Kreis Koschmin Explained

Kreis Koschmin (Polish: Powiat Koźmiński) was a district in Regierungsbezirk Posen, in the Prussian Province of Posen from 1887 to 1919. Today, the territory of this district lies in the southern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship in Poland.

History

On October 1, 1887, the Koschmin district was formed from the northern part of the Krotoschin district. The town of Koschmin was the district capital.

On December 27, 1918, the Greater Poland uprising began in the province of Posen, and by January 2, 1919, the town of Koschmin was under Polish control. On February 16, 1919, an armistice ended the Polish-German fighting. With the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, the German government officially ceded the Koschmin district to the newly founded Second Polish Republic.

Demographics

According to the Prussian census of 1910, Kreis Koschmin had a population of 33,519, of which 83% were Poles and 17% were Germans.[1]

Military command

Kreis Koschmin was part of the military command (German: Bezirkskommando) in Posen at Kosten.

Court system

The main court (German: Landgericht) was in Lissa, with lower courts (German: Amtsgericht) in Koschmin and Krotoschin.

Civil registry offices

In 1905, these civil registry offices (German: Standesamt) served the following towns in Kreis Koschmin:

Police districts

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

Catholic churches

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

Protestant churches

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

Communities

These records come from the 1905 Prussian gazetteer Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen.

