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==History==

[[Wintergen]] is not known to have had a permanent population prior to the year 1000 ''anno Domini'', though the Finnic peoples of [[~~Meridia~~]] were aware of its existence and visited it sporadically for fishing purposes. It became known to [[Coscivian civilisation]] when it was sighted by Kedhur Valēkas' flagship during the return voyage of his first expedition to [[Great Kirav]]. A subsequent [[Coscivian]] expedition established a small settlement on the islands.

[[Wintergen]] is not known to have had a permanent population prior to the year 1000 ''anno Domini'', though the Finnic peoples of [[Koskenkorva]] were aware of its existence and visited it sporadically for fishing purposes. It became known to [[Coscivian civilisation]] when it was sighted by Kedhur Valēkas' flagship during the return voyage of his first expedition to [[Great Kirav]]. A subsequent [[Coscivian]] expedition established a small settlement on the islands.

By the 19th century AD (XXXth century CC), most of [[Wintergen]]'s small population lived in a handful of timber camps harvesting wood, most of which was exported to [[Burgundie]] to supply its prolific shipyards. Supplementary economic activities included fishing and subsistence farming, though the island suffered from poor soils and weather and a scarcity of arable land. Though some Coscivian families had lived on [[Wintergen]] for generations and spoke a unique (and now extinct) Coscivian dialect, most of the population were transient workers from [[~~Meridia~~]] and the [[Far Northeast|GreatKirav#Far Northeast]] who lived on the island as fishermen and woodcutters for three or four seasons at most.

By the 19th century AD (XXXth century CC), most of [[Wintergen]]'s small population lived in a handful of timber camps harvesting wood, most of which was exported to [[Burgundie]] to supply its prolific shipyards. Supplementary economic activities included fishing and subsistence farming, though the island suffered from poor soils and weather and a scarcity of arable land. Though some Coscivian families had lived on [[Wintergen]] for generations and spoke a unique (and now extinct) Coscivian dialect, most of the population were transient workers from [[Koskenkorva]] and the [[Far Northeast|GreatKirav#Far Northeast]] who lived on the island as fishermen and woodcutters for three or four seasons at most.

The 1820s a devastating bark beetle blight that almost eliminated the remaining forests on [[Burgundie]]. Desperate for more wood as the demand from timber producing areas outstripped the locals ability to harvest it, some enterprising [[NordHalle|NordHallish]] shipwrights formed the Burgundian North Levantine Company (BNLC) in 1823 and occupied the timber camps of [[Wintergen]].

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In 1836 the [[Golden Council of Ten]] decreed the Act of Economic Union, claiming that Wintergen was forevermore an integral part of Burgundie.

Following the island's capture and formalization into the Viceregal Republic, the [[Kiravia]]n government and population were expelled. The temporary workers returned to their homes in [[~~Meridia~~]] or elsewhere, and the island's permanent residents were resettled in the village of Gartaþorn, [[Fariva]], now a neighbourhood of [[Béyasar]]. The federal government, expecting to retake the island in the near-term, continued to recognise [[Wintergen]] as a federal subject and subsidised the salaries of its government officials, under the presumption that they would soon be returned to their duties. However, the conflicts with [[Burgundie]] bore on and [for so reason that I will maybe add here if applicable] were ultimately resolved in 1896 without settling the island's legal status.

Following the island's capture and formalization into the Viceregal Republic, the [[Kiravia]]n government and population were expelled. The temporary workers returned to their homes in [[Koskenkorva]] or elsewhere, and the island's permanent residents were resettled in the village of Gartaþorn, [[Fariva]], now a neighbourhood of [[Béyasar]]. The federal government, expecting to retake the island in the near-term, continued to recognise [[Wintergen]] as a federal subject and subsidised the salaries of its government officials, under the presumption that they would soon be returned to their duties. However, the conflicts with [[Burgundie]] bore on and [for so reason that I will maybe add here if applicable] were ultimately resolved in 1896 without settling the island's legal status.

