Bromberg (region)

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Bromberg was the northern of two Prussian administrative regions, or Regierungsbezirke (Polish: Rejencja), of the Province of Posen (1849-1918) and its predecessor, the semi-autonomous Grand Duchy of Posen (1815-49). The administrative center was the city of Bromberg (Bydgoszcz).

The region was bordered on the south by Regierunsbezirk Posen, to the west by Brandenburg, to the north and northeast by West Prussia, and to the east by Congress Poland (with the Russian Empire).

The Bromberg region had a larger percentage of mostly Protestant Germans than average for the Province of Posen. However, the majority of population were Roman Catholic Poles. Initially, there was a sizeable Jewish minority, but that number diminished over time due to the Ostflucht.

[edit] Divisions

Note: Prussian provinces were subdivided into units called Kreise (singular Kreis, abbreviated Kr., English "circle"), which were similar to small counties in US terms, "rural districts" in British terms. The larger cities would have their own Stadtkreis (English: "urban district") and the surrounding rural area would be named for the city, but referred to as a Landkreis (English: "rural district"). In the case of Posen, the Landkreis was split into two: Landkreis Posen West, and Landkreis Posen East. The region was originally divided into several larger Kreise, which were later divided into the final 13 Kreise, the larger ones spinning off smaller units.

Kreis ("District")	Polish spelling	1905 Pop	Polish	German	Jewish	Origin
City of Bromberg	Bydgoszcz		16%
Bromberg	Bydgoszcz		38%
Czarnikau	Czarnków		27%
Filehne	Wieleń		28%
Gnesen	Gniezno		67%
Hohensalza	Inowrocław		7%
Kolmar	Chodzież		18%
Mogilno	Mogilno		76%
Schubin	Szubin		56%
Strelno	Strzelno		82%
Wirsitz	Wyrzysk		47%
Witkowo	Witkowo		83%
Wongrowitz	Wągrowiec		77%
Znin	Żnin		77%