Kreis Schmiegel
- Regierungsbezirk Bromberg
- Government district of Posen
The circle Schmiegel in the west of the Prussian province of Posen was in the period from 1887 until 1918.
Prehistory
1793-1807
The area around the western Polish city Śmigiel ( Schmiegel ) was after the Second Partition of Poland from 1793 to 1807 temporarily to the Prussian province of South Prussia. After the peace of Tilsit, the area was returned to Poland in 1807.
1815-1887
The area fell again after the Congress of Vienna on 15 May 1815, the Kingdom of Prussia. Until October 1, 1887, was among the group costs in the province of Posen.
District administrators
Administrative history
On 1 October 1887 new circle Schmiegel was formed from the western part of the county costs.
For new circle Schmiegel were:
- The municipalities Schmiegel and Wielichowo,
- The police district Schmiegel -West,
- The police district Schmiegel - East and
- The police district Wielichowo.
Seat of the district administration has been the county seat Schmiegel.
On December 27, began in 1918 in the Posen province of Wielkopolska Uprising of the Polish majority population against German rule, and after a few days the district area was under Polish control.
On February 16, 1919 armistice ended the Polish- German battles, and on 28 June 1919, the German government stepped with the signing of the Versailles Treaty, the circle Schmiegel officially to the newly founded Poland from.
From the circle Schmiegel the Polish powiat Śmigiel was.
1932, the powiat Śmigiel was disbanded and reunited with the powiat Kościan.
Municipal outline
The circle Schmiegel divided into two municipalities, the remaining villages were grouped into police districts.
The circle Schmiegel consisted on 1 January 1908:
- 2 municipalities ( Schmiegel and Wielichowo )
- 78 rural communities and
- 43 agricultural estates.
Size
The circle Schmiegel had an area of 554 km ².
Population
The circle Schmiegel had in 1905 35.135 inhabitants, of whom 82 % Polish and 18% German. The majority of the German population left after 1918 the area.
Towns
List of localities in the district Schmiegel with more than 400 inhabitants (1910 ):
( With a few exceptions were after 1815, the Polish place names on, at the beginning of the 20th century, several place names were Germanized. During the German occupation in the Second World War all the resorts were given German names. )