Sambia is the peninsula northwest of Kaliningrad

Sambia (Russian: Земландский полуостров, Zemlandsky poluostrov) or Samland (listen (help·info)) is a peninsula in the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, on the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. Kaliningrad Oblast (Калинингра́дская о́бласть Kaliningradskaya oblast; informally called Yantarny kray (ru Янта́рный край meaning Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude.

Names

Sambia is named after the Sambians, an extinct tribe of Old Prussians. The Sambians were one of the Prussian clans. They inhabited the peninsula of Sambia, north of the city of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) "Prussians" redirects here "Prussians" may also refer to citizens of the former German state of Prussia. Samland is the German as well as other Germanic languages name for the peninsula. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. The Germanic languages are a group of related languages that constitute a branch of the Indo-European (IE Language family. In Polish and Latin name it is called Sambia, while the Lithuanian name is Semba. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Lithuanian ( lietuvių kalba) is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognised as one of the official languages of the European Union.

History

Samland within the Duchy of Prussia, ca. The Duchy of Prussia or Ducal Prussia (Herzogtum Preußen Prūsijos kunigaikštystė Prusy Książęce was a Duchy in the eastern part of Prussia from 1648.

Sambia was originally sparsely populated by the Sambians. The Sambians were one of the Prussian clans. They inhabited the peninsula of Sambia, north of the city of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) The region was conquered by the German Teutonic Knights during the 13th century and the Bishopric of Samland became, along with Bishopric of Pomesania, Bishopric of Ermland, and Bishopric of Culm, one of the four dioceses of Prussia in 1243. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. The Bishopric of Samland (Bistum Samland was a bishopric in Samland (Sambia in medieval Prussia. The Bishopric of Pomesania (Bistum Pomesanien Diecezja pomezańska was a Diocese in the Prussian regions of Pomesania and Pogesania. The Archbishopric of Warmia (Archidiecezja warmińska; Archidioecesis Varmiensis is since 1992 a Roman Catholic Archbishopric in northeastern Poland The Bishopric of Culm (Bistum Kulm Diecezja chełmińska was a Roman Catholic bishopric in Culmerland (Chełmno Land in medieval Prussia In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. Prussia is a historical region in Central Europe extending from the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea to the Masurian Lake District. Settlers from the Holy Roman Empire began colonizing the region, while the Sambian Prussians were gradually assimilated. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The peninsula was the last area in which the Old Prussian language was spoken before becoming extinct at the beginning of the 18th century. Prussian is an extinct Baltic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the area that later became East Prussia (now north-eastern Poland The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system

The peninsula became part of the Duchy of Prussia when the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights was secularized in 1525. The Duchy of Prussia or Ducal Prussia (Herzogtum Preußen Prūsijos kunigaikštystė Prusy Książęce was a Duchy in the eastern part of Prussia from The monastic state of the Teutonic Knights (Deutschordensland sometimes known in English by the German term Ordensstaat (ˈɔːdn̩ˌʃtɑːt or "Order-State" This duchy was inherited by the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1618, and the Hohenzollern monarchs eventually proclaimed the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701. The Margraviate of Brandenburg (Markgrafschaft Brandenburg was a major Principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806 The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising Sambia became part of the Province of East Prussia in 1773. The Provinces of Prussia constituted the main administrative divisions of Prussia. East Prussia (Ostpreußen; Rytų Prūsija or Rytprūsiai; Prusy Wschodnie Восточная Пруссия or Vostochnaya Prussiya) refers to the main part Prussia completed the unification of Germany with the creation of the German Empire in 1871. The unification of Germany took place on January 18, 1871, when Prussian Chief Minister Otto von Bismarck managed to unify a number of independent The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification

After World War I, Sambia and East Prussia became exclaves of Weimar Germany. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The term Weimar Republic ( ˈvaɪmarɐ repuˈbliːk is used by historians to signify the democratic and Republican period of Germany from 1919 to 1933 In 1945 after World War II, East Prussia was partitioned between Poland and the Soviet Union. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Sambia became part of the Kaliningrad Oblast, named after the nearby city of Kaliningrad (historic German: Königsberg or historic in Slavic languages Kráľovec), and its German inhabitants were expelled. Kaliningrad Oblast (Калинингра́дская о́бласть Kaliningradskaya oblast; informally called Yantarny kray (ru Янта́рный край meaning Kaliningrad (Калининград is a Seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian Exclave between Poland The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Königsberg (Karaliaučius Low German: Königsbarg; Królewiec see also other names) was until 1946 the name of Kaliningrad. The expulsion of Germans after World War II was the Forced migration and Ethnic cleansing of German nationals ( Reichsdeutsche) and ethnic

Sambia was subsequently repopulated with Russians and Belarusians. The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries Belarusians or Belorussians (Беларусы Biełarusy previously also spelled Belarussians, Byelorussians and Belorusians, also It has two famous seaside resorts, Zelenogradsk (Cranz) and Svetlogorsk (Rauschen). Zelenogradsk, (; Krańc Krantas is a Town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Svetlogorsk, prior to 1945 known by its German name Rauschen (; Ruszowice Raušiai is a town on the coast of the Baltic

Geography and geology

Baedeker^[1] describes Samland as "a fertile and partly-wooded district, with several lakes, lying to the north of Königsberg" (now Kaliningrad). Verlag Karl Baedeker is a Germany -based Publisher and pioneer in the business of worldwide Travel guides The guides often Kaliningrad (Калининград is a Seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian Exclave between Poland The highest point, 360 feet, is found twelve miles north of Pereslavskoe (Drugehnen) at the ski resort then called the Galtgarben. ^[2]. There also used to be a Samland railway station. Today, the Pereslavskoe railway station serves the "Blue Arrow" railway line from Kaliningrad to Svetlogorsk.

Amber

Amber has been found in the area for over a thousand years, especially on the coast near Kaliningrad. Amber is Fossil tree Resin, which is appreciated for its color and beauty Kaliningrad (Калининград is a Seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian Exclave between Poland In 1900, amber was chiefly exported to the East for crafting into pipe mouthpieces and ornaments. The term Eastern world refers very broadly to the various Cultures social structures and philosophical systems of " the East " Until 1918, the right to collect amber was restricted to the Hohenzollern dynastyof Prussia; visitors to Samland's beaches were forbidden to pick up any fragments they found. The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising It is said that an ancient trade route known as the Amber Road led from the Old Prussian settlements of Kaup (in Sambia) and Truso (near Elbląg) to the Black Sea and further east. The Amber Road was an ancient Trade route for the transfer of Amber. "Prussians" redirects here "Prussians" may also refer to citizens of the former German state of Prussia. Mokhovoye (Моховое Wiskiauten Viskiautai is a settlement in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the south-western corner of the Curonian Distinguish from Trousseau. Truso, situated on Lake Druzno, was an Old Prussian ( Pomesanian town near the Baltic Elbląg (Elbing Elbinga is a City in northern Poland with 127892 inhabitants (2006 The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey

See also

• Curonian Lagoon
• Curonian Spit
• Vistula Lagoon

Footnotes