[[Wintergen]] retained a seat in the Stanora (to which it intermittently dispatched a delegate) until [YEAR] when the Federal Consistory ruled in ''[[Korlēdan]] v. Wintergen'' that [[Wintergen]] was not entitled to Stanora representation as it had no voting population. Wintergen continues to hold a seat on the [[Council of States]], but since [YEAR], after other states levelled accusations that its Councillor had sold his votes on various measures and the Governor of [[Vôtaska]] threatened to challenge Wintergen's status in court, the Board of Estimate adopted a standing resolution instructing all future Councillors to abstain from voting in most cases. The Councillor from Wintergen is still permitted to vote on internal measures related to the Council's rules and administration, measures with salient relevance to Wintergen and to regaining control of the island, and measures that are expected to pass unanimously.

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For the purposes of constitutional law, Wintergen is a ''sui iuris'' federal subject that predates the modern classifications of state/chartered colony, territory, federal district, dependency, insular area, and governorate. It is ''external'' to the federacy (subject to its sovereignty and jurisdiction but not an integral ''part'' of it like a state or territory), but due to complications arising from the [[legal continuity between the Coscivian Empire and Kiravian Federacy]] and the wording of earlier Kiravian legislation regarding the island, cannot be merged, divided, ceded, or abolished by the federal government like other external territories.

For judicial purposes, Wintergen remains within the jurisdiction of the ~~Meridia~~ Court Sector and the First Appellate Circuit, just as it did before the Burgundian annexation. Its two internal courts still exist on paper, but have not sat since 1817, six years before the island's annexation.

For judicial purposes, Wintergen remains within the jurisdiction of the Koskenkorva Court Sector and the First Appellate Circuit, just as it did before the Burgundian annexation. Its two internal courts still exist on paper, but have not sat since 1817, six years before the island's annexation.

The postal abbreviation VRG remains in the Kiravian Post's ''General Manual'' should mail deliveries to the island ever resume.

