Lower Prussia
Lower Prussia
Prusy Dolne | |
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 Prusy Dolne on the map of the region of Prussia | |
| Country |  Poland Russia |
Lower Prussia (Polish: Prusy Dolne; German: Niederland, lit. Low land) is a part of the historical region of Prussia, divided between Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located in the basin of rivers Pregolya and Łyna.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]Historically, the whole region of Prussia had been under the State of the Teutonic Order. The area of Lower Prussia was viewed as an important location for the construction of defensive castles prior to the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War, with the construction of them being personally overseen by the Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen.[4] Following the establishment of the Duchy of Prussia, Lower Prussia was established by Albert of Prussia as part of an administrative division of the Duchy, with Upper Prussia and Sambia making up the remainder of the three divisions. Lower Prussia was then subdivided into elderships.[5] During the mid-1500s, Lower Prussia became a place where a large number of anabaptists settled, with the majority settling near Danzig.[6]
Following the end of the Second World War, Lower Prussia was taken out of German sovereignty and split between the Republic of Poland and the Soviet Union.[7][8] The Soviets then assigned administration of their section to the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.[9] Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, administration remained with the Russian Federation as an exclave in the following years.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Marian Biskup: Wojna pruska, Oświecim, 2014, p. 29.
- ^ Marian Biskup, Gerard Labuda: Dzieje zakonu krzyżackiego w Prusach, Gdańsk, 1986.
- ^ Piotr Skórzyński: Warmia i polskie Dolne Prusy, 2012.
- ^ "War in History" (PDF). Instytut Historii KUL. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ Pluskowski, Aleksander (2022). The Archaeology of the Prussian Crusade. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000603439.
- ^ "Preservings" (PDF). Plett Foundation. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "The Prussian Banners" (PDF). Unniversity of Krakow. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "THE POTSDAM DECLARATION". www.ibiblio.org. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Kaliningrad profile". BBC News. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Kaliningrad: Russia fury as Poland body recommends renaming exclave". BBC News. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.