Kreis Bromberg

The Bromberg district was a Prussian district that existed from 1772 to 1807 and then from 1815 to 1920. It initially belonged to the Netze District and from 1815 it was part of Regierungsbezirk Bromberg in the Grand Duchy of Posen and from 1848, the Prussian Province of Posen. The city of Bromberg (now Bydgoszcz, Poland) was detached from the district and formed its own urban district since 1875. Today, the territory of the district is part of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland.

History[edit]

Since the First Partition of Poland in 1772, the Bromberg district was one of the four districts of the Prussian Netze District. During the Napoleonic Wars, the Bromberg district was ceded by Prussia to the Duchy of Warsaw through the Treaty of Tilsit in 1807.

The entire Netze District was restored to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna on 15 May 1815. Its southeastern part with the Bromberg district was assigned to Regierungsbezirk Bromberg in the Grand Duchy of Posen which became the Province of Posen in 1848. As part of a first district reform on 1 July 1816, the Bromberg district ceded the city of Exin to the Wirsitz district. In a second district reform on 1 January 1818, the Bromberg district was significantly reduced in size. The towns of Mrotschen, Nakel and their surroundings were transferred to the Wirsitz district, and the towns of Bartschin, Labischin, Rynarschewo and Schubin, together with their surroundings formed the new district of Schubin. Another part of the Bromberg district became part of the district of Inowrazlaw. Since then, the district of Bromberg included Bromberg, Fordon, Polnisch Krone and Schulitz. The district office was set up in Bromberg.

As part of the Province of Posen, the district of Bromberg became part of the newly founded German Empire on 18 January 1871. On 29 May 1875 the city of Bromberg was detached from the Bromberg district and formed its own urban district (Stadtkreis Bromberg). The remainder of the district came to be known as Landkreis Bromberg.

On 27 December 1918 the Greater Poland uprising began in the province of Posen, but the district of Bromberg remained under German control. On 16 February 1919 an armistice ended the Polish-German fighting, and on 28 June 1919 the German government had to cede the district of Bromberg and the predominantly German-populated city of Bromberg to Poland as part of the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. On 25 November 1919 Germany and Poland concluded an agreement on the evacuation of state facilities and the transfer of the areas to be ceded, which was ratified on 10 January 1920. The state facilities were evacuated and handed over to Poland between 17 January and 4 February 1920. The city of Bromberg, known in Polish as Bydgoszcz was handed over to Poland on 19 January 1920.

Interwar Period[edit]

The district of Bromberg continued in Poland as Powiat Bydgoski (Bydgoszcz County). In 1920, 16 small villages were transferred from the Powiat to the city of Bydgoszcz. On 1 April 1938 the Bydgoszcz county moved from the Poznań Voivodeship to the Pomeranian Voivodeship. In 1921, Bydgoszcz county had 140,263 inhabitants, of which 14% were Germans and 86% were Poles. The city of Bydgoszcz itself had 87,643 inhabitants, of which 27% were Germans and 73% were Poles. In 1931, only 10% of the city's population were Germans.

Bromberg district in Occupied Poland (1939-1945)[edit]

After the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, the area of the Bromberg district was annexed by Nazi Germany into Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia and the Bromberg district was re-established. At the beginning of World War II, there were clashes between the German minority and Polish armed forces in the area, and several hundred people were killed on Bloody Sunday. After the invasion of the Wehrmacht, members of the German minority formed paramilitary units, called the Volksdeutscher Selbstschutz, led by the SS and Gestapo, and committed mass murder of the Polish population. According to Polish sources, around 5,000 Poles were killed at Fordon, and a total of 37,000 Polish residents of the city of Bydgoszcz lost their lives by the end of the war.

In 1941, the district of Bromberg had 54,949 inhabitants, the city of Bromberg itself had 144,252 inhabitants. On 1 January 1945 the district comprised three cities and 114 municipalities. At the end of World War II, numerous German residents fled west. In January 1945 the district was occupied by the Red Army and was restored to Poland.

Demographics[edit]

According to the Prussian census of 1849, the district of Bromberg (which then also included the city of Bromberg) had a population of 56,972, of whom 25,374 (44.5%) were Germans and 31,598 (55.5%) were Poles or Polish-German bilinguals. In 1910 the city of Bromberg (Stadtkreis Bromberg) was over 80% German, while Landkreis Bromberg had a German majority of around 61%.^[1] With the transfer of the district to Poland in 1920, most of the German population emigrated, due to which the district and the city had a Polish majority by 1921.

Ethnolinguistic structure of Landkreis Bromberg ^[1]
Year	Population	German		Polish / Bilingual / Other
1834	43,315	21,279	49.1%	22,036	50.9%
1849	56,972	25,374	44.5%	31,598	55.5%
1910	96,473	58,783	60.9%	37,690	39.1%

Geographical features[edit]

Communities[edit]

The data in the tables below was extracted from the 1905 Prussian gazetteer Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen.

