Vorpommern (region), Pomerania, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Western Pomerania, also called Cispomerania, Hither Pomerania, or Vorpommern, is the western extremity of the historic region of the Duchy (later Province) of Pomerania (Pommern), nowadays divided between the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Poland. Forming part of the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, Western Pomerania's boundaries have changed through the centuries, and it belonged to countries such as Poland, Sweden, Denmark, and Prussia. Today the cities of Szczecin (German: Stettin), Świnoujście (German: Swinemünde) and Police (German: Pölitz) are part of Poland, with the remainder of the region staying part of Germany. German Vorpommern now forms about one-third of the present-day north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Wikipedia