Kreis Lissa
- Government district of Posen
- Regierungsbezirk Bromberg
The circle Lissa on the southern edge of the Prussian province of Posen was in the period from 1887 to 1920.
Prehistory
1793-1807
The area around the western Polish town of Leszno 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, belonged to the circle woman city in the province of Posen.
Administrative history
On October 1, 1887 Lissa own circle was formed from the eastern part of the circle city woman.
For new circle Lissa came:
- The municipalities Lissa, travel, Schwetzkau, stork nest and Zaborowo,
- The police district Lissa (without the rural community Długie Nowe ) and
- The police district stork nest.
Seat of the district administration has been the county seat Lissa.
On December 27, began in 1918 in the province of Posen of the Wielkopolska Uprising of the Polish majority population against German rule, and in January 1919, the north-east of the district around the city was Osieczna (Stork Nest) under Polish control. The south-west of the district, along with the cities Lissa and travel remained German occupied.
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 Lissa officially to the newly founded Poland from. Germany and Poland concluded on November 25, 1919 an agreement on the evacuation and transfer of the ceded territories, ratified on 10 January 1920.
The evacuation of the remaining residual area under German control, together with the county town of Lissa and handover to Poland took place between 17 January and 4 February 1920. Lissa from among the Polish powiat Leszno was.
In addition, were assigned from among Fraustadt the neighboring communities Długie Nowe ( New pergola) Potrzebowo ( Scharne ) Wijewo ( wines) and Zaborówiec ( Wilhelmsruh ), who also came to the new powiat Leszno.
District administrators
Municipal outline
The circle Lissa was divided into four townships, the remaining villages were grouped into police districts.
The circle consisted of Lissa on January 1, 1908:
- Four municipalities ( Lissa, travel, Schwetzkau and stork nest )
- 55 rural communities and
- 35 agricultural estates.
Expansion
The circle Lissa had an area of 525 km ².
Population
The circle Lissa had in 1890 38.980 inhabitants, of which was about half Polish and half German mother tongue. Most Germans lived in the county town of Lissa (almost 14,000 people or 86 % of urban population ). After 1920 a part of the German population left the area.
Place names
List of localities in the district of Lissa with more than 500 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. )
Ssiehe also
- County Lissa ( Warta Country )