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Historical Masurian Association
Flag of Masuria,
Source: Historische Masurische Vereinigung
Masuria initially had none own colours or flags. In the middle of the 18th century the colours of the Scholar Society "Corps Masovia" from Koenigsberg were shown for the first time in Masuren on the occasion of festivities. These colours achieved until ca. 1875 as the "Colours of Masuria" within the population. The colour blue was used since 1882 in a very pale shade. About the correct sequence of the colours exist different informations: Blue-white-red or red-white-blue.
Source: Historische Masurische Vereinigung
Area: ca. 4.633 square miles
Inhabitants: ca. 1.000.000
Density of Population: 216 inh./sq.mi.
Capital: Allenstein (pol. Olsztyn), 171.249 inh. (2020)
Languages: Polish, German
Time Zone: GMT + 1 h
early middle ages · settlement by the Baltic tribe of the Yotvingians (Sudauers)
1277–1283 · the Order of the Teutonic Knights conquers Masuria
ca. 1380 · settle of colonists from the southern situated Polish Principality of Masovia
19th century · establishment of the name "Masuria" as geographic name
1920 · Dictate of Versailles, plebiscite in Masuria, 98% for remain at the German Empire
1945 · Masuren becomes subordinated under Polish administration, expulsion of the bigest part of the German population
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Kindly supported by: Marc Plessa (D)
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