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Mecklenburg

Situated in north-eastern Germany, Mecklenburg was a duchy within the Holy Roman Empire from 1348, under the rule of the Nikloting Dynasty. Like most German territories, it was frequently partitioned and repartitioned among different members of the dynasty. In 1621 it was divided into the two duchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Güstrow. With the extinction of the Güstrow line in 1701, the Güstrow lands were redivided, part going to the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and part going to the new line of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The two duchies were raised to Grand Duchies in 1815, and subsequently existed separately as states in Germany until they were united in 1933.

After the World War II, Mecklenburg was included in East Germany. Upon Germany's reunification (1990) it was combined with the smaller neighbouring region of Western Pomerania (German Vorpommern) to constitute the state (Bundesland) of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

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