and the separation of its territories east of the Oder–Neisse line, which were incorporated into Poland and the Soviet Union, the State of Prussia ceased to exist de facto. Prussia existed de jure until its formal abolition by the Allied Control Council Enactment No. 46 of 25 February 1947.The name Prussia derives from the Old Prussians; in the 13th century, the Teutonic Knights—an organized Catholic medieval military order of German crusaders—conquered the lands inhabited by them. In 1308, the Teutonic Knights conquered the region of Pomerelia with Gdańsk (Danzig). Their monastic state was mostly Germanised through immigration from central and western Germany, and, in the south, it was Polonised by settlers from Masovia. The Second Peace of Thorn (1466) split Prussia into the western Royal Prussia, a province of Poland, and the eastern part, from 1525 called the Duchy of Prussia, a fief of the Crown of Poland up to 1657. The union of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Prussia in 1618 led to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701.
Prussia entered the ranks of the great powers shortly after becoming a kingdom, and exercised most influence in the 18th and 19th centuries. During the 18th century it had a major say in many international affairs under the reign of Frederick the Great. During the 19th century, Chancellor Otto von Bismarck united the German principalities into a "Lesser Germany", which excluded the Austrian Empire.
At the Congress of Vienna (1814–15), which redrew the map of Europe following Napoleon's defeat, Prussia acquired rich new territories, including the coal-rich Ruhr. The country then grew rapidly in influence economically and politically, and became the core of the North German Confederation in 1867, and then of the German Empire in 1871. The Kingdom of Prussia was now so large and so dominant in the new Germany that Junkers and other Prussian élites identified more and more as Germans and less as Prussians.
The Kingdom ended in 1918 along with other German monarchies that collapsed as a result of the German Revolution. In the Weimar Republic, the Free State of Prussia lost nearly all of its legal and political importance following the 1932 coup led by Franz von Papen. Subsequently, it was effectively dismantled into Nazi German Gaue in 1935. Nevertheless, some Prussian ministries were kept and Hermann Göring remained in his role as Minister President of Prussia until the end of World War II. Former eastern territories of Germany that made up a significant part of Prussia lost the majority of their German population after 1945 as the People's Re ...
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"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Prussia (; German: Preußen, pronounced [ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] (listen)) was a historically prominent German state that originated in 1525 with a duchy centred on the region of Prussia on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It was de facto dissolved by an emergency decree transferring powers of the Prussian government to German Chancellor Franz von Papen in 1932 and de jure by an Allied decree in 1947. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organised and effective army. Prussia, with its capital in Königsberg and from 1701 in Berlin, decisively shaped the history of Germany.
In 1871, German states (notably excluding Austria) united to create the German Empire under Prussian leadership. In November 1918, the monarchies were abolished and the nobility lost its political power during the German Revolution of 1918–19. The Kingdom of Prussia was thus abolished in favour of a republic—the Free State of Prussia, a state of Germany from 1918 until 1933. From 1933, Prussia lost its independence as a result of the Prussian coup, when the Nazi regime was successfully establishing its Gleichschaltung laws in pursuit of a unitary state. With the end of the Nazi regime, in 1945, the division of Germany into allied-occupation zones and the separation of its territories east of the Oder–Neisse line, which were incorporated into Poland and the Soviet Union, the State of Prussia ceased to exist de facto. Prussia existed de jure until its formal abolition by the Allied Control Council Enactment No. 46 of 25 February 1947.The name Prussia derives from the Old Prussians; in the 13th century, the Teutonic Knights—an organized Catholic medieval military order of German crusaders—conquered the lands inhabited by them. In 1308, the Teutonic Knights conquered the region of Pomerelia with Gdańsk (Danzig). Their monastic state was mostly Germanised through immigration from central and western Germany, and, in the south, it was Polonised by settlers from Masovia. The Second Peace of Thorn (1466) split Prussia into the western Royal Prussia, a province of Poland, and the eastern part, from 1525 called the Duchy of Prussia, a fief of the Crown of Poland up to 1657. The union of Brandenburg and the Duchy of Prussia in 1618 led to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701.
Prussia entered the ranks of the great powers shortly after becoming a kingdom, and exercised most influence in the 18th and 19th centuries. During the 18th century it had a major say in many international affairs under the reign of Frederick the Great. During the 19th century, Chancellor Otto von Bismarck united the German principalities into a "Lesser Germany", which excluded the Austrian Empire.
At the Congress of Vienna (1814–15), which redrew the map of Europe following Napoleon's defeat, Prussia acquired rich new territories, including the coal-rich Ruhr. The country then grew rapidly in influence economically and politically, and became the core of the North German Confederation in 1867, and then of the German Empire in 1871. The Kingdom of Prussia was now so large and so dominant in the new Germany that Junkers and other Prussian élites identified more and more as Germans and less as Prussians.
The Kingdom ended in 1918 along with other German monarchies that collapsed as a result of the German Revolution. In the Weimar Republic, the Free State of Prussia lost nearly all of its legal and political importance following the 1932 coup led by Franz von Papen. Subsequently, it was effectively dismantled into Nazi German Gaue in 1935. Nevertheless, some Prussian ministries were kept and Hermann Göring remained in his role as Minister President of Prussia until the end of World War II. Former eastern territories of Germany that made up a significant part of Prussia lost the majority of their German population after 1945 as the People's Re ...
