The region was deeply affected by the religious reforms initiated by Martin Luther, Lutheranism becoming “the State religion in 1545, ” according to researcher Andrzej Otczyk.
ووفقا للباحث أندجاي أوتشيك ،‏ اصبحت اللوثرية « دين الدولة عام ١٥٤٥ » .‏