Stadtkreis Bromberg

Town	Polish Spelling	Type	1905 Pop				Civil Ofc	Police Ofc	Court Ofc	Cath. Ch	Prot. Ch	Notes	More
Town	Polish Spelling	Type	Total	Prot.	Cath.	Jews	Civil Ofc	Police Ofc	Court Ofc	Cath. Ch	Prot. Ch	Notes	More
Bromberg	Bydgoszcz	Town	54231	36143	15955	1513	Bromberg	Bromberg	Bromberg	Bromberg	Bromberg

Landkreis Bromberg

Town	Polish Spelling	Type	1905 Pop				Civil Ofc	Police Ofc	Court Ofc	Cath. Ch	Prot. Ch	Notes	More
Town	Polish Spelling	Type	Total	Prot.	Cath.	Jews	Civil Ofc	Police Ofc	Court Ofc	Cath. Ch	Prot. Ch	Notes	More
Adlig Kruschin		Estate	201	152	88	0	Pawlowke	Bromberg II (Okollo)	Bromberg	Neuheim	Schleusenau
Alexandrowo		Village	65	0	65	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Fordon	Fordon
Alt Flötenau		Village	79	79	0	0	Bromberg (L2)	Schulitz	Bromberg	Schulitz	Otteraue Langenau
Althof	Starydwór	Village	386	203	183	0	Althof	Althof	Krone	Krone	Krone
Augustwalde		Estate	59	3	56	0	Fordon	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Osielsk	Osielsk
Backwitz		Village	354	297	57	0	Hohenfelde	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Mrotschen	Lindenwald
Bartelsee Oberförsterei		Estate	58	54	4	0	Klein Bartelsee	Schulitz	Bromberg	Bromberg	Klein Bartelsee
Bergfeld	Trzemiętówko	Village	167	158	9	0	Hohenfelde	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Byschewo	Wilhelmsort
Birkhausen	Wilcze	Estate	34	12	22	0	Fordon	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Osielsk	Osielsk
Bleichfelde	Bielawy pod Bydgoszczą	Village	1438	730	680	0	Bromberg (L3)	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Bromberg
Blumweise		Estate	39	5	34	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Osielsk	Wtelno
Brahnau	Czersk	Village	486	406	80	0	Bromberg (L2)	Schulitz	Bromberg	Bromberg	Otteraue Langenau
Brahrode		Village	56	13	43	0	Monkowarsk	Krone	Krone	Monkowarsk	Monkowarsk
Burowno		Estate	97	24	73	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Dobsch	Sienno Klarhrheim
Buschkowo	Buszkowo	Village	424	182	240	0	Althof	Krone	Krone	Byschewo	Krone
Byschewo	Byszewo	Village	160	9	151	2	Hohenfelde	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Byschewo	Gogolin
Bösendorf	Zławieś	Village	110	83	27	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Dobsch	Fordon
Böthkenwalde	-	Village	178	148	30	0	Althof	Krone	Krone	Wtelno	Krone
Cielle	Ciele	Village	297	297	0	0	Bromberg (L1)	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Cielle
Cierplewo		Village	247	89	158	0	Althof	Krone	Krone	Schirotzken	Krone
Czarnowke Dorf	Czarnowek	Village	264	176	80	0	Bromberg (L2)	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Osielsk	Fordon
Czarnowke Kolonie	Kolonia Czarnowek	Village	46	39	3	0	Bromberg (L2)	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Osielsk	Osielsk
Deutsch Fordon		Village	478	455	23	0	Bromberg (L2)	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Fordon	Fordon
Deutsch Kruschin		Village	331	336	45	0	Bromberg (L1)	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Cielle
Dobsch	Dobrcz	Village	365	64	291	10	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Dobsch	Sienno Klarhrheim
Drewze	Drzewce	Village	156	147	9	0	Fuchsschwanz	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Lochowo
Dzidno	Dziedno	Village	403	168	235	0	Monkowarsk	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Monkowarsk	Monkowarsk
Dzidzinek		Village	283	18	265	0	Monkowarsk	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Monkowarsk	Monkowarsk
Elsendorf	Dąbrowa wielka	Village	462	461	1	0	Kirschgrund	Schulitz	Bromberg	Lischkowo	Elsendorf
Falkenburg	Jastrzębie	Estate	135	108	27	0	Fordon	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Osielsk	Osielsk
Feyerland		Village	214	208	6	0	Schulitz	Schulitz	Bromberg	Schulitz	Otteraue Langenau
Fordon	Fordon	Town	2785	1519	1055	204	Fordon	Fordon	Krone	Fordon	Fordon
Freidorf	Wierzchucin szlachecki	Village	179	128	51	0	Hohenfelde	Wilhelmsort	Krone	Byschewo	Gogolin
Frieddorf	Ugoda	Village	138	48	90	0	Fuchsschwanz	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Slesin	Wilhelmsort
Friedingen		Estate	248	146	102	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Rasmushausen	Sienno Klarhrheim
Fuchsschwanz	Lisi Ogon	Village	150	126	24	0	Fuchsschwanz	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Lochowo
Fünfeichen		Estate	52	0	52	0	Hohenfelde	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Königlich Wierzchucin	Lindenwald
Glinke Oberförsterei	Glinki Stare	Estate	177	148	29	0	Klein Bartelsee	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Bromberg
Gogolin	Gogolin	Village	308	264	44	0	Hohenfelde	Krone	Krone	Byschewo	Gogolin
Gogolinke	Gogolinek	Village	217	164	53	0	Hohenfelde	Krone	Bromberg	Byschewo	Gogolin
Goldfeld		Village	242	111	131	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Dobsch	Sienno Klarhrheim
Goldmark		Village	256	86	170	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Dobsch	Sienno Klarhrheim
Gondes	Gąszcz	Estate	217	47	170	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Dobsch	Fordon	(Gondecz)
Gorsin	Gorzeń	Village	493	326	167	0	Potulice	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Slesin	Nakel
Goscieradz	Gościeradz	Village	508	46	462	0	Althof	Krone	Krone	Wtelno	Krone
