Landkreis Freystadt i. Niederschles., 1905
The Landkreis Freystadt i. Niederschles. was a district of the German state of Prussia from 1816 to 1945. It was part of the Prussian Province of Lower Silesia, before 1919 the Prussian Province of Silesia, within Regierungsbezirk Liegnitz. After 1945, it became part of Poland and is currently in the Lubusz Voivodeship. On 1 January 1945 it included:
- 1 city, Freystadt in Niederschlesien
- 74 municipalities,
- 1 Gutsbezirk (Forests).
Demographics
Administrative divisions in the Province of SIlesia (1905)
The district had a majority German population, with some Polish minorities.[1]
| Language | 1900 | 1905 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | 53,824 | 99.09% | 53,305 | 98.25% |
| Polish | 371 | 0.68% | 699 | 1.29% |
| Bilingual | 74 | 0.14% | 137 | 0.25% |
| Total | 54,320 | 54,252 | ||
History
Kingdom of Prussia
North-German League, Second and Third Reichs
Municipal constitution
References
- 1 2 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.
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