The Free State of Schwenten (German: Freistaat Schwenten; Polish: Wolne Państwo Świętno), also known as Republic of Świętno (Polish: Republika Świętnieńska), was an independent state proclaimed in 1919 with the village of Schwenten/Świętno, until then belonging to Germany, today belonging Poland, as its capital. The declaration of independence had a defensive character, as local government was aware of the Polish uprising in Greater Poland. The polity existed for 7 months until it joined the Weimar Republic (Germany).[1]
Free State of Schwenten | |||||||||
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| 1919–1919 | |||||||||
 Map published in Die Grenze Post on 25 December 1932 with Schwenten on it. | |||||||||
| Capital | Schwenten | ||||||||
| Common languages | German, Polish | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1919 | Emil Gustav Hegemann | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 6 January 1919 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 10 August 1919 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Poland | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Jacobs, Frank (June 11, 2015). "Life, Liberty, and Free Beer: the Short-lived Free State of Schwenten". bigthink.com. Retrieved Jan 24, 2019.
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