Grocholl	Grochole	Village	149	32	117	0	Bromberg (L2)	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Osielsk	Osielsk
Groß Bartelsee	Bartodzieje wielkie	Village	699	439	699	8	Bromberg (L3)	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Bromberg
Groß Lonsk		Village	496	25	471	0	Schanzendorf	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Groß Lonsk	Monkowarsk
Groß Neudorf	Nowawieś wielka	Village	399	374	25	0	Groß Neudorf	Schulitz	Bromberg	Penchowo	Groß Neudorf
Groß Schittno		Village	137	86	51	0	Wilhelmsort	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Neuheim	Wilhelmsort
Groß Wudschin	Wudzyn	Village	543	40	503	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Groß Wudschin	Sienno Klarhrheim
Großwalde		Village	280	279	1	0	Schulitz	Schulitz	Krone	Schulitz	Schulitz
Grünberg		Village	472	182	290	0	Wilhelmsort	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Neuheim	Wilhelmsort
Grünwalde	Piecki	Village	87	82	5	0	Bromberg (L1)	Schulitz	Bromberg	Liebensee	Hopfengarten
Gumnowitz	Gumnowice	Estate	130	56	74	0	Wilhelmsort	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Slesin	Mrotschen
Haltenau	Trzemiętowo	Village	494	178	307	0	Hohenfelde	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Byschewo	Wilhelmsort
Hammer		Village	242	161	149	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Zolondowo	Osielsk
Hoheneiche	Osowa Góra	Estate	135	120	15	0	Pawlowke	Bromberg II (Okollo)	Bromberg	Neuheim	Schleusenau
Hohenfelde	Wierzchucin	Estate	205	96	109	0	Hohenfelde	Wilhelmsort	Krone	Byschewo	Gogolin
Hohenhausen	Trzebiń	Estate	216	61	155	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Krone	Groß Wudschin	Sienno Klarhrheim
Hohenholm		Village	549	399	306	0	Bromberg (L3)	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Bromberg
Hopfengarten	Chmielniki	Village	494	276	218	0	Groß Neudorf	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Hopfengarten
Hutta		Estate	224	132	92	0	Schanzendorf	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Königlich Wierzchucin	Lindenwald
Huttendorf	Hutnawieś	Village	26	23	3	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Dobsch	Fordon
Jagdschütz Oberförsterei		Estate	158	116	42	0	Bromberg (L3)	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Bromberg
Jagdshütz	Jachcice	Village	915	723	192	0	Bromberg (L3)	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Bromberg
Jaruschin	Jarużyn	Village	412	44	364	0	Fordon	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Fordon	Fordon
Josephinen	Występ	Village	585	377	208	0	Potulice	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Nakel	Nakel
Jägerhof	Czyżkówko	Village	1806	1398	393	0	Schleusenau	Bromberg II (Okollo)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Schleusenau
Kanal Kolonie A	Kolonia nad kanałem	Village	482	232	20	0	Pawlowke	Bromberg II (Okollo)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Schleusenau	Alt Cath parish in Fordon; (Canal Colonie)
Karlsdorf	Kapuścisko małe	Village	335	289	39	1	Bromberg (L2)	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Bromberg	Alt Cath parish in Fordon
Karolingen		Estate	119	37	82	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Fordon	Fordon
Kirschgrund	-	Village	140	139	1	0	Kirschgrund	Schulitz	Bromberg	Liebensee	Elsendorf
Kirschgrund Oberförsterei		Estate	97	371	17	0	Groß Neudorf	Schulitz	Bromberg	Liebensee	Elsendorf
Klahrheim		Estate	371	37	273	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Groß Wudschin	Sienno Klarhrheim
Klein Bartelsee	Bartodzieje małe	Village	2017	1569	440	0	Klein Bartelsee	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Klein Bartelsee
Klein Lonsk		Village	273	39	234	0	Schanzendorf	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Groß Lonsk	Monkowarsk
Klein Neudorf	Nowawieś mała	Village	194	194	0	0	Groß Neudorf	Schulitz	Bromberg	Penchowo	Groß Neudorf
Kleinwalde	Lazin	Village	248	243	5	0	Groß Neudorf	Schulitz	Bromberg	Liebensee	Hopfengarten
Krompiewo		Village	126	16	110	0	Hohenfelde	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Königlich Wierzchucin	Gogolin
Krone a. Brahe	Koronowo	Town	5268	1303	3708	252	Krone	Krone	Krone	Krone	Krone	(Kronthal)
Krossen		Village	312	310	2	0	Kirschgrund	Schulitz	Bromberg	Schulitz	Elsendorf
Kruschin Kolonie	Kruszyn	Village	167	93	74	0	Pawlowke	Bromberg II (Okollo)	Bromberg	Neuheim	Schleusenau
Kussowo	Kusowo	Estate	139	140	93	1	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Dobsch	Sienno Klarhrheim
Königlich Brühlsdorf		Village	318	314	4	0	Groß Neudorf	Schulitz	Bromberg	Penchowo	Groß Neudorf
Königlich Wierzchucin	Wierzchucin Królewski	Village	604	56	548	0	Hohenfelde	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Königlich Wierzchucin	Gogolin
Lakomowo		Village	96	19	77	0	Monkowarsk	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Monkowarsk	Monkowarsk
Laugenau		Village	347	331	16	0	Bromberg (L2)	Schulitz	Bromberg	Bromberg	Otteraue Langenau
Lindendorf		Village	92	74	18	0	Bromberg (L1)	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Cielle
Lochowitze	Łochowice	Village	309	217	92	0	Fuchsschwanz	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Lochowo
Lochowo	Łochowo	Village	738	671	67	0	Fuchsschwanz	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Lochowo
