The Region of Stettin (german: Regierungsbezirk Stettin, pl, rejencja szczecińska) was a unit of territorial division in the
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 ...
Province of Pomerania, with
Prussia
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forming part of the
German Empire from 1871. It was established in 1816 and existed until 1945. On 1 October 1932 the
Stralsund Region was incorporated into the Stettin Region. The Region included all of
Western
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and large parts of
Central Pomerania.
The seat of the regional president's office (Regierungspräsidium; literally 'Government Presidium') was in the city of
Stettin (modern Szczecin). Initially it was located in the
Ducal Castle, in 1911 it moved to new premises, now used as the
West Pomeranian Voivodeship Office in
Poland
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.
Further reading
* Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis für das Deutsche Reich auf Grund der Volkszählung 1919. Herausgegeben vom Statistischen Reichsamt, Stettin 1941
References
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Government regions of Prussia
1816 establishments in Prussia
States and territories disestablished in 1945
1945 disestablishments in Germany