ThePolabians (German:Polaben;Latin:Polabi) were a constituentLechitictribe of theObotrites who lived between theTrave and theElbe.[1] The main settlement of the Polabians was Racisburg (modernRatzeburg), named after their Prince Ratibor. The Polabians were similar to theDrevani, also known as the Draväno-polaben or Drevanen, inLüchow-Dannenberg.
In 1139,Henry the Lion granted "Polabia" to CountHenry of Badewide. The tribe was subsequentlyGermanized and assimilated over the following centuries.[1][2] The last remnants of the Polabians, including thePolabian language, died out in the 18th century. Cultural remnants of the Polabians ofLower Saxony include numerous villages in the region based on Slavic settlement forms.
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