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 ==History==
-[[Wintergen]] is not known to have had a permanent population prior to the year 1000 ''anno Domini'', though the Finnic peoples of [[Meridia]] were aware of its existence and visited it sporadically for fishing purposes. It became known to [[Coscivian civilisation]] when it was sighted by Kedhur Valēkas' flagship during the return voyage of his first expedition to [[Great Kirav]]. A subsequent [[Coscivian]] expedition established a small settlement on the islands.
+[[Wintergen]] is not known to have had a permanent population prior to the year 1000 ''anno Domini'', though the Finnic peoples of [[Koskenkorva]] were aware of its existence and visited it sporadically for fishing purposes. It became known to [[Coscivian civilisation]] when it was sighted by Kedhur Valēkas' flagship during the return voyage of his first expedition to [[Great Kirav]]. A subsequent [[Coscivian]] expedition established a small settlement on the islands.
-By the 19th century AD (XXXth century CC), most of [[Wintergen]]'s small population lived in a handful of timber camps harvesting wood, most of which was exported to [[Burgundie]] to supply its prolific shipyards. Supplementary economic activities included fishing and subsistence farming, though the island suffered from poor soils and weather and a scarcity of arable land. Though some Coscivian families had lived on [[Wintergen]] for generations and spoke a unique (and now extinct) Coscivian dialect, most of the population were transient workers from [[Meridia]] and the [[Far Northeast|GreatKirav#Far Northeast]] who lived on the island as fishermen and woodcutters for three or four seasons at most.
+By the 19th century AD (XXXth century CC), most of [[Wintergen]]'s small population lived in a handful of timber camps harvesting wood, most of which was exported to [[Burgundie]] to supply its prolific shipyards. Supplementary economic activities included fishing and subsistence farming, though the island suffered from poor soils and weather and a scarcity of arable land. Though some Coscivian families had lived on [[Wintergen]] for generations and spoke a unique (and now extinct) Coscivian dialect, most of the population were transient workers from [[Koskenkorva]] and the [[Far Northeast|GreatKirav#Far Northeast]] who lived on the island as fishermen and woodcutters for three or four seasons at most.
 The 1820s a devastating bark beetle blight that almost eliminated the remaining forests on [[Burgundie]]. Desperate for more wood as the demand from timber producing areas outstripped the locals ability to harvest it, some enterprising [[NordHalle|NordHallish]] shipwrights formed the Burgundian North Levantine Company (BNLC) in 1823 and occupied the timber camps of [[Wintergen]].
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 In 1836 the [[Golden Council of Ten]] decreed the Act of Economic Union, claiming that Wintergen was forevermore an integral part of Burgundie.
-Following the island's capture and formalization into the Viceregal Republic, the [[Kiravia]]n government and population were expelled. The temporary workers returned to their homes in [[Meridia]] or elsewhere, and the island's permanent residents were resettled in the village of Gartaþorn, [[Fariva]], now a neighbourhood of [[Béyasar]]. The federal government, expecting to retake the island in the near-term, continued to recognise [[Wintergen]] as a federal subject and subsidised the salaries of its government officials, under the presumption that they would soon be returned to their duties. However, the conflicts with [[Burgundie]] bore on and [for so reason that I will maybe add here if applicable] were ultimately resolved in 1896 without settling the island's legal status.
+Following the island's capture and formalization into the Viceregal Republic, the [[Kiravia]]n government and population were expelled. The temporary workers returned to their homes in [[Koskenkorva]] or elsewhere, and the island's permanent residents were resettled in the village of Gartaþorn, [[Fariva]], now a neighbourhood of [[Béyasar]]. The federal government, expecting to retake the island in the near-term, continued to recognise [[Wintergen]] as a federal subject and subsidised the salaries of its government officials, under the presumption that they would soon be returned to their duties. However, the conflicts with [[Burgundie]] bore on and [for so reason that I will maybe add here if applicable] were ultimately resolved in 1896 without settling the island's legal status.
 [[Wintergen]] retained a seat in the Stanora (to which it intermittently dispatched a delegate) until [YEAR] when the Federal Consistory ruled in ''[[Korlēdan]] v. Wintergen'' that [[Wintergen]] was not entitled to Stanora representation as it had no voting population. Wintergen continues to hold a seat on the [[Council of States]], but since [YEAR], after other states levelled accusations that its Councillor had sold his votes on various measures and the Governor of [[Vôtaska]] threatened to challenge Wintergen's status in court, the Board of Estimate adopted a standing resolution instructing all future Councillors to abstain from voting in most cases. The Councillor from Wintergen is still permitted to vote on internal measures related to the Council's rules and administration, measures with salient relevance to Wintergen and to regaining control of the island, and measures that are expected to pass unanimously.
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 For the purposes of constitutional law, Wintergen is a ''sui iuris'' federal subject that predates the modern classifications of state/chartered colony, territory, federal district, dependency, insular area, and governorate. It is ''external'' to the federacy (subject to its sovereignty and jurisdiction but not an integral ''part'' of it like a state or territory), but due to complications arising from the [[legal continuity between the Coscivian Empire and Kiravian Federacy]] and the wording of earlier Kiravian legislation regarding the island, cannot be merged, divided, ceded, or abolished by the federal government like other external territories.
-For judicial purposes, Wintergen remains within the jurisdiction of the Meridia Court Sector and the First Appellate Circuit, just as it did before the Burgundian annexation. Its two internal courts still exist on paper, but have not sat since 1817, six years before the island's annexation.
+For judicial purposes, Wintergen remains within the jurisdiction of the Koskenkorva Court Sector and the First Appellate Circuit, just as it did before the Burgundian annexation. Its two internal courts still exist on paper, but have not sat since 1817, six years before the island's annexation.
 The postal abbreviation VRG remains in the Kiravian Post's ''General Manual'' should mail deliveries to the island ever resume.

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