East Elbia was noted for its historic manorialism and serfdom, as well as for political conservatism, combined with the predominantly Protestant confession of the local population. "East Elbian Junker" was a politically charged term used by leftist parties especially during the Weimar Republic (1918–1933), denoting especially the rich functionaries of the conservative, right-wing German National People's Party (DNVP) that fit the stereotype. Already during the time of the German Empire (1871–1918), these East Elbian Junkers had formed the monarchy's reactionary backbone.
Historyedit
The former social structure of this region with relatively large latifundia owned by landed gentry is a product of Ostsiedlung in the medieval era when Germanic settlers moved into the area of settlement of the Wends and other Slavic groups changing the ethnic makeup of Germania Slavica through assimilation, expulsion and immigration. Since most of former East Elbia is east of the Oder–Neisse line the vast majority of its ethnic German population was subject to expulsion after World War II. In the German Democratic Republic, which controlled the remainder of East Elbia after 1949 a land reform was initiated to collectivize agriculture and also with the explicit goal of eliminating the junker class.[1] Attempts at restitution for expropriated property after 1990 have only been partially successful[2] and have not led to a reestablishment of the erstwhile social structure, but the average size of agricultural estates formed from erstwhile landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaften (LPG, 'agricultural production cooperatives') and volkseigene Güter (VEG, 'national goods') is still much higher in the East than in the West of Germany where agriculture is still based mostly on small farms.[3][4] Still, the term "East Elbia" has vanished from common use outside historical contexts and is usually glossed in texts aimed at a general audience.[5][6][7][8][9]
McNeill Eddie, Scott (2008) Landownership in Eastern Germany before the Great War : a quantitative analysis. Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN0198201664
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^"Landwirtschaft in Ostdeutschland: Amerikanische Verhältnisse" [Agriculture in East Germany: American conditions]. Die Tageszeitung (in German). 10 December 2013.
^Reichwein, Marc (4 June 2018). "Problem Ostelbien: James Hawes' 'Kürzeste Geschichte Deutschlands'" [The problem of East Elbia: James Hawes' "The Shortest History of Germany"]. Die Welt (in German).
^Winkler, Heinrich August (18 September 2003). "Aufstand des schlechten Gewissens: Preußischer Adel und Nationalsozialismus – das Ende einer Legende" [Rebellion of bad conscience: Prussian nobility and National Socialism – the end of a legend]. Die Zeit (in German).
^Julke, Ralf (16 May 2018). "Die fatale Rolle des preußischen Ostelbiens in der deutschen Geschichte der letzten Jahrhunderte". Leipziger Zeitung.
^North, Michael (1999). "Die Entstehung der Gutswirtschaft im südlichen Ostseeraum" [The emergence of the manorial economy in the southern Baltic region]. Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung (in German). 26 (1): 43–59. JSTOR 43568302.
east, elbia, german, ostelbien, informal, denotation, those, parts, german, reich, until, world, that, east, river, elbe, german, empire, with, colored, korean, region, comprised, prussian, provinces, brandenburg, eastern, parts, saxony, jerichower, land, king. East Elbia German Ostelbien was an informal denotation for those parts of the German Reich until World War II that lay east of the river Elbe The German Empire with East Elbia colored in Map in Korean The region comprised the Prussian provinces of Brandenburg the eastern parts of Saxony Jerichower Land and the Kingdom of Saxony Upper Lusatia Pomerania Silesia East Prussia West Prussia and Posen from 1922 Posen West Prussia as well as the states of Free State of Mecklenburg Schwerin and Free State of Mecklenburg Strelitz Berlin and Schleswig Holstein were not included even if located east and in Schleswig Holstein s case also north of the Elbe East Elbia was noted for its historic manorialism and serfdom as well as for political conservatism combined with the predominantly Protestant confession of the local population East Elbian Junker was a politically charged term used by leftist parties especially during the Weimar Republic 1918 1933 denoting especially the rich functionaries of the conservative right wing German National People s Party DNVP that fit the stereotype Already during the time of the German Empire 1871 1918 these East Elbian Junkers had formed the monarchy s reactionary backbone History editThe former social structure of this region with relatively large latifundia owned by landed gentry is a product of Ostsiedlung in the medieval era when Germanic settlers moved into the area of settlement of the Wends and other Slavic groups changing the ethnic makeup of Germania Slavica through assimilation expulsion and immigration Since most of former East Elbia is east of the Oder Neisse line the vast majority of its ethnic German population was subject to expulsion after World War II In the German Democratic Republic which controlled the remainder of East Elbia after 1949 a land reform was initiated to collectivize agriculture and also with the explicit goal of eliminating the junker class 1 Attempts at restitution for expropriated property after 1990 have only been partially successful 2 and have not led to a reestablishment of the erstwhile social structure but the average size of agricultural estates formed from erstwhile landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaften LPG agricultural production cooperatives and volkseigene Guter VEG national goods is still much higher in the East than in the West of Germany where agriculture is still based mostly on small farms 3 4 Still the term East Elbia has vanished from common use outside historical contexts and is usually glossed in texts aimed at a general audience 5 6 7 8 9 See also editJunker Agrarian conservatism in GermanyReferences editMcNeill Eddie Scott 2008 Landownership in Eastern Germany before the Great War a quantitative analysis Oxford Univ Press ISBN 0198201664 Niemetz Daniel 3 September 2020 Junkerland in Bauernhand Bodenreform in der Sowjetzone Junker land in peasant s hand land reform in the Soviet zone MDR DE in German Junkerland in Bauernhand Justizia der Adel und der Staat Junker land in peasant s hand justice nobility and the state MDR DE in German 30 July 2019 Durchschnittliche genutzte landwirtschaftliche Flache pro Betrieb in Deutschland 2020 Average used agricultural area per farm in Germany 2020 in German Statista Landwirtschaft in Ostdeutschland Amerikanische Verhaltnisse Agriculture in East Germany American conditions Die Tageszeitung in German 10 December 2013 Reichwein Marc 4 June 2018 Problem Ostelbien James Hawes Kurzeste Geschichte Deutschlands The problem of East Elbia James Hawes The Shortest History of Germany Die Welt in German Winkler Heinrich August 18 September 2003 Aufstand des schlechten Gewissens Preussischer Adel und Nationalsozialismus das Ende einer Legende Rebellion of bad conscience Prussian nobility and National Socialism the end of a legend Die Zeit in German Julke Ralf 16 May 2018 Die fatale Rolle des preussischen Ostelbiens in der deutschen Geschichte der letzten Jahrhunderte Leipziger Zeitung North Michael 1999 Die Entstehung der Gutswirtschaft im sudlichen Ostseeraum The emergence of the manorial economy in the southern Baltic region Zeitschrift fur Historische Forschung in German 26 1 43 59 JSTOR 43568302 Geschichte Ostelbiens ostelbien de nbsp nbsp This German history article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title East Elbia amp oldid 1186802625, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
