Total population | |
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Extinct in 17th–18th century | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Languages | |
Old Prussian, later also German | |
Religion | |
Prussian mythology (Paganism) latter Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Prussians and Balts |
The Sambians were a Prussian tribe. They inhabited the Sambia Peninsula north of the city of Königsberg (now Kaliningrad). Sambians were located in a coastal territory rich in amber and engaged in trade early on (see Amber Road). Therefore, they established contacts with foreign nations before any other Prussians.[citation needed] However, as with all other Prussians, they were conquered by the Teutonic Knights, and, exposed to assimilation and Germanization, became extinct sometime in the 17th century.
The Sambians bordered the Natangians in the south, and the Nadruvians in the east.