Zaltmeer

Zaltmeer is a major Oetherian city and the capital of the region of Zaltensee. It lies on the Trade Lake, on the section of coast known as the Zaltensee. 
== History ==
From Zaltmeer's foundation during the 5th Century BCE it was a simple city, with no clear political affiliation. The situation changed in the 1st Century CE with the revelation of nation-states - the Kingdom of Dornrod rose in the south.
As a reaction, the lands to the north of Zaltmeer gave birth to the Kingdom of Yaradale. In the 150's Zaltmeer and a collection of other towns - Gehoven and Middelvoord among them - subjected themselves to Yaradale. They retained their nominal independence as vassals of Yaradale, buffer states between Yaradale and Dornrod with the promise of Yaradalian help if Dornrod should attack.
This stopped Dornrod for a time, but in the 260's the stalemate was broken and Zaltmeer was captured and annexed into the Kingdom of Dornrod. It was freed by Yaradale in 284 but never regained its independence - Yaradale kept control of the city until the Great Gap.
Following the Gap the city had become the capital of the Duchy of Apelmaar, a short-lived entity which gave way in to the Duchy of Laagestein in 445. Again, this duchy was short-lived and Zaltmeer was absorbed into the Kingdom of Flennlandr shortly before 500CE.
After the fall of Varhold Flennlandr became independent and Zaltmeer remained one of its major centres of power until the country's dissolution in 635. After that it became part of the Duchy of Vastergein, its fortunes following that of the realm for the next twenty years.
In 656 Vastergein was partitioned between the Grand Duchy of Senheim and the Duchy of Oethen, with the southern surrounds of Zaltmeer being defined as the border for the split. Since then Zaltmeer has been part of Oethen.
Category:Settlements
Category:Oethen
Category:Yaradale
Category:Dornrod
Category:Apelmaar
Category:Laagestein
Category:Flennlandr
Category:Vastergein