TownPolish SpellingType1905 PopProt.Cath.JewsCivil OfcPolice OfcCourt OfcCath. ChProt. ChNotesMore
Alt BruczkowVillage33003300BorekBorekKoschminCerekwiceBorek(Bruczkow)
Alt ObraVillage32803280KoschminKoschminKoschminWalkowKoschmin
BerdychowBerdychówVillage424020WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinWiesenfeldKobylin
BergelsdorfEstate256262300WiesenfeldPogorzelaKoschminKobylinKobylin
BoleslawowoVillage28402840BorekBorekKoschminCerekwiceBorek
BorekTown2086201179491BorekBorekKoschminBorekBorek
BorzenciceVillage867188490KoschminKoschminKoschminWalkowKoschmin
BruczkowBruczkówEstate25402540BorekBorekKoschminCerekwiceBorek
BulakowVillage30403040PogorzelaPogorzelaKoschminPogorzelaPogorzela
CegielniaVillage22472170KoschminKoschminKoschminKoschminKoschmin
CelestynowoVillage12701270BorekBorekKoschminBorekBorek
CzarnysadVillage11033770KoschminKoschminKoschminKoschminKoschmin
CzarnysadEstate14101410KoschminKoschminKoschminKoschminKoschmin
DzierzanowDzierzanówVillage19701970StarygrodPogorzelaKrotoschinMargarethendorfKrotoschin
DzierzanowEstate202111910StarygrodPogorzelaKoschminMargarethendorfKrotoschin
EllerodeVillage21119590KoschminKoschminKoschminWalkowDobrzyca
FredrichswertRojewoVillage10995140StarygrodPogorzelaKrotoschinStarygrodKobylin
GalewoVillage69186830KoschminKoschminKoschminWalkowDobrzyca
GalonskiVillage13801380KoschminKoschminKoschminRadenzKoschmin
GlogininVillage28422820BorekBorekKoschminCerekwiceBorek
GluchowoVillage33073230PogorzelaPogorzelaKoschminPogorzelaPogorzela
GoreczkiEstate184111730BorekBorekKoschminCerekwiceBorek
GorkaGórkaVillage10501050WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinKobylinKobylin
GosciejewoVillage28502850KoschminKoschminKoschminMokronosKobylin
GosciejewoEstate940940KoschminKoschminKoschminMokronosKoschmin
GuminiecVillage500483170PogorzelaPogorzelaKoschminPogorzelaPogorzela
HundsfeldPsiepoleEstate221371840KoschminKoschminKoschminKoschminKoschmin
KaczagorkaVillage15401540PogorzelaPogorzelaKoschminMokronosKoschmin
KaniewoVillage288352530KoschminKoschminKoschminWielowieśKoschmin
KarlshofKarolewoEstate52615250BorekBorekKoschminBorekBorek
Klein ZalesieVillage19701970WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinPempowoKönigsfeld
KleinwaldEstate147121350WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinPempowoKönigsfeld
KoschminTown48129143580312KoschminKoschminKoschminKoschminKoschmin
KromoliceKromoliceVillage449733760StarygrodPogorzelaKrotoschinWielowieśKobylin
KromoliceKromoliceEstate42004200StarygrodPogorzelaKrotoschinPempowoKobylin
KuklinowKuklinówVillage29402940StarygrodPogorzelaKoschminStarygrodKobylin
KuklinowKuklinówEstate56905690StarygrodPogorzelaKrotoschinStarygrodKobylin
KönigsfeldLiszkowo / Liszkow / Zalesia wielkie / Zalesia malVillage4953291660WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinPempowoKönigsfeld(Groß Saesche)
LadenbergVillage187140470KoschminKoschminKrotoschinWalkowKoschmin
LagiewnikŁagiewnikiVillage158301280WiesenfeldPogorzelaKoschminWielowieśKobylin
LagiewnikEstate20002000WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinWiesenfeldKobylin
LeonowoVillage16001600BorekBorekKoschminBorekBorek
LipowiecLipowiecVillage169111580KoschminKoschminKoschminKoschminKoschmin
LipowiecLipowiecEstate267312360KoschminKoschminKoschminKoschminKoschmin
MalgowVillage15101510PogorzelaPogorzelaKoschminMokronosPogorzela
MokronosMokronosVillage34803480StarygrodKoschminKoschminMokronosKoschmin
Neu ObraVillage313222910KoschminKoschminKoschminWalkowKoschmin
ObraEstate345233184KoschminKoschminKoschminWalkowKoschmin
OchlaOchla / OchląVillage9841570WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinWielowieśKobylin
OchlaOchlaEstate10814940WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinWiesenfeldKobylin
OrlaVillage146221240KoschminKoschminKoschminKoschminKobylin
OrlaEstate359343250KoschminKoschminKoschminKoschminKoschmin
ParadowVillage13301330WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinWielowieśKobylin
PogorzalkiVillage33903390BorekBorekKoschminRadenzKobylin
PogorzelaTown1732403130817PogorzelaPogorzelaKoschminPogorzelaPogorzela
PogorzelaEstate525724530PogorzelaPogorzelaKoschminPogorzelaPogorzela
Koschmin Hauland, Kreis Koschmin Polnisch Koschmin HaulandVillage588665220KoschminKoschminKoschminKoschminKoschmin
RadenzBorzęciczkiEstate134618311630KoschminBorekKoschminRadenzKoschmin
RomanowVillage166101560StarygrodPogorzelaKrotoschinStarygrodKrotoschin
RzemichowRzemiechówVillage7320530WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinBaschlowKobylin
SiebenwaldVillage222200220BorekBorekKoschminBorekBorek
SiedmiorogowoEstate46804680BorekBorekKoschminBorekBorek
SkalowVillage11301130KoschminKoschminKoschminMokronosKobylin
