Kreis Lissa ( pl, Powiat

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) was a district in Regierungsbezirk Posen, in the Prussian

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from 1887 to 1920. Its territory presently lies in the southern part of the

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History

On October 1, 1887, the Lissa district was formed from the eastern part of the

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district. The city of Lissa was the district capital. On December 27, 1918, the Greater Poland uprising began in the province of Posen, and by January 1919 the north-eastern part of the district around the town of Storchnest was under Polish control. The south-western part of the district, including Lissa and Reisen remained under German control. On February 16, 1919, an armistice ended the Polish-German fighting, and on June 28, 1919, the

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government officially ceded the Lissa district to newly founded

with the signing of the

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. On November 25, 1919, Germany and Poland concluded an agreement on the evacuation and surrender of the areas to be ceded, which was ratified on January 10, 1920. The evacuation of the remaining area under German control including the district town of Lissa and the handover to Poland took place between January 17 and February 4, 1920.

Demographics

The district had a German majority population, with a significant Polish minority. Most Germans lived in the district town of Lissa. According to the Prussian census of 1905, Kreis Lissa had a population of 42,467, of which 63% were

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and 37% were

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Military command

''Kreis Lissa'' was part of the military command (german: Bezirkskommando) in Posen at Glogau,

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Court system

The main court (german: Landgericht) was in Ostrowo, with lower court (german: Amtsgericht) in Lissa.

Civil registry offices

In 1905, these

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offices (german: Standesamt) served the following towns in ''Kreis Lissa'': * Garzyn * Lissa * Murkingen * Reisen * Schwetzkau * Storchnest * Zaborowo

Police districts

In 1905, these police districts (german: Polizeidistrikt) served towns in ''Kreis Lissa'': * Lissa Ost (''east'') * Lissa West * Reisen * Schwetzkau * Storchnest

Catholic churches

In 1905, these Catholic parish churches served towns in ''Kreis Lissa'': * Alt Laube * Czerwonawies *Deutsch Wilke *Golembitz *Gollmitz *Kankel * Lissa * Murke * Oporowo * Pawlowitz *

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* Radomitz * Reisen *Retschke * Schwetzkau * Storchnest * Swierczyn

Protestant churches

In 1905, Protestant parish churches served towns in ''Kreis Lissa'': * Feuerstein * Lissa *Mohnsdorf *

* Reisen * Storchnest *

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*Wolfskirch * Zaborowo

References

External links

List of genealogical records

Kreis Lissa at Genealogy.Net
Districts of the Province of Posen {{Germany-hist-stub