The termMiddle orCentralPomerania can refer to two distinct areas, depending on whether it is used as a translation of the corresponding German or Polish termsMittelpommern (alsoMittelpommerscher Keil) orPomorze Środkowe, respectively.
| West | Pomerania | East | Southeast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Main cities[a][b] | Stralsund | Greifswald, Wolgast | Szczecin | Stargard | Koszalin, Kołobrzeg | Sławno, Darłowo | Słupsk | Lębork | Gdańsk Gdynia | Gdańsk (partially) | Tczew, Starogard Gdański | Toruń, Grudziądz, Chełmno | ||||||||||||||||
| Other towns[b] | Damgarten, Barth, Tribsees, Grimmen, Franzburg, Richtenberg, Bergen auf Rügen, Garz/Rügen, Sassnitz, Putbus | Loitz, Lassan, Gützkow | Demmin, Altentreptow | Jarmen, Anklam, Usedom | Pasewalk, Torgelow, Ueckermünde, Eggesin, Penkun | Prenzlau, Brüssow, Gartz, Schwedt (part north ofWesel withinland port) | Świnoujście, Międzyzdroje, Wolin, Dziwnów (left-bank), Goleniów, Police, Nowe Warpno, Dąbie | Widuchowa, Gryfino, Banie, Pyrzyce | Maszewo, Stepnica, Dziwnów,[c] Kamień Pomorski, Golczewo, Ińsko, Dobrzany, Chociwel, Gryfice, Gościno, Płoty, Nowogard, Łobez, Węgorzyno, Resko, Trzebiatów, Dobra, Suchań | Świdwin, Połczyn-Zdrój, Drawsko Pomorskie, Karlino, Tychowo, Bobolice, Białogard, Szczecinek, Mielno, Kalisz Pomorski,[d] Złocieniec,[d] Barwice[d] | Polanów, Sianów | Ustka, Miastko, Kobylnica | Bytów, Łeba | Biały Bór | Czarne, Człuchów | Chojnice | Ostrowite | Borowy Młyn, Borzyszkowy | Czersk, Brusy | Kościerzyna, Kartuzy, Żukowo, Puck, Władysławowo, Jastarnia, Hel, Wejherowo, Reda, Rumia, Sopot | Pruszcz Gdański, Nowy Staw | Krynica Morska | Narmeln[1] | Skarszewy, Pelplin, Gniew, Skórcz | Świecie, Nowe | Obrowo | Tuchola, Pruszcz | Chełmża, Wąbrzeźno, Kowalewo Pomorskie, Jabłonowo Pomorskie, Radzyń Chełmiński, Łasin, Brodnica,[e] Golub, Ostromecko |
| Current countries | Germany | Poland | Russia | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current administrative regions | LandMecklenburg-Vorpommern (State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) | LandBrandenburg (State of Brandenburg) | województwo zachodniopomorskie (West Pomeranian Voivodeship) | województwo pomorskie (Pomeranian Voivodeship) | województwo zachodniopom. (West Pomeranian Voivodeship) | województwo pomorskie (Pomeranian Voivodeship) | Калининградская область (Kaliningrad Oblast) | województwo pomorskie (Pomeranian Voivodeship) | województwo kujawsko-pomorskie (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vorpommern-Rügen District | Vorpommern-Greifswald District | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte District | Vorpommern-Greifswald District | Uckermark District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German terminology (corresponding English term) | Pommern[2] (Pomerania) | Pomerellen, Pommerellen[2] (Pomerelia)[2] AfterPartitions of Poland, part of the wider Westpreussen (West Prussia) beforePartitions of Poland, part of the wider Königlich-Preußen or Preußen Königlichen Anteils (Royal Prussia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vorpommern in modern usage the part located in Germany only (Hither Pomerania, Fore Pomerania) | Hinterpommern (Farther/Further Pomerania, Rear Pomerania) | Tucheler Heide (Tuchola Forest) | Kaschubei[3] (Kashubia) | Frische Nehrung (Vistula Spit) | Kociewie | Tucheler Heide (Tuchola Forest) | Kulmerland (Chełmno Land) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Neuvorpommern (New Hither Pomerania) | Altvorpommern (Old Hither Pomerania) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westpommern (Western Pomerania) | Mittelpommern (Middle Pomerania) | Ostpommern (Eastern Pomerania) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mittelpommerscher Keil (Middle Pomeranian Wedge) excludingŚwinoujście,Międzyzdroje,Wolin andDziwnów | Lande Schlawe und Stolp (Lands of Schlawe and Stolp) | Lande