Kreis Koschmin ( pl, Powiat Koźmiński) was a district in Regierungsbezirk Posen, in the

Prussia 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 em ...

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 ...

from 1887 to 1919. Today, the territory of this district lies in the southern part of the

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History

On October 1, 1887, the ''Koschmin district was formed from the northern part of the'' Krotoschin district. The town of Koschmin was the district capital. On December 27, 1918, the Greater Poland uprising began in the province of Posen, and by January 2, 1919, the town of Koschmin was under Polish control. On February 16, 1919, an armistice ended the Polish-German fighting. With the signing of the

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on June 28, 1919, the

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government officially ceded the Koschmin district to the newly founded

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Demographics

According to the Prussian census of 1910, Kreis Koschmin had a population of 33,519, of which 83% were

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and 17% were

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Military command

''Kreis Koschmin'' was part of the military command (german: Bezirkskommando) in Posen at Kosten.

Court system

The main court (german: Landgericht) was in Lissa, with lower courts (german: Amtsgericht) in Koschmin and

Krotoschin Krotoszyn (german: Krotoschin, yi, קראטאשין ''Krotoshin'') is a town in west-central Poland with 30,010 inhabitants . It has been part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999; it was within Kalisz Voivodeship (1975–1998), Kali ...

Civil registry offices

In 1905, these

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offices (german: Standesamt) served the following towns in ''Kreis Koschmin'': * Borek * Koschmin *

Pogorzela Pogorzela is a town in Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,037 inhabitants (). Pogorzela is located on the western edge of the Kalisz Upland, at the junction of county roads Krotoszyn-Gostyń and the Koźmin Wielkopolski-Kr ...

* Starygrod * Wiesenfeld

Police districts

In 1905, these police districts (german: Polizeidistrikt) served towns in ''Kreis Koschmin'': * Borek * Koschmin *

Catholic churches

In 1905, these Catholic parish churches served towns in ''Kreis Koschmin'': * Baschlow *

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* Margarethendorf *

* Walkow * Borek *

Kobylin Kobylin (german: 1943-45 Koppelstädt) is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,130 inhabitants (2009). History In the Early Middle Ages it was a market settlement, which became part of the emerging Polish st ...

* Mokronos * Radenz * Wielowieś * Cerekwice * Koschmin * Pempowo * Starygrod * Wiesenfeld

Protestant churches

In 1905, these Protestant parish churches served towns in ''Kreis Koschmin'': * Borek *

Dobrzyca Dobrzyca is a town in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dobrzyca. It lies approximately west of Pleszew, northeast of Jarocin, from Krotosz ...

* Koschmin *Königsfeld

Communities

These records come from the 1905 Prussian gazetteer ''Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen''.

External links

List of genealogical records

References

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