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| '''West Prussia''' ({{lang-de|Westpreußen}} ({{Audio|Westpreußen.ogg|pronunciation}}), ]: ''Prusy Zachodnie'') was a province (]–] and ]–]) of the ]. | '''West Prussia''' ({{lang-de|Westpreußen}} ({{Audio|Westpreußen.ogg|pronunciation}}), ]: ''Prusy Zachodnie'') was a province (]–] and ]–]) of the ]. | ||
| Created from lands lost by the ] during its First Partition (]), it included the former Polish province of ], except for ], which was included in ]; and also small portion from ] with Marienwerder (]). | |||
| The name of the territory was the combination of two distinct territories,Pomerellia and Westprussia, named on old maps Pomerellia-Westprussia. Pomerellia was once a part of Pomerania, then an independend duchy ruled by the dukes of Pomerellia until they died out in 1294. Brandenburg had inheritance rights, but the Teutonic Order received the land, when the king of Bohemia also wanted to claim it. Western Prussia, was previously also part of the monastic state of Prussia under the Teutonic Order, but in their struggle of independence accepted aid from Casimir IV (]), husband of Elizabeth ]. While the Jagiellonian-Habsburg-Wasa intermarried dynasties ruled Lithuania and Poland as well as a number of other territories, western Prussia was connected as well and when this conglomerate finally fell apart after at least a century of confusing inheritance situations and wars, western Prussia became officially reunited with eastern Prussia, or former Duchy of Prussia. Incorrectly this has become known as the First Partition of ], dated (]), which actually refers to a number of different none-Polish countries from 1772/1795 on ruled to over eighty percent by Russia, a small portion went to ] and the smallest part to ]. The independent ]ric of ], which is situated in the center of eastern Prussia was included in ]; also a small portion from ] with Marienwerder (]). | |||
| In ], during the Second Partition of Poland, the |
In ], during the Second Partition of Poland, the city of Danzig (]) was incorporated into West Prussia. In ] southern parts of the province were moved to the ]. In ] the ] was added from the ]. West and East Prussia were combined as a single province in ]–]. Most of West Prussia returned to Poland in ], and both the eastern remainder (which in the meanwhile was joined to the Prussian province of ]), and the western remainder (which in the meanwhile formed ]) in ]. | ||
| === Population of West Prussia in ]/] === | === Population of West Prussia in ]/] === | ||
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West Prussia (Template:Lang-de (pronunciation), Polish: Prusy Zachodnie) was a province (1772–1824 and 1878–1918) of the Kingdom of Prussia.
Created from lands lost by the Kingdom of Poland during its First Partition (1772), it included the former Polish province of Royal Prussia, except for Warmia, which was included in East Prussia; and also small portion from Ducal Prussia with Marienwerder (Kwidzyn).
In 1793, during the Second Partition of Poland, the city of Danzig (Gdańsk) was incorporated into West Prussia. In 1806 southern parts of the province were moved to the Duchy of Warsaw. In 1817 the Chełmno Land was added from the Grand Duchy of Poznan. West and East Prussia were combined as a single province in 1824–1878. Most of West Prussia returned to Poland in 1919, and both the eastern remainder (which in the meanwhile was joined to the Prussian province of East Prussia), and the western remainder (which in the meanwhile formed Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia) in 1945.
Population of West Prussia in 1890/1900
| Inhabitants | non-German citizens | |
|---|---|---|
| West Prussia | 1,433,681 | 1,976 |
From 1885 to 1890 West Prussia's population decreased by 1%.
1875 - 1 343 057 1880 - 1 405 898 1890 - 1 433 681 (681 195 Protestants, 717 532 Catholics, 21 750 Jews, others) 1900 - 1 563 658 (730 685 Protestants, 800 395 Catholics, 18 226 Jews, others)
Divisions
Note: Prussian provinces were subdivided into units called "Kreise" (singular "Kreis", abbreviated "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).
| Kreis ("County") | Polish spelling | 1905 Pop | Poles | Germans | Jewish | Origin |
| Danzig district (northern) | ||||||
| Danzig Stadtkreis | Gdańsk | |||||
| Elbing Stadtkreis | Elbląg | |||||
| Berent | Koscierzyna | 49.4% | ||||
| Danziger-Höhe | Gdańsk-Wyżyny | 9.7% | ||||
| Danziger-Niederung | Gdańsk-Niziny | |||||
| Dirschau | Tczew | 39.9% | ||||
| Elbing | Elbląg | |||||
| Karthaus | Kartuzy | 68.7% | ||||
| Marienburg | Malborg | |||||
| Neustadt | Wejherowo | 52.2% | ||||
| Preußisch Stargard | Starogard Gdański | 72.6% | ||||
| Putzig | Puck | 68.6% | ||||
| Marienwerder district (southern) | ||||||
| Graudenz Stadtkreis | Grudziądz | 10.9% | ||||
| Thorn, Stadtkreis | Toruń | 22.7% | ||||
| Briesen | Wąbrzeźno | 57.4% | ||||
| Culm (Kulm) | Chełmno | 53.0% | ||||
| Deutsch Krone | Wałcz | |||||
| Flatow | Złotów | 25.4% | ||||
| Graudenz, Landkreis | Grudziądz | 40.5% | ||||
| Konitz | Chojnice | 53.7% | ||||
| Löbau | Lubawa | 80.1% | ||||
| Marienwerder | Kwidzyn | 35.7% | ||||
| Rosenberg | Susz | 6.9% | ||||
| Schlochau | Człuchów | 11.2% | ||||
| Schwetz | Świecie | 53.6% | ||||
| Strasburg | Brodnica | 65.2% | ||||
| Stuhm | Sztum | 36.4% | ||||
| Thorn, Landkreis | Toruń | 51.6% | ||||
| Tuchel | Tuchola | 63.8% |
Office Holders
See also
- West Prussia
- Pomerania
- Eastern Pomerania
- Pomeranian Voivodship
- Maps of Prussia maps 1570–1920 with western and eastern Prussia
External links
- www.westpreussen-online.de
- Administrative subdivision of the province in 1910
- Westpreussenlied (midi)
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