Distribution of Germans around Europe. (exact source unknown)pic.twitter.com/30SG0PsOzV
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the numerous dots in the East was from Slavic kings using German settlers to set up towns for skilled trades and taxes.
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Radzilowski's, A Traveller's History of Poland
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it's fairly well known to anyone familiar with 13th to 15th century Polish history. The Germans provided necessary skills.
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Magdeburg Rights (German but originally of Flemish origin) were critical in Eastern city development from Krakow to Kiev.
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Germans and later Poles formed the townships of the East in the vast eastern plains dotted with small farm villages.
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that's why cities like Vilnius or Lwow were inhabited by Poles but the surrounding areas by Lithuanian or Ukrainian farmers.
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