Ludwigsfelde	Piszczyn	Estate	169	205	115	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Krone	Dobsch	Sienno Klarhrheim
Lutschmin	Lucim	Village	819	90	729	0	Monkowarsk	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Monkowarsk	Monkowarsk
Magdalenowo		Village	209	75	134	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Dobsch	Sienno Klarhrheim
Marienfelde	Mariampol	Village	435	116	319	0	Fuchsschwanz	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Fordon	Fordon
Mariensee		Estate	153	169	116	0	Wilhelmsort	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Slesin	Mrotschen
Maxtal	Maksymilianowo	Village	185	127	58	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Zolondowo	Osielsk
Mittenwalde	Dąbrowa mała	Village	191	189	2	0	Kirschgrund	Schulitz	Bromberg	Liebensee	Elsendorf	Alternate Protestant parish = Grünkirsch
Mochel	Mochle	Village	57	40	17	0	Ossowitz	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Neuheim	Wilhelmsort
Mocheln		Estate	528	120	276	0	Ossowitz	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Neuheim	Wtelno
Monkowarsk	Mąkowarsko	Village	1078	162	916	0	Monkowarsk	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Monkowarsk	Monkowarsk
Moritzfelde		Village	226	107	119	0	Hohenfelde	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Mrotschen	Mrotschen
Murowanietz	Murowaniec	Village	404	153	251	0	Fuchsschwanz	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Cielle
Mühllershof		Village	70	58	12	0	Bromberg (L1)	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Schwedenhöhe
Mühlthal		Village	238	170	68	0	Thalheim	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Osielsk
Myslencinek	Myślęcinek	Estate	191	135	88	0	Thalheim	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Osielsk	Osielsk
Nekla		Village	88	8	80	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Zolondowo	Sienno Klarhrheim
Netzort	Przyłęki	Village	477	299	178	0	Bromberg (L1)	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Cielle
Neu Beelitz	Bielice	Village	721	391	330	0	Bromberg (L3)	Bromberg II (Okollo)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Bromberg	'Neu Belitz'
Neu Glinke	Glinki Nowe	Village	256	64	192	0	Althof	Krone	Krone	Schirotzken	Krone
Neuheim		Estate	158	325	140	1	Ossowitz	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Neuheim	Wilhelmsort
Neuhof	Nowedwór	Village	313	34	279	0	Althof	Krone	Krone	Krone	Krone	(Neuhoff)
Neumannsdorf		Village	129	99	30	0	Wilhelmsort	Wilhelmsort	Krone	Byschewo	Wilhelmsort
Neu Flötenau		Village	232	232	0	0	Bromberg (L2)	Schulitz	Bromberg	Schulitz	Otteraue Langenau
Nieciszewo		Estate	208	107	205	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Krone	Schirotzken	Sienno Klarhrheim
Nieder Strelitz	Strzelce dolne	Village	260	235	25	0	Fordon	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Fordon	Fordon
Niederhein		Village	94	62	32	0	Fuchsschwanz	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Fordon	Fordon
Nimtsch	Niemcz	Village	610	295	447	0	Thalheim	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Osielsk	Osielsk
Niwie		Village	286	71	215	0	Thalheim	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Osielsk	Osielsk
Ober Strelitz	Strzelce górne	Estate	191	31	169	0	Fordon	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Fordon	Fordon
Okollo Kolonie	Okole	Village	186	93	153	0	Althof	Krone	Krone	Krone	Krone
Olschewko		Village	111	42	69	0	Althof	Wilhelmsort	Krone	Krone	Krone
Oplawitz		Village	242	135	46	0	Schleusenau	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Schleusenau
Osiek		Village	194	0	194	0	Schanzendorf	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Königlich Wierzchucin	Monkowarsk
Osielsk	Osielsko	Village	945	173	772	0	Thalheim	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Osielsk	Osielsk
Ossowitz		Village	59	29	30	0	Ossowitz	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Neuheim	Wilhelmsort
Ossowitz		Estate	163	10	120	0	Ossowitz	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Neuheim	Wilhelmsort
Otteraue	Otorowo	Village	280	255	25	0	Bromberg (L2)	Schulitz	Bromberg	Schulitz	Otteraue Langenau
Palsch		Village	139	92	47	0	Fordon	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Fordon	Fordon
Paulinen	Pauliny	Estate	153	668	135	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Dobsch	Sienno Klarhrheim	(Pauline)
Pawlowke	Pawłówek	Village	281	207	74	0	Pawlowke	Bromberg II (Okollo)	Bromberg	Neuheim	Schleusenau
Potulitz	Potulice	Estate	342	16	325	0	Potulice	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Slesin	Nakel
Prinzenthal	Wilczak wielki	Village	4861	3191	1634	0	Prinzenthal	Bromberg II (Okollo)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Prinzenthal
Prondtke	Prądki	Village	54	54	2	0	Bromberg (L1)	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Cielle
Prondy	Prądy	Village	455	387	68	0	Fuchsschwanz	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Lochowo
Rohrbeck	Krąpiewo	Estate	151	44	107	0	Hohenfelde	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Königlich Wierzchucin	Gogolin
Rosengrund Oberförsterei	Różana	Estate	130	93	31	0	Althof	Krone	Krone	Krone	Krone
Ruden	Rudy	Estate	44	34	10	0	Schulitz	Schulitz	Bromberg	Schulitz	Schulitz	(Ruhden)
Salno		Village	294	29	265	0	Althof	Krone	Krone	Byschewo	Gogolin
