Kreis Birnbaum was a county

County

A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...

 in the southern administrative district of Posen

Posen District

Posen was the southern of two Prussian administrative regions, or Regierungsbezirke , of the Grand Duchy of Posen and its successor, the Province of Posen...

, in the Prussian 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....

. It presently lies in the Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 regions of Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship

Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...

 and Lubusz Voivodeship

Lubusz Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties : 2 city counties and 12 land counties. These are further divided into 83 gminas....

.

Court system

The main court was in Meseritz

Miedzyrzecz

Międzyrzecz is a town in western Poland with 18,584 inhabitants . The capital of Międzyrzecz County, it was part of the Gorzów Wielkopolski Voivodeship from 1975–1998. Since the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998, Międzyrzecz has been situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship...

, with the lower court in Birnbaum

Miedzychód

Międzychód is a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, about 75 km west of Poznań. It is the capital of Międzychód County. Population is 10,920 .-Notable residents:* Manuel Joël , philosopher...

.

Civil registry offices

In 1905, these civil registry

Civil registry

Civil registration is the system by which a government records the vital events of its citizens and residents. The resulting repository or database is called civil register or registry, or population registry. The primary purpose of civil registration is to create legal documents that are used to...

 offices served the following towns in Kreis Birnbaum:

• Birnbaum
  Miedzychód
  Międzychód is a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, about 75 km west of Poznań. It is the capital of Międzychód County. Population is 10,920 .-Notable residents:* Manuel Joël , philosopher...
  
  
• Kurnatowitze
  Kurnatowice
  Kurnatowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kwilcz, within Międzychód County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Kwilcz, east of Międzychód, and west of the regional capital Poznań....
  
  
• Lubosch
• Milostowo
• Orzeschkowo
  Orzeszkowo, Miedzychód County
  Orzeszkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kwilcz, within Międzychód County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Kwilcz, east of Międzychód, and north-west of the regional capital Poznań....
  
  
• Zirke
  Sieraków
  Sieraków is a town in western Poland with 6,022 inhabitants . Located by the Warta River, it has been situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship , previously in Poznań Voivodeship ....
  
  
• Groß Chrzypsko
  Chrzypsko Wielkie
  Chrzypsko Wielkie is a village in Międzychód County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Chrzypsko Wielkie. It lies approximately east of Międzychód and north-west of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of...
  
  
• Radusch
  Radusz, Greater Poland Voivodeship
  Radusz is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Międzychód, within Międzychód County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Międzychód and north-west of the regional capital Poznań....
  
  

Police districts

In 1905, these police districts served towns in Kreis Birnbaum:

• Birnbaum
  Miedzychód
  Międzychód is a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, about 75 km west of Poznań. It is the capital of Międzychód County. Population is 10,920 .-Notable residents:* Manuel Joël , philosopher...
  
  
• Orzeschkowo
  Orzeszkowo, Miedzychód County
  Orzeszkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kwilcz, within Międzychód County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Kwilcz, east of Międzychód, and north-west of the regional capital Poznań....
  
  
• Zirke
  Sieraków
  Sieraków is a town in western Poland with 6,022 inhabitants . Located by the Warta River, it has been situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship , previously in Poznań Voivodeship ....
  
  

Catholic churches

In 1905, these Catholic parish churches served towns in Kreis Birnbaum:

• Birnbaum
  Miedzychód
  Międzychód is a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, about 75 km west of Poznań. It is the capital of Międzychód County. Population is 10,920 .-Notable residents:* Manuel Joël , philosopher...
  
  
• Biezdrowo
  Biezdrowo
  Biezdrowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wronki, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Wronki, north-west of Szamotuły, and north-west of the regional capital Poznań....
  
  
• Groß Chrzypsko
  Chrzypsko Wielkie
  Chrzypsko Wielkie is a village in Międzychód County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Chrzypsko Wielkie. It lies approximately east of Międzychód and north-west of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of...
  
  

• Groß Luttom
• Kähme
• Kwiltsch
  Kwilcz
  Kwilcz is a village in Międzychód County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kwilcz. It lies approximately east of Międzychód and west of the regional capital Poznań....
  
  
• Lubosch
  Lubosz
  Lubosz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kwilcz, within Międzychód County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Kwilcz, east of Międzychód, and west of the regional capital Poznań....
  
  
• Psarskie
  Psarskie
  Psarskie may refer to the following places in Poland:*Psarskie, a neighbourhood near Kiekrz in the Jeżyce district of Poznań*Psarskie, Szamotuły County*Psarskie, Śrem County...
  
  
• Zirke
  Sieraków
  Sieraków is a town in western Poland with 6,022 inhabitants . Located by the Warta River, it has been situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship , previously in Poznań Voivodeship ....
  
  
• Polikinpe
• Iliktrans
• Ritardinka

Protestant churches

In 1905, Protestant parish churches served towns in Kreis Birnbaum:

• Altsorge
• Birnbaum
  Miedzychód
  Międzychód is a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, about 75 km west of Poznań. It is the capital of Międzychód County. Population is 10,920 .-Notable residents:* Manuel Joël , philosopher...
  
  
• Groß Chrzypsko
  Chrzypsko Wielkie
  Chrzypsko Wielkie is a village in Międzychód County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Chrzypsko Wielkie. It lies approximately east of Międzychód and north-west of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of...
  
  
• Hauland
• Lewitz
• Milostowo
• Neuthal
• Orzeschkowo
  Orzeszkowo, Miedzychód County
  Orzeszkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kwilcz, within Międzychód County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Kwilcz, east of Międzychód, and north-west of the regional capital Poznań....
  
  
• Radusch
• Pinne
  Pniewy
  Pniewy is a town in Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,477 inhabitants .Pniewy had once been flooded to make way for a reservoir.- People :...
  
  
• Zirke
  Sieraków
  Sieraków is a town in western Poland with 6,022 inhabitants . Located by the Warta River, it has been situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship , previously in Poznań Voivodeship ....