SkokowVillage44504450BorekBorekKoschminBorekBorek
SrokiSrokiVillage12401240WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinPempowoKobylin
StaniewoVillage438224160KoschminKoschminKoschminKoschminKoschmin
StaniewoEstate135161190KoschminKoschminKoschminKoschminKoschmin
StarkowiecStarkowiecVillage669570WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinWiesenfeldKobylin
StarkowiecStarkowiecEstate17911780WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinWiesenfeldKobylin
StarygrodStarygródEstate19401940StarygrodPogorzelaKrotoschinStarygrodKrotoschin
SusniaSuśniaVillage17001700StarygrodKoschminKrotoschinMokronosKoschmin
SzelejewoVillage39203920PogorzelaBorekKoschminGroß StrzelcePogorzela
SzelejewoEstate505904140PogorzelaBorekKoschminGroß StrzelcePogorzela
TargoszynceTargoszyceEstate12601260WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinWiesenfeldKobylin
TrzecianowVillage18101810BorekBorekKoschminBorekBorek
UnislawUnisławVillage15701570StarygrodKoschminKrotoschinWielowieśKoschmin
WalerianowoVillage15541510BorekBorekKoschminCerekwiceBorek
WalkowVillage369383310KoschminKoschminKoschminWalkowKoschmin
WielowieśWielowieśVillage35603560StarygrodKoschminKrotoschinWielowieśKoschmin
WiesenfeldWyganówVillage241187540WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinWiesenfeldKobylin
WillanowVillage21982110WiesenfeldPogorzelaKrotoschinWiesenfeldKobylin
WittenburgVillage248203450PogorzelaPogorzelaKoschminPogorzelaPogorzela
WrotkowVillage28882800KoschminKoschminKoschminMokronosKoschmin
WrotkowEstate317182990KoschminKoschminKoschminMokronosKoschmin
WyrembinVillage22002200KoschminBorekKrotoschinRadenzKoschmin
WzionchowVillage14801480PogorzelaPogorzelaKoschminMokronosPogorzela
WzionchowEstate488214670PogorzelaPogorzelaKoschminPogorzelaPogorzela
ZimnawodaEstate32203220BorekBorekKoschminCerekwiceBorek
TownPolish SpellingType1905 PopDwellingsBelonged to...Notes
Antonin241Szelejewo
Baran602Dzierzanow
Begräbnisplatz der jüdischen Gemeinde Koschmin71Orla
Berdychow71RadenzProt&Pol=Pogorzela; Cath=Mokronos
Bielawy1287Szelejewo
Bikenfeld191RadenzAG=Krotoschin; Cath=Wielowieś; SA=Starygrod; Pol=Koschmin
Buchwald1025Pogorzela
Bulakow Abbau559Bulakow
Bulakow Domäne16512RadenzProt&SA&Pol=Pogorzela; Cath=Mokronos
Bulakow Forsthaus61RadenzProt&SA&Pol=Pogorzela; Cath=Mokronos
Cielmice1607Siedmiorogowo
Dembowitz774Radenz
Dobrapomac Forsthaus132Wzionchow
Domanice706Siedmiorogowo
DorotheenhofDorotowo272Karlshof
Dymatsch152Neu Obra
Dymatsch121Alt Obra
Elisenhof935Pogorzela
Elstern221BergelsdorfCath=Pempowo
Fijalew10017Willanow
Frankow383Kuklinow
Fredrichswert Bahnhof183Fredrichswert
Galewo Parzellen526Galewo
Gloginin784Zimnawoda
Grembow16821Koschmin
Groß Pogorzalki13421Pogorzalki
Hundsfeld272Hundsfeld
Josefowo122Obra
Josefowo243Gosciejewo
Josefowo294Ochla
Josefowo392Szelejewo
Kaczagorka1355RadenzCath=Mokronos; SA&Pol=Pogorzela
Kamionka111Dzierzanow
Kladka363Orla
Klein Pogorzalki18025Pogorzalki
KollasKolas182Lipowiec
Koschmin Kolonie13520Koschmin
Kuklinow Forsthaus101Kuklinow
Lilienhain Forsthaus81Pogorzela
LipowiecLipowiec1004KuklinowCath=Margarethendorf
Lissagora438Borekpage 78
Louisenstein91Borek
Ludwigshof734RadenzCath=Mokronos; SA&Pol=Pogorzela
Magielka311Orla
Magielka283Cegielnia
Malgow1825Wzionchow
Marianow457Paradow
Maximilianowo7010Gloginin
Mittenwalde212RadenzSA&Pol=Pogorzela
MokronosMokronos1566KromoliceProt&Pol=Koschmin; Cath=Mokronos
Mycielin282Radenz
Mühlenabbau264Koschmin
Nepomucenowo11116Kromolice
Neu Bruczkow9312Alt Bruczkow
Nowina481Wzionchow
Orlinka131Orla
Palmirowo182Wrotkow
Paniwola325Gosciejewo
Radenz Radenz253Pogorzalki
Riedelshof173Koschmin
Rzemichow1227KuklinowCath=Baschkow; SA=Wiesenfeld
Salonski1617RadenzSA&Pol=Koschmin
Schloß Koschmin1044Lipowiec
Serafinow684Wrotkow
Skalow694Wrotkow
Skokowko1365Karlshof
Stanislawowo446Kromolice
Starygrod Probstei31Romanow'provost's land'
Staw451Wzionchow
Stawiszyn Forsthaus121Karlshof
Stefanowo1146Szelejewo
SteinburgNowa osada 1872451Orla'osada powstała na terytoryum Orli'
Stolowo171Karlshof
Suchylas111Kuklinow
Szymanowo612Obra
Trzecianow2004Karlshof
Weihhof30241Koschmin
Weizenau933Pogorzela
Weiße RoseBiałaróża41Bergelsdorf(Weißerose)
WielowieśWielowieś1866RadenzAG=Krotoschin; Cath=Wielowieś; SA=Starygrod; Pol=Koschmin
Wronow2026RadenzAG=Krotoschin; Cath=Wielowieś; SA=Starygrod; Pol=Koschmin
Wyganow Probstei & Schule133Willanow'provost's land & school'
Zuskesche Ziegelei51Borek

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References

  1. Book: Belzyt, Leszek. Sprachliche Minderheiten im preussischen Staat: 1815 - 1914 ; die preußische Sprachenstatistik in Bearbeitung und Kommentar. 1998. Herder-Inst.. 978-3-87969-267-5. Marburg.