Poznan District
Posen was the southern of two administrative districts (German: Regierungsbezirk) of the Grand Duchy of Poznan (1815-1848) and the Province of Posen (1849-1918).
It was bordered on the north by the Bromberg district, to the west by Brandenburg, to the south by Silesia (German: Schlesien) and to the east by Congress Poland.
The Posen district had a smaller percentage of German settlers, and was therefore less Protestant.
Divisions
Note: Prussian provinces were subdivided into units called "Kreise" (singular "Kreis", abreviated "Kr.", English circle), which were similar to large counties in US terms. Cities would have their own "Stadtkreis" (English: municipal county) and the surrounding rural area would be named for the city, but referred to as a "Landkreis" (English: rural county). In the case of Posen, the Landkreis was split into two: Landkreis Posen West, and Landkreis Posen East. (Data is from Prussian censuses, during a period state-sponsored 'germanization', and includes military garrissons.) The district was originally divided into 16 larger Kreise, which were later divided into the final 27 Kreise, the larger ones spinning off smaller units.
| Kreis ("County") | Polish spelling | 1905 Pop | Polish | German | Jewish | Origin |
| City of Posen | Poznań | 55% | ||||
| Adelnau | Odolanów | 90% | 10% | Ostrowo | ||
| Birnbaum | Międzychód | 51% | 49% | |||
| Bomst | Babimost | 49% | 51% | |||
| Fraustadt | Wschowa | 27% | 73% | |||
| Gostyn | Gostyń | 87% | 13% | Kröben | ||
| Grätz | Grodzisk | 82% | 18% | Buk | ||
| Jarotschin | Jarocin | 83% | 17% | Pleschen | ||
| Kempen | Kępno | 84% | 16% | Schildberg | ||
| Koschmin | Koźmin | 83% | 17% | Krotoschin | ||
| Kosten | Kościan | 89% | 11% | |||
| Krotoschin | Krotoszyn | 70% | 30% | |||
| Lissa | Leszno | 36% | 64% | Fraustadt | ||
| Meseritz | Międzyrzecz | 20% | 80% | |||
| Neutomischel | Nowy Tomyśl | 51% | 49% | Buk | ||
| Obornik | Oborniki | 61% | 39% | |||
| Ostrowo | Ostrów | 80% | 20% | |||
| Pleschen | Pleszew | 85% | 15% | |||
| Posen Ost | Poznań | 72% | 28% | Posen | ||
| Posen West | Poznań | 87% | 13% | Posen | ||
| Rawitsch | Rawicz | 55% | 45% | Kröben | ||
| Samter | Szamotuły | 73% | 27% | |||
| Schildberg | Ostrzeszów | 90% | 10% | |||
| Schmiegel | Śmigiel | 82% | 18% | Kosten | ||
| Schrimm | Śrem | 82% | 18% | |||
| Schroda | Środa | 88% | 12% | |||
| Schwerin | Skwierzyna | 5% | 95% | Birnbaum | ||
| Wreschen | Września | 84% | 16% |
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This article is part of the Prussia portion of the Wikipedia Project "Historical States" which is structured upon the administrative organization of the Prussian government as it existed just before unification in 1871.