The term Middle or Central Pomerania can refer to two distinct areas, depending on whether it is used as a translation of the corresponding German or Polish terms Mittelpommern (also Mittelpommerscher Keil) or Pomorze Środkowe, respectively.
| West | Pomerania | East | Southeast | |||||||||||||||
| Damgarten, Barth, Tribsees, Grimmen, Franzburg, Richtenberg, Bergen auf Rügen, Garz/Rügen, Sassnitz, Stralsund |
Loitz, Greifswald, Lassan, Wolgast, Gützkow |
Demmin, Altentreptow |
Jarmen, Anklam, Usedom |
Pasewalk, Torgelow, Ueckermünde, Eggesin, Penkun |
Gartz, Schwedt (part north of Wesel with inland port) |
Świnoujście, Międzyzdroje, Wolin, Dziwnów (left-bank), Goleniów, Police, Nowe Warpno, Szczecin, Dąbie |
Widuchowa, Gryfino, Banie, Pyrzyce |
Maszewo, Stargard, Stepnica, Dziwnów (right-bank with historic centre), Kamień Pomorski, Golczewo, Ińsko, Dobrzany, Dolice, Chociwel, Gryfice, Gościno, Płoty, Nowogard, Łobez, Węgorzyno, Resko, Trzebiatów |
Świdwin, Połczyn-Zdrój, Kalisz Pomorski, Drawsko Pomorskie, Złocieniec, Kołobrzeg, Koszalin, Polanów, Sianów, Karlino, Tychowo, Bobolice, Białogard, Biały Bór, Szczecinek, Sławno, Darłowo |
Ustka, Słupsk, Miastko |
Łeba, Lębork, Bytów (Lauenburg and Bütow Land German: Lande Lauenburg und Bütow Polish: Ziemia lęborsko-bytowska) |
Człuchów, Chojnice, Kościerzyna, Kartuzy, Żukowo, Puck, Władysławowo, Jastarnia, Hel |
Wejherowo, Reda, Rumia, (so-called Little Kashubian Tricity) Gdynia, Sopot, Gdańsk (Tricity) Pruszcz Gdański, Nowy Staw |
Starogard Gdański, Skarszewy, Pelplin, Tczew, Gniew |
Świecie, Nowe |
Tuchola, Pruszcz |
Toruń, Grudziądz, Chełmno, Chełmża, Wąbrzeźno, Kowalewo Pomorskie, Jabłonowo Pomorskie, Radzyń Chełmiński, Łasin, Brodnica (part north of Drwęca with historic center), Golub | |
| Current countries | Germany | Poland | ||||||||||||||||
| Current administrative regions | Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) |
Land Brandenburg (State of Brandenburg) |
województwo zachodniopomorskie (West Pomeranian Voivodeship) |
województwo pomorskie (Pomeranian Voivodeship) |
województwo kujawsko-pomorskie (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship) | |||||||||||||
| Vorpommern-Rügen District | Vorpommern-Greifswald District | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte District | Vorpommern-Greifswald District | Uckermark District | ||||||||||||||
| German terminology (corresponding English term) |
Pommern[1] (Pomerania) |
Pomerellen, Pommerellen[1] (Pomerelia)[1] After Partitions of Poland, part of the wider Westpreussen (West Prussia) before Partitions of Poland, part of the wider Königlich-Preußen or Preußen Königlichen Anteils (Royal Prussia) | ||||||||||||||||
| Vorpommern in modern usage the part located in Germany only (Hither Pomerania, Fore Pomerania) |
Hinterpommern (Farther/Further Pomerania, Rear Pomerania) |
Kaschubei[2] (Kashubia) areas south-east of Könitz (Schwarzwasser, Czersk): Tucheler Heide (Tuchola Forest), Koschneiderei |
Kociewie | Tucheler Heide (Tuchola Forest), Koschneiderei |
Kulmerland (Chełmno Land) | |||||||||||||
| Neuvorpommern (New Hither Pomerania) |
Altvorpommern (Old Hither Pomerania) | |||||||||||||||||
| Westpommern (Western Pomerania) |
Mittelpommern (Middle Pomerania) |
Ostpommern (Eastern Pomerania) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mittelpommerscher Keil (Middle Pomeranian Wedge) excluding Świnoujście, Międzyzdroje, Wolin and Dziwnów |
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| Polish terminology (corresponding English term) |
Pomorze Zachodnie (Western Pomerania) Pomorze Nadodrzańskie (Oder Pomerania) |
Pomorze Wschodnie (Eastern Pomerania) Pomorze Nadwiślańskie (Vistula Pomerania) before World War II simply Pomorze[1] (Pomerelia,[1] literally Pomerania) before Partitions of Poland, part of the wider Prusy Królewskie (Royal Prussia) | ||||||||||||||||
| Pomorze Zaodrzańskie (Trans-Oder Pomerania) Pomorze Wołogoskie (Wołogoszcz or German: Wolgast Pomerania) |
Pomorze Szczecińskie (Szczecin Pomerania) Pomorze Zachodnie w węższym znaczeniu (Western Pomerania in narrower sense) |
Pomorze Środkowe (Middle Pomerania) Pomorze Koszalińsko-Słupskie (Koszalin and Słupsk Pomerania) |
Pomorze Gdańskie (Gdańsk Pomerania) |
Ziemia chełmińska (Chełmno Land) ethnocultural region | ||||||||||||||
| Pomorze Przednie (Hither Pomerania, Fore Pomerania) in modern usage the part located in Germany only |
Pomorze Tylne (Farther/Further Pomerania, Rear Pomerania) usage limited mainly to translations of German texts |
Kaszuby (Kashubia) ethnocultural region areas south-east of Chojnice (Czarna Woda, Czersk): Bory Tucholskie (Tuchola Forest) ethnocultural region, Kosznajderia former ethnocultural region |
Kociewie ethnocultural region |
Bory Tucholskie (Tuchola Forest) ethnocultural region, Kosznajderia former ethnocultural region | ||||||||||||||
| Kashubian terminology (corresponding English term) |
Zôpadnô Pòmòrskô (Western Pomerania) |
Lãbòrskò-bëtowskô Zemia (Lauenburg and Bütow Land) |
Pòrénkòwô Pòmòrskô (Eastern Pomerania) | |||||||||||||||
| Kaszëbë (Kashubia ethnocultural region) |
Kòcéwskô (Kociewie) ethnocultural region |
Tëchòlsczé Bòrë (Tuchola Forest) ethnocultural region, Kòsznajderiô (Kosznajderia) former ethnocultural region |
Chełmińskô Zemia (Chełmno Land) ethnocultural region | |||||||||||||||