Samsetschno		Village	98	43	55	0	Wilhelmsort	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Slesin	Mrotschen
Samsetschno	Samsieczno	Estate	718	50	668	0	Wilhelmsort	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Slesin	Mrotschen
Sanddorf		Village	411	72	339	0	Althof	Krone	Krone	Krone	Krone	'sand village'
Schanzendorf		Village	258	128	130	0	Schanzendorf	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Monkowarsk	Monkowarsk
Schleusenau	Wilczak	Village	6551	4445	2048	0	Schleusenau	Bromberg II (Okollo)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Schleusenau
Schleusendorf		Village	575	490	85	0	Schleusenau	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Prinzenthal
Schröttersdorf	Szretery	Village	758	593	151	0	Bromberg (L3)	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Bromberg
Schulitz	Solec	Town	4326	3715	546	65	Schulitz	Schulitz	Bromberg	Schulitz	Schulitz
Schulitz Oberförsterei	Jeziorze	Estate	34	32	2	0	Schulitz	Schulitz	Bromberg	Schulitz	Schulitz
Schutki	Szczutki	Village	199	5	194	0	Wtelno	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Wtelno	Wtelno
Schwedenhöhe	Stare Szwederowo / Gorzyszkowo	Village	8019	3583	4389	0	Bromberg (L3)	Bromberg II (Okollo)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Schwedenhöhe	(Adlershorst; Adlerhorst; Gorzyskowo)
Schöhagen		Village	1118	1021	93	0	Bromberg (L2)	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Klein Bartelsee
Schönberg		Estate	74	37	37	0	Ossowitz	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Neuheim	Wilhelmsort
Schöndorf	Rupienice	Village	1941	1129	789	0	Klein Bartelsee	Bromberg II (Okollo)	Bromberg	Bromberg	Bromberg
Schönwalde		Village	56	15	41	0	Wilhelmsort	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Neuheim	Wilhelmsort
Siebenbergen	Siedmiogóry	Village	55	50	5	0	Schulitz	Schulitz	Bromberg	Schulitz	Otteraue Langenau
Sienno		Estate	336	227	109	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Dobsch	Sienno Klarhrheim
Sittigseichen		Estate	129	114	6	0	Potulice	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Slesin	Wilhelmsort
Skarbiewo		Village	115	27	88	0	Althof	Krone	Krone	Byschewo	Krone
Slesin	Ślesin	Village	593	52	541	0	Potulice	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Slesin	Nakel
Slesin		Estate	422	88	325	9	Potulice	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Slesin	Nakel
Slupowo		Estate	205	108	97	0	Hohenfelde	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Mrotschen	Mrotschen
Sophienthal	Zofin	Village	148	87	61	0	Fordon	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Fordon	Fordon
Steindorf	Makowisko	Village	180	179	1	0	Schulitz	Schulitz	Bromberg	Schulitz	Otteraue Langenau
Stopka	Stopka	Estate	88	26	62	0	Althof	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Krone	Krone
Stronnau	Stronno	Village	549	139	406	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Krone	Groß Wudschin	Sienno Klarhrheim
Stronnau Oberförsterei		Estate	68	37	31	0	Althof	Zolondowo	Krone	Groß Wudschin	Sienno Klarhrheim
Strzelewo		Estate	454	12	442	0	Wilhelmsort	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Neuheim	Wilhelmsort
Sutschin	Suczyn	Village	219	100	119	0	Fordon	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Fordon	Fordon
Thalheim	Zamczysko	Estate	37	18	19	0	Thalheim	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Osielsk	Osielsk
Trischin	Tryszczyn	Village	645	195	450	0	Wtelno	Krone	Bromberg	Wtelno	Wtelno
Wahlstatt		Estate	300	151	149	0	Ossowitz	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Neuheim	Wilhelmsort
Walde		Village	81	37	44	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Krone	Dobsch	Sienno Klarhrheim
Weichselhof		Estate	100	90	10	0	Schulitz	Schulitz	Bromberg	Schulitz	Schulitz
Weichselthal	Przułubic polskie	Village	346	342	4	0	Schulitz	Schulitz	Bromberg	Schulitz	Schulitz
Weißfelde		Village	318	285	33	0	Bromberg (L1)	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Cielle
Wiensowno	Więzowno	Village	423	36	387	0	Althof	Krone	Krone	Byschewo	Krone
Wilhelmshöhe		Estate	78	29	49	0	Fordon	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Bromberg	Fordon	Fordon
Wilhelmsort	Sicienko	Village	239	149	90	0	Wilhelmsort	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Neuheim	Wilhelmsort
Wilsche		Village	404	112	292	0	Schanzendorf	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Groß Lonsk	Monkowarsk
Wiskitno		Village	515	150	365	0	Schanzendorf	Königlich Wierzchucin	Krone	Königlich Wierzchucin	Gogolin
Witoldowo		Village	435	360	70	0	Hohenfelde	Krone	Krone	Byschewo	Gogolin
Wluki		Village	275	130	145	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Dobsch	Sienno Klarhrheim
Wtelno		Village	598	153	445	0	Wtelno	Krone	Bromberg	Wtelno	Wtelno
Wtelno Oberförsterei		Estate	253	167	86	0	Wtelno	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Wtelno	Wtelno
Wudsinek	Wudzynek	Village	443	59	384	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Krone	Groß Wudschin	Sienno Klarhrheim
Zawada		Village	132	42	90	0	Wilhelmsort	Wilhelmsort	Bromberg	Neuheim	Wilhelmsort
Zielonke	Zielonka	Village	570	566	4	0	Bromberg (L1)	Bromberg I	Bromberg	Bromberg	Cielle
Zolondowo	Żołędowo	Village	220	26	191	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Zolondowo	Osielsk
Zolondowo		Estate	363	112	251	0	Dobsch	Zolondowo	Bromberg	Zolondowo	Osielsk

