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Free State of Schwenten

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Free State of Schwenten
Freistaat Schwenten (German)
Republika Świętnieńska (Polish)
1919–1919
Map published in Die Grenze Post on 25 December 1932 with Schwenten on it.
Map published in Die Grenze Post on 25 December 1932 with Schwenten on it.
CapitalSchwenten
Common languagesGerman, Polish
GovernmentRepublic
President 
• 1919
Emil Gustav Hegemann
History 
• Established
6 January 1919
• Disestablished
10 August 1919
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Weimar Republic
Weimar Republic
Today part ofPoland

The 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 village of Schwenten/Świętno, until then belonging to Germany, today belonging Poland, as its capital. The declaration of independence had a defensive character, as local government was aware of the Polish uprising in Greater Poland. The polity existed for 7 months until it joined the Weimar Republic (Germany).[1]

References

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  1. ^ Jacobs, Frank (June 11, 2015). "Life, Liberty, and Free Beer: the Short-lived Free State of Schwenten". bigthink.com. Retrieved Jan 24, 2019.