Kreis Znin
- Regierungsbezirk Bromberg
- Government district of Posen
The circle was a Znin 1887-1919 existing Prussian county in the district of Bromberg Posen. It lay in the northeastern part of the province, county seat was Znin.
Prehistory
1772-1807
The area around the western Polish city Żnin owned by the First Partition of Poland from 1772 to 1807 temporarily for Netzedistrict in the Prussian province of West Prussia, while the west of the district after the Second Partition of Poland from 1793 to 1807 temporarily belonged 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 Shubin in the province of Posen.
Administrative history
On October 1, 1887 Znin own circle was formed from the southern part of the circle Shubin.
For new circle Znin came in addition:
- From the western neighboring district Wongrowitz: township and almost entire police district Janowiec Wielkopolski and almost entire police district Juncewo.
- From the eastern neighboring district Mogilno: township and district police Rogowo and part of the police district Pakość ( Laski Wielkie Laski Małe and Piastowo ).
Seat of the district administration has been the county seat Znin.
On December 27, began in 1918 in the Posen province of Wielkopolska Uprising of the Polish majority population against German rule, and already on 18 January 1919, the county seat Znin 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 Znin officially to the newly founded Poland from.
District administrators
Municipal outline
The circle Znin was divided into four townships, the remaining villages were grouped into police districts.
The circle consisted of Znin on 1 January 1908:
- 4 townships ( Znin, Gonsawa, Janowitz and Rogowo )
- 93 rural communities and
- 41 agricultural estates.
Size
The circle Znin had an area of 740 km ².
Population
The circle Znin had in 1890 31.568 inhabitants. Of these, 82 % Polish, 15 % German, and 3 % were Jews. Part of the German inhabitants left after 1919 the area.
Towns
List of localities in the district Znin 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. )