Hamlets that belonged to other towns or villages. (Notes indicate if residents belonged to parish different from the village that owned it).

Town	Polish Spelling	1905 Pop	Belonged to...	Notes
Anielamühle		9	Potulitz
Anielin		24	Slesin	Cath=Neuheim
Baumgart		38	Hammer	Prot=Wtelno
Beelitz Forsthaus		10	Glinke Oberförsterei	SA=Bromberg (L3)
Beerenberg		76	Zolondowo
Beerenberg Forsthaus		9	Wtelno Oberförsterei	Prot=Osielsk; Cath=Zolondowo
Bergheim	Górnik	12	Niederhein	also 'Bergmühle'
Birkenthal Forsthaus	Brzozowo	6	Rosengrund Oberförsterei	Cath=Schirotzken
Bogazin	Bogacin	16	Samsetschno
Brahthal Försterei		12	Rosengrund Oberförsterei	SA=Monkowarsk
Brenkenhof Abbau	Bocianowo	16	Jagdschütz Oberförsterei
Brenkenhof Forsthaus	Bocianowo	10	Jagdschütz Oberförsterei
Bromberger Wasserwerke in Brenkenhof		15	Jagdschütz Oberförsterei
Brühlsdorf Forsthaus	Ryczywieś	6	Kirschgrund Oberförsterei	Prot=Groß Neudorf; (Brühlendorf)
Buschkowo Kolonie	Buszkowo Kolonia	101	Buschkowo
Cheltschonka		34	Wluki
Donnermühle	Grzmotny mlyn	4	Buschkowo	Prot=Monkowarsk
Eichberg		97	Backwitz	Prot=Gogolin; Cath=Byschewo
Eichenau	Dębionka	31	Kirschgrund Oberförsterei
Eichenau Forsthaus		4	Kirschgrund Oberförsterei	Prot=Groß Neudorf; Cath=Penchowo
Eichenau I		14	Kirschgrund Oberförsterei
Ellernthal		7	Trischin
Elsendorf Forsthaus	Dąbrowa	9	Kirschgrund Oberförsterei	SA=Kirschgrund
Emilienau Forsthaus		8	Bartelsee Oberförsterei	Prot=Hopfengarten
Entenpfuhl Forsthaus	Kadzionka	6	Rosengrund Oberförsterei	Prot=Mokowarsk; Cath=Byschewo; (Entenphul)
Falkenburg Forsthaus	Jastrzębie	10	Jagdschütz Oberförsterei	Prot&Cath=Osielsk; SA=Thalheim
Fichtenau	Marcelewo	27	Ludwigsfelde
Fordonek		250	Fordon
Franzenhof	Franciszkowo	15	Sienno	(Franzenshoff)
Friedrich Wilhelms Mühle	Otorowski młyn	39	Otteraue
Gabrielin	-	54	Slesin
Gogoliner Mühle		36	Gogolin
Gonzerzewo		120	Samsetschno	Prot=Wilhelmsort
Gorki		145	Netzort
Grünau	Gronów	14	Glinke Oberförsterei	Prot=Lochowo; SA=Fuchsschwanz
Grünsee Forsthaus	Jezierze	6	Schulitz Oberförsterei
Grünwerder	Przylęcki ostrów	31	Netzort
Hammermühle		26	Brahrode	Prot=Wtelno
Hoheneiche Forsterei		7	Jagdschütz Oberförsterei	Prot=Schleusenau; SA=Pawlowke
Hopfengarten Forsthaus		7	Bartelsee Oberförsterei	Prot=Hopfengarten; SA=Groß Neudorf
Hopfenthal	Chmielewo	141	Mocheln
Janin		53	Strzelewo
Janowo		36	Trischin
Jaruschin Kolonie		152	Jaruschin
Jasinietz		33	Deutsch Fordon
Jasinietz Abbau bei Fordon		6	Jagdschütz Oberförsterei
Jasinietz Forsthaus		7	Jagdschütz Oberförsterei	Prot=Fordon; SA=Bromberg (L2)
Jasinietz Haltestelle		3	Jagdschütz Oberförsterei	Prot=Fordon
Jesuitersee Bahnhof	Chmielniki	33	Glinke Oberförsterei	Prot=Cielle; SA=Bromberg (L1)
Jesuitersee Forsthaus	Jasiniec	13	Glinke Oberförsterei	Prot=Cielle; SA=Bromberg (L1)
Johannisberg		24	Neuhof
Jägerhof Chausseehaus		4	Jagdschütz Oberförsterei	Prot&SA=Schleusenau
Jägerhof Forsthaus		6	Jagdschütz Oberförsterei	Prot&SA=Schleusenau
Kaltwasser	Zimnawoda	218	Schöhagen
Kaltwasser Forsthaus		5	Bartelsee Oberförsterei
Kamionka		50	Rosengrund Oberförsterei	(Steinbruch) Prot=Monkowarsk; Cath&Pol=Königlich Wierzchucin
Kanalsgarten		10	Murowanietz
Karbidwerk		25	Mühlthal
Karlhof		125	Wudsinek
Kartschemka		106	Magdalenowo	Cath=Groß Wudschin
Kasprowo		97	Samsetschno	Prot=Wilhelmsort
Kazin		132	Slesin
Kazmierowo		68	Potulitz
Kiebitzbruch	Biedaszkowo	11	Glinke Oberförsterei	Prot=Cielle; SA=Bromberg (L1)
Kirschgrund Forsthaus		10	Kirschgrund Oberförsterei	SA=Kirschgrund
Klahrheim Bahnhof		98	Klahrheim
Klatschkowo		30	Wudsinek
Klein Bartelsee Forsthaus		9	Bartelsee Oberförsterei
Klein Bartelsee Waldwärtereigehäft		13	Bartelsee Oberförsterei
Klein Salvin		15	Alt Flötenau
Kleinheide Forsthaus		6	Rosengrund Oberförsterei	Prot&Cath&SA=Monkowarsk
Kleinwalde Forsthaus		9	Schulitz Oberförsterei
Kobelblott Forsthaus		6	Bartelsee Oberförsterei	Prot=Hopfengarten; SA=Bromberg (L1)
