Culmerland (Chełmno Land)

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Culmerland (Chełmno Land) is a historic region in north-central Poland along the Vistula River, centered on the town of Chełmno and known as one of the early heartlands of the Teutonic Order’s state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
historic region
borderedBy Vistula River
containsTown Chełmno
Grudziądz
Świecie
country Poland
ethnicallyHistoricallyInhabitedBy Germans
Poles
Prussians
hasAlternativeName Chełmno Land
hasCenter Chełmno
hasCulturalHeritage Gothic brick architecture
medieval fortified towns
hasMedievalCharterTradition Chełmno law
hasPolishName Ziemia Chełmińska
linked to: Chełm Land
hasTownWithMedievalUrbanLayout Chełmno
historicalImportance borderland between Polish and Teutonic spheres of influence
early base of Teutonic Order expansion in Prussia
historicallyAssociatedWith Teutonic Order
historicallyContestedBy Kingdom of Poland
Prussia
Teutonic Order
historicalRegionOf Poland
languageHistoricallySpoken German
Polish
legalInfluence source region of Chełmno law used in Central Europe
locatedIn north-central Poland
locatedInHistoricalRegion Prussia
Royal Prussia
locatedOnRiver Vistula River
modernAdministrativeRegion Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
partOf Chełmno Voivodeship (historical)
presentInCountrySubdivision Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
religionHistoricallyPresent Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
strategicFeature control of Vistula River crossings
timePeriodOfSignificance Early modern period
Middle Ages
wasHeartlandOf State of the Teutonic Order
wasIncorporatedInto Kingdom of Poland
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
wasPartOf Prussian Partition of Poland
Royal Prussia (Polish Crown)
linked to: Royal Prussia

Second Polish Republic
Teutonic Order state
West Prussia

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Royal Prussia hasPart Culmerland (Chełmno Land)