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Kaiser-Wilhelmsland was the name given to the north-eastern part of the New Guinea
New Guinea

New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the List of islands by area, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded after the last glacial period....
 mainland, while under Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
's control between 1884 until 1914, when it was conquered by Australian troops. With the Bismarck Archipelago
Bismarck Archipelago

The Bismarck Archipelago is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and part of Papua New Guinea....
 it formed German New Guinea
German New Guinea

German New Guinea was a former Germany protectorate from 1884 to 1914, consisting of the northeastern part of New Guinea and several nearby island groups....
.

It was named after Wilhelm II, who was the German Emperor and King of Prussia
Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
 at the time. After Germany's defeat, Kaiser-Wilhemsland was combined with British New Guinea to form Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands ....
 under an Australian protectorate.

The colony was dominated by the German New Guinea Company
German New Guinea Company

The German New Guinea Company was a German Chartered Company which exploited insular territory in and near present Papua New Guinea....
, and between 1884 and 1899 was actually administered by the company.

The main commercial and missionary centres were Friedrich Wilhelmshafen (now Madang
Madang

Madang is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. It was first settled by the Germany in the 19th century....
) and Alexishafen.








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Kaiser-Wilhelmsland was the name given to the north-eastern part of the New Guinea
New Guinea

New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the List of islands by area, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded after the last glacial period....
 mainland, while under Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
's control between 1884 until 1914, when it was conquered by Australian troops. With the Bismarck Archipelago
Bismarck Archipelago

The Bismarck Archipelago is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and part of Papua New Guinea....
 it formed German New Guinea
German New Guinea

German New Guinea was a former Germany protectorate from 1884 to 1914, consisting of the northeastern part of New Guinea and several nearby island groups....
.

It was named after Wilhelm II, who was the German Emperor and King of Prussia
Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
 at the time. After Germany's defeat, Kaiser-Wilhemsland was combined with British New Guinea to form Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands ....
 under an Australian protectorate.

The colony was dominated by the German New Guinea Company
German New Guinea Company

The German New Guinea Company was a German Chartered Company which exploited insular territory in and near present Papua New Guinea....
, and between 1884 and 1899 was actually administered by the company.

The main commercial and missionary centres were Friedrich Wilhelmshafen (now Madang
Madang

Madang is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. It was first settled by the Germany in the 19th century....
) and Alexishafen.

See also


  • Prefecture Apostolic of Kaiserwilhelmsland
    Prefecture Apostolic of Kaiserwilhelmsland

    The Prefecture Apostolic of Kaiserwilhelmsland was a missionary jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century Church , based in Alexishafen and Madang in what is now Papua New Guinea....
  • Dutch New Guinea
  • Unserdeutsch language
    Unserdeutsch language

    Unserdeutsch , or Rabaul Creole German, is a German-based creole language spoken primarily in Papua New Guinea and the northeast of Australia....


External links

  • - Catholic Encyclopedia article