Kronprinz Cecilie Heilstätte		85	Wtelno Oberförsterei
Krossen Forsthaus		6	Schulitz Oberförsterei	Prot=Elsendorf; SA=Kirshgrund
Kuhbrück Försterei	Kr~owka	17	Rosengrund Oberförsterei	Prot&Cath&SA=Monkowarsk
Königlich Neubrück Forsthaus		7	Stronnau Oberförsterei	Cath=Zolondowo
Landwirtschaftliche Versuchsstation		25	Mocheln
Leschütz	Leszyce	78	Kirschgrund	Cath=Penchowo; (Leschiütz)
Liesendorf	Elźbietowo	7	Potulitz
Lindau		11	Hohenhausen
Linowietz		50	Nekla
Lipie		35	Neuhof
Lochau Forsthaus	Łochowo	5	Glinke Oberförsterei	Prot=Lochowo; SA=Fuchsschwanz
Lugheide Forsthaus		5	Wtelno Oberförsterei	Cath=Krone; SA=Althof
Marthashausen		126	Trischin
Marynin		12	Samsetschno
Maximilianowo Bahnhof		19	Wtelno Oberförsterei
Maximilianowo Kleinbahnhof		11	Wtelno Oberförsterei
Michalin		176	Samsetschno
Mlynek		12	Hammer
Mochelkenberg	Mochelskagóra	5	Hopfengarten
Moltkegrube		65	Goscieradz
Mühlthal Forsthaus		8	Wtelno Oberförsterei	Cath=Zolondowo
Mühlthal Vorwerk		21	Wtelno Oberförsterei
Müllershof Forsthaus	Biedaszkowo	4	Glinke Oberförsterei	Prot=Schwedenhöhe; SA=Bromberg (L1); (Müllersdorf)
Nekla		100	Zolondowo
Neubrück Adlig	Mowy mostek	17	Stronnau Oberförsterei	AG=Bromberg
Neudorf		9	Kirschgrund Oberförsterei	Prot=Groß Neudorf
Neuholz	Drzewianowo	88	Netzort	Prot=Hopfengarten
Neurode		54	Mocheln
Niecponie		36	Palsch
Niedola		12	Potulitz
Nordfeld		148	Krone a. Brahe
Oplawitz Chausseehaus		5	Jagdschütz Oberförsterei	Prot&SA=Schleusenau
Osielsk Parowe		119	Osielsk
Ostrowo		112	Hammer	Prot=Wtelno
Papiermühle	Papiernik	27	Buschkowo	Cath=Groß Lonsk
Parowe		25	Jaruschin
Parowo		19	Ober Strelitz
Patzerie	Pacery	11	Lochowo
Petatz		9	Potulitz
Peterhof		96	Mocheln
Pietschisko		177	Krone a. Brahe
Potulitz Forsthaus I		9	Potulitz
Potulitz Forsthaus II		9	Potulitz
Potulitz Wildpark		16	Potulitz
Probsteivorwerk		5	Krone a. Brahe	'provost's land outlying farm'
Prosperowo		13	Slupowo
Prosperowo		13	Slupowo
Rabenhorst	Stefanowo	48	Byschewo
Reinershof		17	Krone a. Brahe
Rinkau Ansiedlung		22	Jagdschütz Oberförsterei
Rinkau Bahnmeisterei		7	Jagdschütz Oberförsterei	Prot&Cath=Osielsk
Rinkau Forsthaus		7	Jagdschütz Oberförsterei	Prot&Cath=Osielsk; SA=Bromberg (L2)
Ritzkenkrug	Jeruzalem	8	Sophienthal
Rohrbach Forsthaus		7	Weißfelde
Rohrbeck Vorwerk		27	Backwitz
Rohrbruch Haltestelle		4	Glinke Oberförsterei	Prot=Cielle
Rybinietz		26	Niwie
Salvin Forsthaus		5	Bartelsee Oberförsterei	Prot=Otteraue Langenau
Sandau Forsthaus	Aleksandrowo	8	Stronnau Oberförsterei	Cath=Wudschin
Sanddorf		45	Krone a. Brahe	'sand village'
Schlosskämpe	Kempa zamkowa	12	Deutsch Fordon	Prot&Cath=Ostrometzko; (Schlosskempe)
Schönhagen Forstausiehergehöft		5	Bartelsee Oberförsterei
Seebruch Forsthaus	Trzcianka	7	Schulitz Oberförsterei
Seebruch Forsthaus	Trzcianka	38	Großwalde
Skarbiewo Kolonie		46	Skarbiewo
Slupowo Mühle		7	Slupowo
Smolary		67	Wahlstatt	'tar oven'
Stopka Ziegelei	Stopka Cegielnia	11	Stopka
Strehlau Bahnhof	Strzelewo	4	Grünberg
Strelitz Forsthaus		25	Wtelno Oberförsterei	Prot=Osielsk; Cath=Zolondowo
Stronnaubrück Forsthaus	Stronno	6	Stronnau Oberförsterei	Cath=Wudschin; ?(Stronoverbrück)
Stryschek Chausseehaus		7	Glinke Oberförsterei	SA=Bromberg (L1)
Stryschek Forsthaus		5	Glinke Oberförsterei	Prot=Hopfengarten; SA=Bromberg (L1)
Strzelewo Vorwerk		45	Strzelewo
Teresin		149	Samsetschno
Thiloshöhe Forsthaus	Tylogóra	6	Rosengrund Oberförsterei
Trischin	Tryszczyn	7	Wtelno Oberförsterei
Ullrichshof	Ulrychów	36	Krone a. Brahe	(Ulrichshoff)
Ursulin Forsthaus		11	Gorsin
Wahlberg		11	Hammer	Prot=Wtelno
Weichselthal Haltestelle		3	Schulitz Oberförsterei
Weißensee Forsthaus	Biala	9	Stronnau Oberförsterei	Prot=Krone; (Bialassee)
Wielonek		12	Cierplewo
Wilden		58	Hopfengarten
Wilhelminenhof		29	Sienno
Wolfsgarten Forsthaus		11	Stronnau Oberförsterei	Prot=Krone
Wolken		77	Jägerhof	(Wolkem; Wulken)
Wymislowo		25	Netzort

