Bromberg was the northern of two Prussian government regions, or '' Regierungsbezirke'' ( pl, Rejencja), of the Grand Duchy of Posen (1815–1848) and its successor, the

Province of Posen The Province of Posen (german: Provinz Posen, pl, Prowincja Poznańska) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1848 to 1920. Posen was established in 1848 following the Greater Poland Uprising as a successor to the Grand Duchy of Posen, w ...

(1848–1919). The administrative center was the city of Bromberg (Bydgoszcz), which is now part of Poland. The region was bordered on the south by the Regierungsbezirk Posen, to the west by the Province of Brandenburg, to the north by West Prussia, and to the east by

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(part of the Russian Empire). The Bromberg region had a larger percentage of mostly Protestant Germans than average for the Province of Posen. Other German speakers were by religion Jewish or Roman Catholic. However, around half the population were Roman Catholic

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. Initially, there was a sizable Jewish minority, but that number diminished over time due to the '' Ostflucht''.

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.

Demographics

References

{{Authority control States and territories disestablished in 1919 History of Bydgoszcz Grand Duchy of Posen Government regions of Prussia States and territories established in 1815 1815 establishments in Prussia Former administrative regions of Greater Poland Province of Posen 1919 disestablishments in Germany