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25-526: Barth may refer to: Places [ edit ] Barth, Germany , a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany Barth (Amt) , administrative subdivision Barth Island , Nunavut, Canada Other uses [ edit ] Barth (name) , a surname (and list of people with that name) Barth Bagge, a character from the television show " You Can't Do That on Television " Barth Classic ,

50-804: A co-ruler, Wartislaw sought for an alliance with the Margraviate of Brandenburg on 6 September 1459 in Angermünde . He pawned the area north of the Brandenburgian Uckermark to Hohenzollern margrave Frederick II and in return became assured of military protection against his brother. In 1464, Eric's cousin Otto III of Pomerania-Stettin died of the Black Death , leaving both Eric and Wartislaw as well as Brandenburg's Frederick II with claims for inheritance. In 1466 Eric II and Wartislaw X were granted liens by

75-464: A golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1974 to 1980 See also [ edit ] Barth syndrome , a metabolic disorder Barthes (disambiguation) Barthe (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Barth . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

100-474: A moderate climate. Average temperature and precipitation between 1961 and 1990 are shown below. According to a theory by Goldmann and Wermusch, Barth is the site of the sunken town of Vineta . Barth is attracting tourists with the Vineta legend. Nowadays, there is a Vineta museum and a Vineta festival in the town. Eric II, Duke of Pomerania Eric II or Erich II (between 1418 and 1425 – 5 July 1474)

125-590: Is a popular destination for tourists now, especially in connection with the Fischland-Darss-Zingst peninsula and the UNESCO World Heritage city of Stralsund . In 2005, Barth celebrated 750 years of its town ordinances and privileges. Since the local government reform on September 4, 2011, Barth has belonged to the Vorpommern-Rügen district in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern . Barth has

150-954: The Kalmar Union . The marriage of these distant relatives granted Eric II access to Eric I's lands in Farther Pomerania . Also, Eric I arranged the Lauenburg-Bütow Land at the Pomerelian border to be granted by the Polish king to Eric II on 3 January 1455 as a reward for aiding Poland in her struggles with the Teutonic Knights . In 1456, Eric took over Maszewo Land in Farther Pomerania, despite Wassow being not included in his share of Pomerania. This led to conflicts with Otto III, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin and even Eric I. Even though

175-574: The Margraviate of Brandenburg on the other side had an additional negative impact on the town. In 1533, the Protestant Reformation turned Barth into a Lutheran town. In 1572, Bogislaw XIII rebuilt the ducal court in Renaissance style, and married Clare of Brunswick-Lüneburg who was later buried in Barth. Bogislaw planned to oppose Stralsund by founding Franzburg in her hinterland, Barth

200-474: The Swedish forces entered Barth in 1630 , retreating imperial troops led by Maritzen looted the town. As the war went on, some women convicted as witches were burned in the town between 1645 and 1653, three had already been burned in 1611. After the war, Barth became part of Swedish Pomerania . In the early Swedish period, three stormfloods (1649, 1663, and 1693), a fire in 1662, and another fire in 1678 ravaged

225-455: The burghers of Greifswald and Stralsund in an attempt to arrest Eric. Although the burghers captured his guards, Eric managed to escape. Yet, by now he was not only opposed by his co-ruling Pomeranian dukes, but also by the Pomeranian cities. After the death of his father, Wartislaw IX, later in 1457, Eric received Pomerania-Wolgast together with his younger brother, Wartislaw X . They split

250-517: The Pomeranian cities were able to mediate negotiations between the dukes which led to a compromise on 16 January 1457 at Rügenwalde , Eric lost the support of the other Pomeranian dukes with this action. In August 1457, Eric was hunting in the forests near Horst , belonging not to his lands, but to the Hanseatic city of Greifswald . In further disrespect of the city's rights he ordered local peasants to aid him. Greifswald's mayor Heinrich Rubenow led

275-482: The area was settled by Wends of the Liuticians or Rani tribe. Jaromar II , Danish prince of Rügen , granted the town Lübeck law in 1255. In the same document, he agreed to remove his burgh , Borgwall or Neue Burg , then on the northwestern edge of the town's projected limits. Another Wendish burgh, Alte Burg near today's train station, was not used anymore. The German town was set up on empty space between

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300-614: The burghs. Not a member of the Hanseatic League , the town never grew to the importance and size of neighboring Hanseatic towns like Stralsund . The last prince of Rügen, Vitslav III , erected a court at the site of former Neue Burg in 1315. He often resided in Barth. After Vitslav's death without an issue in 1325, his principality was inherited by Wartislaw IV of the Duchy of Pomerania , who however had to enforce his claims by two subsequent wars with Mecklenburg . During these wars, Barth

