Free State of Schwenten
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 capital in Schwenten. The declaration of independence had defensive role as local government was aware of the Polish uprising in Greater Poland. It existed for 7 months until it joined Weimar Republic.[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 | ||||||||
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References
- 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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