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Malbork Castle, the Knights of the Teutonic Order and the "German East" in the 19th and 20th Centuries

2023/07/21 by Daniel Stienen
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #19th century #20th century #Central European and Russian historical studies #Drang nach Osten (historical-political concept) #Expansion #Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics #History #Malbork #Medieval European History and Architecture #National socialism #Poland #Politics of memory #Room #Royal Prussia #Teutonic Order

paper · doi:10.25355/0xz1-3e79

openalex publication_date 2023/07/21 · openalex created_date 2025/12/03 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01

Abstract

How far did the “German East” extend? With recourse to Malbork Castle, which was “rediscovered” around 1800, German historical policy in the 19th and 20th centuries found very different answers to this question.

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