Kreis Witkowo
- Regierungsbezirk Bromberg
- Government district of Posen
The circle Witkowo on the eastern edge of the Prussian province of Posen was in the period from 1887 until 1918.
Prehistory
1793-1807
The area around the western Polish city Witkowo was after the Second Partition of Poland from 1793 to 1807 temporarily to the circle of Gniezno in 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, belonged to the circle of Gniezno in the province of Posen.
Administrative history
On October 1, 1887 Witkowo own circle was formed from the southeast half of the circle Gniezno.
For new circle Witkowo were:
- The police district Witkowo,
- The majority of the police district Schwarzenau and
- The eastern part of the district police Gniezno II
Seat of the district administration has been the county seat Witkowo.
On November 12, 1918 took a Polish Workers' and Soldiers managing the county seat.
On December 27, began in 1918 in the Posen province of Wielkopolska Uprising of the Polish majority population against German rule, and already on 29 December 1918, the county seat Witkowo was finally 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 Witkowo officially to the newly founded Poland from.
From the circle of Polish powiat Witkowo Witkowo was.
In 1927, the powiat Witkowo is resolved, the majority of 542 km ² came back to the powiat Gniezno, a small part of 46 km ² with the community Marzenin came to the southern Nachbarpowiat Wrzesińska.
District administrators
Municipal outline
The circle Witkowo divided into 3 municipalities, the remaining villages were grouped into police districts.
The circle consisted of Witkowo on 1 January 1908:
- 3 municipalities ( Witkowo, Schwarzenau and Powidz )
- 76 rural communities and
- 59 agricultural estates.
Size
The circle Witkowo had an area of 588 km ².
Population
The circle Witkowo had in 1890: 24,583 inhabitants. Of these, 84 % Polish and 16% German. The majority of the German population left after 1918 the area.
Towns
List of localities in the district Witkowo 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. )