Pomerania

Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze, Kashubian: Pòmòrze or Pòmòrskô, German: Pommern, Latin: Pomerania or Pomorania, Pomeranian German: Pômmern) is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East. Pomerania was strongly affected by 20th century, post–World War I and II border and population shifts.

Pomerania belongs to the lowlands of the North European Plain. Outside its few urban centers—most notably the Szczecin and Tricity metropolitan areas—the poor soil is mostly used as farmland, dotted with numerous lakes, forests, and small towns. Agriculture primarily consists of raising livestock, forestry, fishery and the cultivation of cereals, sugar beets, and potatoes. Since the late 19th century, tourism has become an important sector of the economy, primarily in the numerous seaside resorts along the coast. Of the limited industrial zones, the most important products are ships, metal products, refined sugar, and paper.