11 Facts About Pomerelia

Pomerelia, known as Eastern Pomerania, Vistula Pomerania, prior to World War II known as Polish Pomerania, a historical sub-region of Pomerania on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea.

Pomerelia is located in northern Poland west of the Vistula river and east of the Leba river, mostly within the Pomeranian Voivodeship, with southern part located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and small parts in West Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Pomerelia has been inhabited by ethnic Kashubians, Kociewians, Borowians and Chelminians, respectively.

Pomerelia was settled by West Slavic and Lechitic tribes in the 7th and 8th centuries.

Peter Oliver Loew suggests the Slavs in Pomerelia severed their ties with the Piasts and reverted the Piasts' introduction of Christianity already in the first years of the 11th century.

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In 1116, direct control over Pomerelia was reestablished by Boleslaw III Wrymouth of Poland, who by 1122 had conquered the central and western parts of Pomerania.

The principes in Pomerelia gradually gained more local power, evolving into semi-independent entities, much like other fragmented Polish territories, with the difference that the other parts of the realm were governed by Piast descendants of Boleslaw III.

Pomerelia's aim was to capture as much of Mestwin's Pomerelia as possible.

Pomerelia was crowned as king of Poland in 1295, but ruled directly only over Pomerelia and Greater Poland, while the rest of the country was ruled by other Piasts.

Pomerelia was organized into the Pomeranian Voivodeship, part of the larger Polish provinces of Royal Prussia and Greater Poland Province.

Pomerelia was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia during the late 18th century Partitions of Poland, becoming part of the new Province of West Prussia, and part of Germany in 1871.