Province of West Prussia
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West Prussia was a province (1772–1824 and 1878–1918) of the Kingdom of Prussia.
Created from lands lost by the Kingdom of Poland during its First Partition (1772), it included the former Polish province of Royal Prussia, except for Warmia, which was included in East Prussia; and also small portion from Ducal Prussia with Marienwerder (Kwidzyn).
In 1793, during the Second Partition of Poland, the city of Danzig was incorporated into West Prussia. In 1806 southern parts of the province were moved to the Grand Duchy of Warsaw. In 1817 the Chełmno Land was added from the Grand Duchy of Poznan. West and East Prussia were combined as a single province in 1824–1878. Most of West Prussia returned to Poland in 1919, and both the eastern remainder (which in the meanwhile was joined to the Prussian province of East Prussia), and the western remainder (which in the meanwhile formed Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia) in 1945.
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Population of West Prussia in 1890/1900
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| West Prussia | 1,433,681 | 1,976 |
From 1885 to 1890 West Prussia's population decreased by 1%.
1875 - 1 343 057 1880 - 1 405 898 1890 - 1 433 681 (681 195 protestants, 717 532 catholics, 21 750 jews, others) 1900 - 1 563 658 (730 685 protestants, 800 395 catholics, 18 226 jews, others)
Divisions
Note: Prussian provinces were subdivided into units called "Kreise" (singular "Kreis", abbreviated "Kr.", English circle), which were similar to large counties in US terms. Cities would have their own "Stadtkreis" (English: municipal county) and the surrounding rural area would be named for the city, but referred to as a "Landkreis" (English: rural county).
| Kreis ("County") | Polish spelling | 1905 Pop | Poles | Germans | Jewish | Origin |
| Danzig district (northern) | ||||||
| Danzig Stadtkreis | Gdańsk | |||||
| Elbing Stadtkreis | Elbląg | |||||
| Berent | Koscierzyna | 49.4 % | ||||
| Danziger-Höhe | Gdańsk-Wyżyny | 9.7 % | ||||
| Danziger-Niederung | Gdańsk-Niziny | |||||
| Dirschau | Tczew | 39.9 % | ||||
| Elbing | Elbląg | |||||
| Karthaus | Kartuzy | 68.7 % | ||||
| Marienburg | Malborg | |||||
| Neustadt | Wejherowo | 52.2 % | ||||
| Preußisch Stargard | Starogard Gdański | 72.6 % | ||||
| Putzig | Puck | 68.6 % | ||||
| Marienwerder district (southern) | ||||||
| Graudenz Stadtkreis | Grudziądz | 10.9 % | ||||
| Thorn, Stadtkreis | Toruń | 22.7 % | ||||
| Briesen | Wąbrzeźno | 57.4 % | ||||
| Culm (Kulm) | Chełmno | 53.0 % | ||||
| Deutsch Krone | Wałcz | |||||
| Flatow | Złotów | 25.4 % | ||||
| Graudenz, Landkreis | Grudziądz | 40.5 % | ||||
| Konitz | Chojnice | 53.7 % | ||||
| Löbau | Lubawa | 80.1 % | ||||
| Marienwerder | Kwidzyn | 35.7 % | ||||
| Rosenberg | Susz | 6.9 % | ||||
| Schlochau | Człuchów | 11.2 % | ||||
| Schwetz | Świecie | 53.6 % | ||||
| Strasburg | Brodnica | 65.2 % | ||||
| Stuhm | Sztum | 36.4 % | ||||
| Thorn, Landkreis | Toruń | 51.6 % | ||||
| Tuchel | Tuchola | 63.8 % |
Office Holders
See also
- Pomerania
- Eastern Pomerania
- Pomeranian Voivodship
- Maps of Prussia maps 1570–1920 with western and eastern Prussia
External links
- www.westpreussen-online.de
- Westpreussenlied (midi) (http://www.westpreussen-online.de/Westpreussenlied.mid)
| Provinces of the Kingdom of Prussia |
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| Province of East Prussia | Province of West Prussia | Province of Pomerania | Province of Posen | Province of Silesia | Province of Brandenburg | Province of Saxony | Province of Schleswig | Province of Holstein | Province of Hollenzollern | Province of Hanover | Province of Hesse-Nassau | Province of Westphalia | Province of Rhine Province |
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This article is part of the Prussia portion of the Wikipedia Project "Historical States" which is structured upon the administrative organization of the Prussian government as it existed just before unification in 1871.
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