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Science and education 1650 up to 1700

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Auditorium magnum in Rostock um 1700

The urban school system hardly changed during the two duchies. As the capacities of the urban schools were limited, small private schools were established.

Reste des Giebelschmucks des Carolinum Stettin
Carolinum grammar school in Stettin, founded 1676

The University of Greifswald is well endowed under the patronage of its Swedish rulers, building a cultural and scientific bridge across the Baltic Sea.
The Pädagogium in Stettin closes in 1667 due to insufficient student numbers. The Regnum Gymnasium Carolinum – the royal grammar school – is founded in its place.

The urban school system hardly changed during the two duchies. As the capacities of the urban schools were limited, small private schools were established.

A precise survey of Swedish Pomerania is carried out between 1692 and 1698. The 'Swedish Register' is a pioneering feat of engineering and the first modern land register in the German part of the empire.