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By the 10th cent. A.D., when its recorded history began, Pomerania was inhabited by Slavic tribes. It was conquered by Boleslaus I (992–1025) of Poland but became an independent duchy early in the 11th cent. Poland regained control in the 12th cent. and introduced Christianity. 
The country was split into two principalities. Pomerelia, as E Pomerania came to be known, became independent in 1227, was annexed to Poland in 1294, and was taken in 1308–9 by the Teutonic Knights, who incorporated it into their domain in East Prussia. Pomerania was a vast state in Prussian Empire in the 19th century. After World War II, Pomerania was split in two areas separated by the Oder River. The Eastern area (Hinterpomern) became part of modern Poland and Kaliningrad (Russia). The Western area (Vorpomern) remained under German rule. The northwestern region became part the modern state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. - This is where the Hünerjäger family lived before they came to America. Read more about Pomerania: Its History A map from 1897 More History |
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