Circipania
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Circipania (
.In 936, the Circipania was incorporated into the
Pomerania-Demmin in the late 12th century. The last of the territory was invaded by Mecklenburg
and subdued in the early 1230s.
The 1230s marked the end of Circipania as a distinct territory as well as the end of the Circipanes. Pomerania-Demmin was in a miserable position and lost most of the territory to the
Margrave of Brandenburg in the Treaty of Kremmen in 1236. Thus, Pomerania-Demmin could not counter the Mecklenburgian advance led by Borwin III of Rostock. Circipania would stay divided with Mecklenburg controlling the western bulk with Güstrow and Teterow, and Pomerania controlling the eastern smaller part around Demmin. Later the Mecklenburg part divided into Mecklenburg-Rostock and Mecklenburg-Werle
, and the name Circipania dropped out of use.
Though Circipania vanished as a name from political maps, it was still visible on
Diocese of Cammin
, because the borders of this province did not differ from that of Circipania and remained as they were before the conquest.
The Circipanes, whose numbers already dwindled due to the previous warfare, were assimilated by the German settlers called in by Wartislaw III, Duke of Pomerania before the Mecklenburg conquest, and by Mecklenburg knights during the Ostsiedlung.
See also
- List of medieval Slavic tribes
Sources
- Werner Buchholz, Pommern, Siedler, 1999, pp. 23ff, ISBN 3-88680-272-8
- Joachim Herrmann et al., Die Slawen in Deutschland