Military command[edit]

Kreis Bromberg was part of:

the 14th Infanterie regiment (3rd Pommersches) of the ??. Inf. Brigade. Created 1 July 1813. Honorary name of "Graf Schwerin".
the 129th Infanterie regiment (??) of the 7. Inf. Brigade. Created 24 March 1881, in Graudenz.
the 3rd Grenadier zu Pferde (cavlery) regiment (Neumärkisches) of the 4. Kav. Brigade. Created 29 December 1704. Honorary name of "Freiherr von Derfflinger".
the 15th Fußartillerie regiment (2. Pommersches) of the ?. FußA. Brigade. Created 11 August 1893.
the 17th Fußartillerie regiment (2. Pommersches) of the 2. FußA. Brigade. Created 24 October 1872.
(also at Hohensalza) the 53rd Fußartillerie regiment (Hinterpommersches) of the ?. FußA. Brigade. Created 25 March 1899.

Corps	Garrison	Staats Name State Name	Type	Reich Name Empire Name	Honorary Name	Brigade (part of)	Created	Comments
II	Bromberg	3. Pommersches	Infanterie	14	Graf Schwerin		1 July 1813
II	Bromberg		Infanterie	129		7. Inf.	24 March 1881	? started in Graudenz
II	Bromberg	Neumärkisches	Grenadier zu Pferde (type of cavalry)	3	Freiherr von Derfflinger	4. Kav.	29 December 1704
II	Bromberg	2. Pommersches	Fußartillerie	15		? Fuß.	1 August 1893
II	Bromberg	2. Pommersches	Feldartillerie	17		2. FeldA.	24 October 1872	Also Gnesen?
II	Bromberg Hohensalza	Hinter- pommersches	Feldartillerie	53		? FeldA.	25 March 1899

The data in the tables below was extracted from the 1905 Prussian gazetteer Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen.

Court system[edit]

The main court (German: Landgericht) was in Bromberg, with smaller courts (German: Amtsgericht) in Bromberg and Krone.

Standesämter[edit]

"Standesamt" is the German name of the local civil registration offices which were established in October 1874 soon after the German Empire was formed. Births, marriages and deaths were recorded. Previously, only the church records were used for Christians. In 1905, these Standesämter served towns in Kreis Bromberg:

Althof	Fordon	Klein Bartelsee	Potulice	Thalheim
Bromberg (L1)	Fuchsschwanz	Krone	Prinzenthal	Wilhelmsort
Bromberg (L2)	Groß Neudorf	Monkowarsk	Schanzendorf	Wtelno
Bromberg (L3)	Hohenfelde	Ossowitz	Schleusenau
Dobsch	Kirschgrund	Pawlowke	Schulitz

Police districts[edit]

In 1905, these police districts (German: Polizeidistrikt) served towns in Kreis Bromberg:

Althof	Bromberg II (Okollo)	Fordon	Königlich Wierzchucin	Wilhelmsort
Bromberg I	Bromberg III (Fordon)	Krone	Schulitz	Zolondowo

Catholic churches[edit]

In 1905, these Catholic parish churches served towns in Kreis Bromberg:

Bromberg	Groß Lonsk	Liebensee	Nakel	Rasmushausen	Wtelno
Byschewo	Groß Wudschin	Lischkowo	Neuheim	Schirotzken	Zolondowo
Dobsch	Krone	Monkowarsk	Osielsk	Schulitz
Fordon	Königlich Wierzchucin	Mrotschen	Penchowo	Slesin

Protestant churches[edit]

In 1905, these Protestant parish churches served towns in Kreis Bromberg:

Bromberg	Groß Neudorf	Lochowo	Otteraue Langenau	Sienno Klarhrheim
Cielle	Hopfengarten	Monkowarsk	Prinzenthal	Wilhelmsort
Elsendorf	Klein Bartelsee	Mrotschen	Schleusenau	Wtelno
Fordon	Krone	Nakel	Schulitz
Gogolin	Lindenwald	Osielsk	Schwedenhöhe

Officials[edit]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Belzyt, Leszek (1998). Sprachliche Minderheiten im preussischen Staat: 1815 - 1914 ; die preußische Sprachenstatistik in Bearbeitung und Kommentar. Marburg: Herder-Inst. ISBN 978-3-87969-267-5.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[edit]

List of church and government vital statistic records for Kreis Bromberg: Stadtkreis / Landkreis

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[:0-1] Belzyt, Leszek (1998). Sprachliche Minderheiten im preussischen Staat: 1815 - 1914 ; die preußische Sprachenstatistik in Bearbeitung und Kommentar. Marburg: Herder-Inst. ISBN 978-3-87969-267-5.^{[permanent dead link]}

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