Bromberg was the northern of two

Prussian Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an e ...

government regions, or ''

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e'' ( pl, Rejencja), of the

Grand Duchy of Posen The Grand Duchy of Posen (german: Großherzogtum Posen; pl, Wielkie Księstwo Poznańskie) was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, created from territories annexed by Prussia after the Partitions of Poland, and formally established following the ...

(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

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. The region was bordered on the south by the Regierungsbezirk Posen, to the west by the

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, to the north by

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, and to the east by

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(part of the

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). The Bromberg region had a larger percentage of mostly

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than average for the Province of Posen. Other German speakers were by religion Jewish or Roman Catholic. However, around half the population were

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

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''.

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