Slavinia

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This article refers to a historical region in north-central Europe. For the region in southeastern Europe, see: Slavonia.

Slavinia is a historical region in present-day Poland and Germany consisting of the western part of the region of Pomerania, specifically Hither Pomerania and Further Pomerania.

The term Duchy of Slavinia is sometimes used to denote the West Slavic Duchy of Pomerania that existed at the mouth of the Oder River in the early AD 12th century to differentiate it from Pomerelia, a duchy also called Pomerania at that time.

In the Later Middle Ages it was gradually germanized culturally and linguistically, due to the influx of many German settlers.

[edit] See also

• Pomerania
• Dukes of Pomerania

[edit] References

• "Pomerania" from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition