Gau Barten
Barten is a historical landscape in the former East Prussia and emerged from the Prussian Gau of the same name .
The area was south of Natangen , west of Nadrauen , north of Galinden and east of Warmia in what is now Poland . The most important city in this region is Rastenburg .
The Gau Barten was originally inhabited by the Barten tribe of the same name .
history
After the Gau Pogesanien ( Pagude ) had been conquered and Heilsberg was created, Bartia was approached from Heilsberg. Rößel was conquered in 1245 .
Legend
According to legend, Barto, the seventh son of King Widowuto , received the land along the Alla ( Alle ) up to the Licko ( Elk river ) and to the land of his brother Lytpho. Barto built a fortress Bartenstein. His numerous children also became kings and built their festivals. They were very "grievous" and had a lot of enmity, especially with Lucygo, Natango's heir, who seemed preferred by the hooliganism , while Barto's children thought they deserved privileges.
literature
- Manfred Hübner: The heart of Prussia. The Bartnerland in the context of Prussian-German history from the beginning to the present. In: Institute for Regional Studies of East and West Prussia e. V. (Ed.): East and West Prussian historical sources. Volume 1. Oberschleißheim 1994, ISBN 3-929828-01-4 .
