Pomesanians

Pomesania (Polish Pomezania ) is an old-Prussian countryside east of Nogat and Vistula ( between Elbing and Graudenz to Drewenz ). The most important city in this region is Marienburg. The name comes from the Old Prussian pa - median *. It literally means " under forest " and describes a region with small, hard to deep forests. How big is the designated area with this name is depends on whether it refers to Pomesania as tribal area, as diocese or as part of the Duchy of Prussia. As a landscape name, the name has persisted into the 20th century, rather limited to the former tribal lands and the former ducal Prussia share.

Tribal area Pomesania

The Pomesanen were one of the twelve Old Prussian ( Prūsai ) strains. Pomesania was conquered by Kulm. From 1234 this district was subjected by the Teutonic Order with taking Marienwerderstraße. 1234 was followed by the Battle of Christburg, 1248 the conquest of Christian Burgs, 1248 by the Prussian Holland and finally in 1250 the Marienburg. 1236 destroyed the Knights the Pomesanenburg near Christchurch Castle. As the other Prussians - - Under the rule of the Order Pomesanen were assimilated by the German settlers.

Legend

According to legend, Pomeso, the eleventh son of King Widowuto, the land between Borken, Mokra ( Ossa ), Noyta ( Nogat ) Istula ( Vistula ) to the limits of Massau received. Pomeso had no castle, but preferring to pitch his tents where it best just to his liking. He had many children, like him, were gigantic and kings. They built the festivities to Risno ( Riesenburg ) Bolto, Weso and Nargoltons.

Diocese Pomesania

Due to the rift between the Order and the first bishop (since 1209) of Prussia, Christian of Oliva, informed the papal legate, William of Modena, the Teutonic state in 1243 in four dioceses in. Thus, besides the dioceses Sambia, Warmia and Kulmerland was also the diocese Pomesania: It included not only the tribal area Pomesania also the north then Pogesanien area ( stool land ). Seat of the Bishop, whose worldly dominion comprised about a third of the diocese, giant castle was the seat of the chapter, which was incorporated to the Teutonic Order since 1285 and controlled about a third of the episcopal territory, which was in Domburg Marienwerderstraße.

Peace of Thorn and Reformation

In the Second Peace of Thorn of the South of pomesanischen core area remained the Order, while Marienburg and Pogesanien well as Warmia and Kulmerland came under the rule of the Polish kings. With the introduction of the Reformation in the Order State joined in 1525, the last Catholic bishop of Pomesania over to Lutheranism, renounced the worldly rule and placed the Prussian territories Pomesaniens the newly created Duchy of Prussia. First Lutheran bishop of Pomesania 1523 Georg von Polenz. 1587 the diocese was drafted by the administrator in Prussia, Margrave Georg Friedrich and the income went to the Albertus University in Königsberg and other state schools. Below the crown of Poland, remained Catholic parts of the diocese fell to the bishopric of Kulm. In 1821 they came to the Diocese of Warmia.

Famous people

• Dorothea of ​​Montau
• John Marienwerderstraße
• List of bishops of Pomesania