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| has gloss | eng: Circipania was a medieval territory in what is now northeastern Germany. The name derives from Latin circum (around) and Pane (the Peene River). The region was enclosed roughly by the upper Recknitz, Trebel and Peene rivers, the western border ran between Güstrow and Rittermannshagen. The region evolved in the 10th and 11th centuries, when it was the tribal territory of the Circipanes , a West Slavic tribe which along with the neighboring tribes was a part of the Liutizian federation. The main burghs were Güstrow, Teterow, Malchin, and Demmin. |
| lexicalization | eng: Circipania |
| instance of | c/Slavic ethnic groups |
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