Pomerania was a former Prussian province in an area that is now divided between Germany and Poland. Its German name was Pommern. The Oder River divided the province into two parts, Hither Pomerania to the west and Farther Pomerania to the east. Most of the land formerly occupied by Pomerania is a lowland with thousands of lakes south of the Baltic Sea. Throughout most of its history, Pomerania was largely an agricultural area. Stettin, now Szczecin, was the capital of the province.