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Kingdom of Prussia | Wikipedia audio article
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Kingdom of Prussia
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- improves your listening skills
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Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The Kingdom of Prussia (German: Königreich Preußen) was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918. It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1871 and was the leading state of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918. Although it took its name from the region called Prussia, it was based in the Margraviate of Brandenburg, where its capital was Berlin.
The kings of Prussia were from the House of Hohenzollern. Prussia was a great power from the time it became a kingdom, through its predecessor, Brandenburg-Prussia, which became a military power under Frederick William, known as "The Great Elector". Prussia continued its rise to power under the guidance of Frederick II, more commonly known as Frederick the Great, was the third son of Frederick William I. Frederick the Great was instrumental in starting the Seven Years' War, holding his own against Austria, Russia, France and Sweden and establishing Prussia's role in the German states, as well as establishing the country as a European great power. After the might of Prussia was revealed it was considered as a major power among the German states. Throughout the next hundred years Prussia went on to win many battles, and many wars. Because of its power, Prussia continuously tried to unify all the German states (excluding the German cantons in Switzerland) under its rule, although whether Austria would be included in such a unified German domain was an ongoing question.
After the Napoleonic Wars led to the creation of the German Confederation, the issue of more closely unifying the many German states caused revolution throughout the German states, with each wanting their own constitution. Attempts at creation of a federation remained unsuccessful and the German Confederation collapsed in 1866 when war ensued between its two most powerful member states, Prussia and Austria. The North German Confederation, which lasted from 1867 to 1871, created a closer union between the Prussian-aligned states while Austria and most of Southern Germany remained independent. The North German Confederation was seen as more of an alliance of military strength in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War but many of its laws were later used in the German Empire. The German Empire lasted from 1871 to 1918 with the successful unification of all the German states under Prussian hegemony. This was due to the defeat of Napoleon III in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71. The war united all the German states against a common enemy, and with the victory came an overwhelming wave of nationalism which changed the opinions of some of those who had been against unification. In 1871, Germany unified into a single country, minus Austria and Switzerland, with Prussia the dominant power.Prussia is considered the legal predecessor of the unified German Reich (1871–1945) and as such a direct ancestor of today's Federal Republic of Germany. The formal abolition of Prussia, carried out on 25 February 1947 by the fiat of the Allied Control Council referred to an alleged tradition of the kingdom as a bearer of militarism and reaction, and made way for the current setup of the German states. However, the Free State of Prussia (Freistaat Preußen), which followed the abolition of the Kingdom of Prussia in the aftermath of World War I, was a major democratic force in Weimar Germany until the nationalist coup of 1932 known as the Preußenschlag. The Kingdom left a significant cultural legacy, today notably promoted by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK)), which has become one of the largest cultural organisations in the world.
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"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The Kingdom of Prussia (German: Königreich Preußen) was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918. It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1871 and was the leading state of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918. Although it took its name from the region called Prussia, it was based in the Margraviate of Brandenburg, where its capital was Berlin.
The kings of Prussia were from the House of Hohenzollern. Prussia was a great power from the time it became a kingdom, through its predecessor, Brandenburg-Prussia, which became a military power under Frederick William, known as "The Great Elector". Prussia continued its rise to power under the guidance of Frederick II, more commonly known as Frederick the Great, was the third son of Frederick William I. Frederick the Great was instrumental in starting the Seven Years' War, holding his own against Austria, Russia, France and Sweden and establishing Prussia's role in the German states, as well as establishing the country as a European great power. After the might of Prussia was revealed it was considered as a major power among the German states. Throughout the next hundred years Prussia went on to win many battles, and many wars. Because of its power, Prussia continuously tried to unify all the German states (excluding the German cantons in Switzerland) under its rule, although whether Austria would be included in such a unified German domain was an ongoing question.
After the Napoleonic Wars led to the creation of the German Confederation, the issue of more closely unifying the many German states caused revolution throughout the German states, with each wanting their own constitution. Attempts at creation of a federation remained unsuccessful and the German Confederation collapsed in 1866 when war ensued between its two most powerful member states, Prussia and Austria. The North German Confederation, which lasted from 1867 to 1871, created a closer union between the Prussian-aligned states while Austria and most of Southern Germany remained independent. The North German Confederation was seen as more of an alliance of military strength in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War but many of its laws were later used in the German Empire. The German Empire lasted from 1871 to 1918 with the successful unification of all the German states under Prussian hegemony. This was due to the defeat of Napoleon III in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71. The war united all the German states against a common enemy, and with the victory came an overwhelming wave of nationalism which changed the opinions of some of those who had been against unification. In 1871, Germany unified into a single country, minus Austria and Switzerland, with Prussia the dominant power.Prussia is considered the legal predecessor of the unified German Reich (1871–1945) and as such a direct ancestor of today's Federal Republic of Germany. The formal abolition of Prussia, carried out on 25 February 1947 by the fiat of the Allied Control Council referred to an alleged tradition of the kingdom as a bearer of militarism and reaction, and made way for the current setup of the German states. However, the Free State of Prussia (Freistaat Preußen), which followed the abolition of the Kingdom of Prussia in the aftermath of World War I, was a major democratic force in Weimar Germany until the nationalist coup of 1932 known as the Preußenschlag. The Kingdom left a significant cultural legacy, today notably promoted by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK)), which has become one of the largest cultural organisations in the world.
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