Bromberg was the northern of two Prussian

Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...

 administrative regions, or Regierungsbezirk

Regierungsbezirk

In Germany, a Government District, in German: Regierungsbezirk – is a subdivision of certain federal states .They are above the Kreise, Landkreise, and kreisfreie Städte...

e , of the Grand Duchy of Posen (1815–49) and its successor, the Province of Posen

Province of Posen

The Province of Posen was a province of Prussia from 1848–1918 and as such part of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918. The area was about 29,000 km2....

 (1849–1918). The administrative center was the city of Bromberg (Bydgoszcz).

The region was bordered on the south by the Regierunsbezirk Posen, to the west by the Province of Brandenburg

Province of Brandenburg

The Province of Brandenburg was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.-History:The first people who are known to have inhabited Brandenburg were the Suevi. They were succeeded by the Slavonians, whom Henry II conquered and converted to Christianity in...

, to the north and northeast by West Prussia

West Prussia

West Prussia was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773–1824 and 1878–1919/20 which was created out of the earlier Polish province of Royal Prussia...

, and to the east by Congress Poland

Congress Poland

The Kingdom of Poland , informally known as Congress Poland , created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna, was a personal union of the Russian parcel of Poland with the Russian Empire...

 (within the Russian Empire

Russian Empire

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).

The Bromberg region had a larger percentage of mostly Protestant

Protestantism

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 Germans

Germans

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 than average for the Province of Posen. However, the majority of population were Roman Catholic

Roman Catholic Church

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 Poles

Poles

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

Ostflucht

The Ostflucht was a movement by residents of the former eastern territories of Germany, such as East Prussia, West Prussia, Silesia and Province of Posen beginning around 1850, to the more industrialized western German Rhine and Ruhr provinces...

.

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.

Kreis ("District")	Polish spelling	1905 Pop	Polish	German	Jewish	Origin
City of Bromberg	Bydgoszcz		16%
Bromberg Kreis Bromberg Kreis Bromberg was one of several Kreise 1818-75 in the northern administrative district of Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen, later divided into Stadtkreis and Landkreis Bromberg, reconstructed under Nazi occupation of Poland 1939-1945 in Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia.- Communities :The...	Bydgoszcz		38%
Czarnikau Kreis Czarnikau Kreis Czarnikau was one of many Kreise in the northern administrative district of Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen.- Table of Standesämter :...	Czarnków Czarnków Czarnków is a town in Poland in Czarnków-Trzcianka County in Greater Poland Voivodeship, previously in Piła Voivodeship . It has 12,000 inhabitants.The town lies on the Noteć river...		27%
Filehne Kreis Filehne Kreis Filehne was one of several Kreise in the northern administrative district of Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen.-Table of Standesämter:...	Wieleń Wielen Wieleń is a town in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It is situated on the river Noteć. Zbigniew Stochaj is the mayor of the city since 2001.- Historical monuments :...		28%
Gnesen Kreis Gnesen Kreis Gnesen is one of several Kreise in the northern administrative district of Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen.-Table of Standesamter:...	Gniezno Gniezno Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, some 50 km east of Poznań, inhabited by about 70,000 people. One of the Piasts' chief cities, it was mentioned by 10th century A.D. sources as the capital of Piast Poland however the first capital of Piast realm was most likely Giecz built around...		67%
Hohensalza Kreis Hohensalza Kreis Hohensalza was one of the counties in the northern administrative district of Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen.-Table of Standesämter:...	Inowrocław		7%
Kolmar Kreis Kolmar in Posen Kreis Kolmar was one of several Kreise in the northern administrative district of Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen.- Table of Standesämter :...	Chodzież Chodziez Chodzież is a town in northwestern Poland with 20,400 inhabitants . Situated in the Chodzież County, Greater Poland Voivodeship , previously in Piła Voivodeship .-Geography:...		18%
Mogilno Kreis Mogilno Kreis Mogilno was one of many Kreise in the northern administrative district of Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen.- Table of Standesämter :...	Mogilno Mogilno Mogilno is a town in central Poland, situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship .-History:...		76%
Schubin Kreis Schubin Kreis Schubin was a Kreis in Prussia in the northern administrative district of Bromberg, in the province of Posen.- Table of Standesämter :...	Szubin Szubin Szubin is a town in Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, located southwest of Bydgoszcz. As of 12 December 2004 it had a population of 9354.-History:...		56%
Strelno Kreis Strelno Kreis Strelno was one of several Kreise in the northern administrative district of Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen.- Military command :...	Strzelno Strzelno Strzelno is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The town is located south of Inowrocław. According to the June 2005 Census, the population numbered 12,486.-History:...		82%
Wirsitz Kreis Wirsitz Kreis Wirsitz was one of several Kreise in the northern administrative district of Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen.- History :...	Wyrzysk Wyrzysk Wyrzysk is a town in Poland with 5,263 inhabitants, situated in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship.- Geographic location of municipal-rural community of Wyrzysk:...		47%
Witkowo Kreis Witkowo Kreis Witkowo was one of several Kreise in the northern administrative district of Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen.-Court system:...	Witkowo Witkowo Witkowo is a town in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, located southeast of Poznań.- External links :*...		83%
Wongrowitz Kreis Wongrowitz Kreis Wongrowitz was one of several Kreise in the northern administrative district of Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen. Polish: Wągrowiec; renamed by Nazis to Eichenbrück.- Communities :...	Wągrowiec Wagrowiec Wągrowiec is a town in northwestern Poland, 50 km from both Poznań and Bydgoszcz. Since the 18th century it has been the a seat of a powiat. It is currently attached to the Greater Poland Voivodeship...		77%
Znin Kreis Znin Kreis Znin was a Kreis in the northern administrative government region of Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen, from 1887-1919. Its capital was Znin .- History :...	Żnin Żnin Żnin is a small town in Poland with a population of 14,558 . It is in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and is the capital of Żnin County. The town is situated in the historic land of Pałuki and the Gniezno Lake Area on the river Gąsawka.-Etymology:The name originates from the Polish word...		77%