325-493: The duchy with Wartislaw X receiving the principality of Rügen (with Rügen , Barth , Tribsees and Grimmen ) while Eric received the eastern parts. Upon Eric I's death, in 1459 Eric II gained Pomerania-Stolp and Pomerania-Rügenwalde due to the claims of his wife. Despite being a partitioned duchy in reality, Pomerania was granted to the dukes as one fief to be co-ruled, which meant that several issues had to be acted upon in common. Because Eric did not respect Wartislaw X's rights as

350-497: The elector of Brandenburg at Soldin. However the contract was not fulfilled and it came to military intervention. Aware that he would not withstand Brandenburg without allies, Eric sought to settle the conflict by allying with Poland and in 1470 invaded the Brandenburg Neumark. The Brandenburgers had their longtime claims to Pomerania re-verified by emperor Frederick III. The emperor ordered Erich II and Wartislaw X to recognize

375-437: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barth&oldid=821752655 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Barth, Germany Barth dates back to the medieval German Ostsiedlung , before which

400-605: The second half of the 19th century, the town expanded beyond its medieval limits for the first time. On 1 July 1888, Barth was connected to the Rostock - Stralsund railways, in 1902 a gas plant was built, and in 1920 electricity was introduced. After the First World War , the Free State of Prussia moved the Kreis headquarters from Franzburg to Barth. During World War II Barth was

425-558: The site of the Stalag Luft I and Stalag Luft II German prisoner-of-war camps for captured Allied airmen, however, the latter was relocated to Łódź in occupied Poland in 1941. Stalag Luft I held mostly American and British POWs. The presence of the camp is said to have shielded the town from Allied bombing. On 30 April 1945, the German personnel fled the camp, and two days later it was liberated by Soviet troops. Kreis Franzburg-Barth

450-728: The suzerainty of Brandenburg. Mecklenburg 's Duke Henry took a mediator role and the Mecklenburgian army moved eastward following the Tollense River, a Brandenburgian army advanced to the North from the Uckermark following the Randow River. The campaigns were ended by the Peace of Prenzlau of 31 May 1472 and the Pomeranian dukes gave the pledge of allegiance to the elector. Brandenburg was again granted

475-490: The town's houses were inhabited. After a fire in 1722, the number of houses was reduced to 76. The town however recovered and in 1795 the number of houses had risen to 520, housing a population of 3,150. Yet, the town did not exceed its medieval limits. The fortifications surrounding the town were turned into a park in 1786. In 1807, during the Napoleonic Wars , Barth was taken by French troops . A Swedish counterattack

500-543: The town; the second fire was lit by Brandenburg 's von Treffenfeld during the Scanian War . During the Great Northern War , the evicted Polish king Stanislaus Leszczynski was assigned Barth's old ducal court by his friend and ally, Holy Roman Emperor Karl XII , and stayed from August 1710 until March 1711. Then, Barth was conquered by Denmark. By the end of the war, when Barth became Swedish again, less than half of

525-520: Was a member of the House of Pomerania (also known as the Griffins) and was the ruling Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast from 1457 to 1474. He was the son of Wartislaw IX of Pomerania-Wolgast and Sophia, daughter of Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg . In 1451, Wartislaw IX arranged his son's marriage to Sophia , daughter of Bogislaw IX of Pomerania-Stolp and heiress of Eric I of Pomerania-Stolp , who had also been king of

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550-606: Was dissolved in 1952, when it was partitioned between Kreis Ribnitz-Damgarten (with Barth) and Kreis Stralsund , both belonging to the newly created district of Rostock ( Bezirk Rostock ). With the Fall of the Iron Curtain and German reunification , an extensive renovation of the old town centre of Barth was initiated - mainly due to the urban development promotion programme of Germany. The town harbour and surrounding areas were revitalized with residential and commercial buildings. The city

575-478: Was fortified with a stone and brick wall. The wars as well as contemporary and subsequent Black Death epidemics (1349, 1405 and 1451) and floods hindered Barth's growth. In 1452, Barth was besieged by Mecklenburgian troops when Wartislaw IX did not pay his debts. Hostilities between the Pomeranian dukes Eric II and Wartislaw X on one side and the Hanseatic towns of Stralsund and Greifswald , Mecklenburg and

600-518: Was repelled, and Barth was turned into a French garrison until the Swedish-French peace treaty. The Swedes left Barth after Swedish Pomerania was assigned to Prussia in 1815. From then on, the town was part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania . In 1850, a cholera epidemic lasted for seven weeks. In 1872, Barth was affected by a stormflood, that retreated only after ten days. During

625-481: Was thought to function as Franzburg's port and staple place . While the plan eventually failed, Bogislaw's investments led to some slight prosperity which was only disturbed by the Black Death epidemics of 1597 and 1598. In 1627, during the Thirty Years' War , Albrecht von Wallenstein 's imperial army entered Protestant Pomerania and, after they were repelled from Barth, re-took the town and exacted revenge. Before

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