Place: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

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]

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