History: Free Duchy of Ostmark

+ # Free Duchy of Ostmark

+ The **Free Duchy of Ostmark** is one of the oldest states of the world. Its capital is [[weissdorf|Weißdorf]], a city of half-timbered houses in the foothills of the Weißdorf Alps.

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+ ## Character

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+ Ostmark likes order, paperwork and public statements. It has a parliament that argues, a foreign ministry that issues stern notes to its neighbours, and an antitrust service that is not afraid of the capital's richest citizens. Most of what the world knows about Ostmark it knows from the newspaper [[weissdorfe-welle|Weißdorfe Welle]].

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+ ## Economy

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+ The capital is home to the first bank of the world, [[white-and-partners|White & Partners]], and to the head office of the SamoSmaz building-supply chain. Ostmark's ports depend on trade through the Strait of Ahetamon: when the strait is threatened, gunpowder prices rise the same day.

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+ ## Neighbours

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+ - **[[katurey|Katurey]]** — a trading partner and a frequent subject of Ostmark's diplomatic concern.

+ - **[[altinkale|Altınkale]]** — the maritime power to the east.

+ - **Kaltbrand** — an old dispute over the lands of Grünewald, settled by the Königsburg talks of 2026.

+ - **Luxemburgia** — remembered in Ostmark mostly for its biplanes.

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+ ## Traditions

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+ Every autumn Weißdorf hosts the **Halloween night festival**: several nights of fairs, stages and guests from the neighbouring lands.

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+ *This page is a starting point written from the world's newspapers. Citizens of Ostmark are welcome to correct and continue it.*

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+ [infobox]

+ tag: OST

+ capital: Weißdorf

+ government: Duchy with a parliament

+ language: RU

+ cities: Weißdorf

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+ [chronicle]

+ 2025-07-11 | The first air battle in the skies over Weißdorf. Ostmark loses its most famous pilot

+ 2025-09-13 | The temple of Weißdorf is completed

+ 2025-11-21 | The bank White & Partners opens in the capital

+ 2026-03-08 | The antitrust service opens an inquiry into the capital's largest entrepreneur

+ 2026-09-18 | Tension at the Strait of Ahetamon raises gunpowder prices across the Duchy

+ 2026-10-10 | The foreign ministry demands transparency from Katurey over a reported outbreak

+ 2026-11-01 | After the Königsburg talks, parliament votes to pay reparations over the Grünewald conflict