Lauenburg und Bütow (Lauenburg and Bütow Land) | Koschneiderei | Koschneiderei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Polish terminology (corresponding English term) | Pomorze Zachodnie (Western Pomerania) Pomorze Nadodrzańskie (Oder Pomerania) | Pomorze Wschodnie (Eastern Pomerania) Pomorze Nadwiślańskie (Vistula Pomerania) beforeWorld War II simply Pomorze[2] (Pomerelia,[2] literally Pomerania) beforePartitions of Poland, part of the widerPrusy Królewskie (Royal Prussia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pomorze Zaodrzańskie (Trans-Oder Pomerania) Pomorze Wołogoskie (Wołogoszcz orGerman:Wolgast Pomerania) | Pomorze Szczecińskie (Szczecin Pomerania) Pomorze Zachodnie w węższym znaczeniu (Western Pomerania in narrower sense) | Pomorze Środkowe (Middle Pomerania) Pomorze Koszalińsko-Słupskie (Koszalin and Słupsk Pomerania) | Pomorze Gdańskie (Gdańsk Pomerania) | Ziemia chełmińska (Chełmno Land) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pomorze Przednie (Hither Pomerania, Fore Pomerania) in modern usage the part located in Germany only | Pomorze Tylne (Farther/Further Pomerania, Rear Pomerania) usage limited mainly to translations of German texts | Kaszuby (Kashubia) | Bory Tucholskie (Tuchola Forest) ethnocultural region | Kaszuby (Kashubia) ethnocultural region | Żuławy Wiślane (Vistula Fens) | Mierzeja Wiślana (Vistula Spit) | Kociewie ethnocultural region | Bory Tucholskie (Tuchola Forest) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ziemia słupsko-sławieńska (Słupsk and Sławno Land) | Ziemia lęborsko-bytowska (Lębork and Bytów Land) | Kosznajderia former ethnocultural region | Gochy | Zabory[4] | Kosznajderia former ethnocultural region | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kashubian terminology (corresponding English term) | Zôpadnô Pòmòrskô (Western Pomerania) | Lãbòrskò-bëtowskô Zemia (Lębork and Bytów Land) | Pòrénkòwô Pòmòrskô (Eastern Pomerania) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kaszëbë (Kashubia) ethnocultural region | Wiselny Zëławë (Vistula Fens) | Kòcéwskô (Kociewie) ethnocultural region | Tëchòlsczé Bòrë (Tuchola Forest) ethnocultural region | Chełmińskô Zemia (Chełmno Land) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kòsznajderiô (Kosznajderia) former ethnocultural region | Gòchë (Gochy) | Zabòrë (Zabory) | Kòsznajderiô (Kosznajderia) former ethnocultural region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mittelpommern in historical usage denotes the central parts of the formerDuchy, laterProvince of Pomerania, located approximately between the riversPeene andRega, including the townsTrzebiatów,Resko andNowogard.
Mittelpommerscher Keil (Middle Pomeranian Wedge) is a term used in ethnolinguistics, which carries a narrower meaning; it corresponds to the south-central part of Mittelpommern, roughly between the riversZarow andIhna (Ina).[5] This area differed from the rest of the duchy or province by the dialect of the inhabitants, who spoke theMittelpommersch[5] variety closely related toMärkisch-Brandenburgisch, as well as in thetown law of the cities, which wasMagdeburg Law (vsLübeck Law in the other parts).[6] SinceWorld War II theOder-Neisse line divides this area, reducing the German part to the formerUecker-Randow district, as well as to theAmt Gartz (Oder) in theUckermark district.
Pomorze Środkowe in modern usage are terms coined in Poland for the area of the formerKoszalin Voivodeship (1950-1975), spanning roughly from the area east of the riverRega (Rega) to the riverŁeba, which was split in 1975 with the remains since 1999 merged into theWest Pomeranian,Pomeranian andGreater Poland voivodeships. In 2003, a movement presented to the PolishSejm parliament a petition for the recreation of the Koszalin voivodeship as the Central Pomeranian Voivodeship, signed by 135,000 people.[7]
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