Posen (region)

Province of Posen 1887-1919

  Regierungsbezirk Posen

Posen (now Poznań in Poland) was the southern of two Prussian administrative regions, or Regierungsbezirke (Polish: Rejencja), of the Grand Duchy of Posen (1815–49) and its successor, the Province of Posen (1849-1918). The administrative region was bordered on the north by Regierungsbezirk Bromberg, to the west by the Province of Brandenburg, to the south by the Silesia Province, and to the east by Russian Congress Poland.

The Posen region was inhabited mainly by Roman Catholic Poles, although it had a minority of mostly Protestant Germans.

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: "urban district") and the surrounding rural area would be named for the city, but referred to as a Landkreis (English: "rural district"). In the case of Posen, the Landkreis was split into two: Landkreis Posen West, and Landkreis Posen East. The region was originally divided into 16 larger Kreise, which were later divided into the final 27 Kreise, the larger ones spinning off smaller units.

Source: 1905 German census

Kreis ("District")	Polish name	1905 Pop	Polish	German	Jewish	Origin
City of Posen	Poznań		55%	45%
Adelnau	Odolanów		90%	10%		Ostrowo
Birnbaum	Międzychód		51%	49%
Bomst	Babimost		49%	51%
Fraustadt	Wschowa		27%	73%
Gostyn	Gostyń		87%	13%		Kröben
Grätz	Grodzisk		82%	18%		Buk
Jarotschin	Jarocin		83%	17%		Pleschen
Kempen	Kępno		84%	16%		Schildberg
Koschmin	Koźmin		83%	17%		Krotoschin
Kosten	Kościan		89%	11%
Krotoschin	Krotoszyn		70%	30%
Lissa	Leszno		36%	64%		Fraustadt
Meseritz	Międzyrzecz		20%	80%
Neutomischel	Nowy Tomyśl		51%	49%		Buk
Obornik	Oborniki		61%	39%
Ostrowo	Ostrów		80%	20%
Pleschen	Pleszew		85%	15%
Posen Ost	Poznań		72%	28%		Posen
Posen West	Poznań		87%	13%		Posen
Rawitsch	Rawicz		55%	45%		Kröben
Samter	Szamotuły		73%	27%
Schildberg	Ostrzeszów		90%	10%
Schmiegel	Śmigiel		82%	18%		Kosten
Schrimm	Śrem		82%	18%
Schroda	Środa		88%	12%
Schwerin	Skwierzyna		5%	95%		Birnbaum
Wreschen	Września		84%	16%

References

1905 German census data