Kreis Witkowo
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Kreis Witkowo was a district in Regierungsbezirk Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen, from 1887 to 1919.
Demographics
According to the Prussian census of 1905, the district had a population of 27,784, of which 84% were Poles and 16% were Germans.{{Cite book|last=Belzyt|first=Leszek|url=https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/search?isbn|title=Sprachliche Minderheiten im preussischen Staat: 1815 - 1914 ; die preußische Sprachenstatistik in Bearbeitung und Kommentar|date=1998|publisher=Herder-Inst.|isbn=978-3-87969-267-5|location=Marburg}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The majority of German residents left the district after 1918.
Court system
The main court (German: Landgericht) was in Gnesen, with lower courts (German: Amtsgericht) in Gnesen and Witkowo.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070214003703/http://www.polishroots.org/genpoland/records/wit_r.htm List of genealogical records]
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Category:Districts of the Province of Posen
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