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Müncheberg, the Glossary

Müncheberg is a small town in Märkisch-Oderland, in eastern Germany approximately halfway between Berlin and the border with Poland, within the historic region of Lubusz Land.^[1]

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Localities in Märkisch-Oderland

Abitur

Abitur, often shortened colloquially to Abi, is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany.

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Amt

Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe.

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Żabikowo, Luboń

Żabikowo is a district of Luboń, Poland, located in the western part of the town, however without an administrative function.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population. Müncheberg and Berlin are Populated places established in the 13th century.

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Bubonic plague

Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.

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Census in Germany

A national census in Germany (Volkszählung) was held every five years from 1875 to 1910.

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Charter

A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified.

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The Cistercians, officially the Order of Cistercians ((Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contributions of the highly-influential Bernard of Clairvaux, known as the Latin Rule.

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Death marches during the Holocaust

During the Holocaust, death marches (Todesmärsche) were massive forced transfers of prisoners from one Nazi camp to other locations, which involved walking long distances resulting in numerous deaths of weakened people.

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Defensive wall

A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors.

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Duchy of Pomerania

The Duchy of Pomerania (Herzogtum Pommern; Księstwo pomorskie; Latin: Ducatus Pomeraniae) was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania (Griffins).

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East Germany

East Germany (Ostdeutschland), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik,, DDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990.

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Ernst von Pfuel

Ernst Heinrich Adolf von Pfuel (3 November 1779 – 3 December 1866) was a Prussian general, as well as Prussian Minister of War and later Prime Minister of Prussia.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Fire department

A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (Commonwealth English), also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organization that provides fire prevention and fire suppression services as well as other rescue services.

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Former eastern territories of Germany

The former eastern territories of Germany refer in present-day Germany to those territories east of the current eastern border of Germany, i.e., the Oder–Neisse line, which historically had been considered German and which were annexed by Poland and the Soviet Union after World War II in Europe.

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Frankfurt (Oder)

Frankfurt (Oder), also known as Frankfurt an der Oder (Central Marchian: Frankfort an de Oder) is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Brandenburg after Potsdam, Cottbus and Brandenburg an der Havel. Müncheberg and Frankfurt (Oder) are 13th-century establishments in Poland, Populated places established in the 13th century and towns in Brandenburg.

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German reunification

German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a single full sovereign state, which took place between 9 November 1989 and 15 March 1991.

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German town law

The German town law (Deutsches Stadtrecht) or German municipal concerns (Deutsches Städtewesen) was a set of early town privileges based on the Magdeburg rights developed by Otto I. The Magdeburg law became the inspiration for regional town charters not only in Germany, but also in Central and Eastern Europe who modified it during the Middle Ages.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Gymnasium (school)

Gymnasium (and variations of the word) is a term in various European languages for a secondary school that prepares students for higher education at a university.

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Henry the Bearded

Henry the Bearded (Henryk (Jędrzych) Brodaty, Heinrich der Bärtige; c. 1165/70 – 19 March 1238) was a Polish duke from the Piast dynasty.

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Huguenots

The Huguenots were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition of Protestantism.

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Hussites

Catholic crusaders in the 15th century The Lands of the Bohemian Crown during the Hussite Wars. The movement began in Prague and quickly spread south and then through the rest of the Kingdom of Bohemia. Eventually, it expanded into the remaining domains of the Bohemian Crown as well. The Hussites (Czech: Husité or Kališníci, "Chalice People"; Latin: Hussitae) were a Czech proto-Protestant Christian movement that followed the teachings of reformer Jan Hus (fl.

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Jews

The Jews (יְהוּדִים) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites of the ancient Near East, and whose traditional religion is Judaism.

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Lands of the Bohemian Crown

The Lands of the Bohemian Crown were the states in Central Europe during the medieval and early modern periods with feudal obligations to the Bohemian kings.

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Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research

The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) e.V. in Müncheberg is a member institute of the Leibniz Association.

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Lower Silesia

Lower Silesia (Dolny Śląsk; Dolní Slezsko; Niederschlesien; Dolny Ślōnsk; Delnja Šleska; Dolna Šlazyńska; Niederschläsing; Silesia Inferior) is a historical and geographical region mostly located in Poland with small portions in the Czech Republic and Germany.

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Lubiąż

Lubiąż (German: Leubus) is a village (former city) on the east bank of the Odra (Oder) River, in the administrative district of Gmina Wołów, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Lubusz Land

Lubusz Land (Ziemia lubuska; Land Lebus) is a historical region and cultural landscape in Poland and Germany on both sides of the Oder river.

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Margraviate of Brandenburg

The Margraviate of Brandenburg (Markgrafschaft Brandenburg) was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806 that played a pivotal role in the history of Germany and Central Europe.

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Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research

The Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research was founded in Müncheberg, Germany in 1928 as part of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft.

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Märkisch-Oderland

Märkisch-Oderland is a Landkreis (district) in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany.

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Middle High German

Middle High German (MHG; Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhdt., Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages.

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Municipalities of Germany

Municipalities, European Commission, May 2021, pages 58–59.

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Ossolineum

Ossoliński National Institute (Zakład Narodowy im., ZNiO), or the Ossolineum is a Polish cultural foundation, publishing house, archival institute and a research centre of national significance founded in 1817 in Lwów (now Lviv).

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Piast dynasty

The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland.

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Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.

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Polish Academy of Sciences

The Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning.

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Pope Gregory IX

Pope Gregory IX (Gregorius IX; born Ugolino di Conti; 1145 – 22 August 1241) was head of the Catholic Church and the ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241.

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Red Army

The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union.

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Refugee

A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a person who has lost the protection of their country of origin and who cannot or is unwilling to return there due to well-founded fear of persecution. Such a person may be called an asylum seeker until granted refugee status by a contracting state or by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) if they formally make a claim for asylum.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Müncheberg

Also known as Muencheberg, Müncheberg, Germany, Obersdorf, Trebnitz (Mark).

, World War I, World War II.

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