Landkreis Freystadt i. Niederschles.
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The Landkreis Freystadt i. Niederschles. was a district of the German state of Prussia from 1816 to 1945. It was part of the Prussian Province of Lower Silesia, before 1919 the Prussian Province of Silesia, within Regierungsbezirk Liegnitz. After 1945, it became part of Poland and is currently in the Lubusz Voivodeship. On 1 January 1945 it included:
- 1 city, Freystadt in Niederschlesien
- 74 municipalities,
- 1 Gutsbezirk (Forests).
Demographics
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The district had a majority German population, with some Polish minorities.[1]
| Language | 1900 | 1905 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | 53,824 | 99.09% | 53,305 | 98.25% |
| Polish | 371 | 0.68% | 699 | 1.29% |
| Bilingual | 74 | 0.14% | 137 | 0.25% |
| Total | 54,320 | 54,252 | ||
History
editKingdom of Prussia
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North-German League, Second and Third Reichs
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Municipal constitution
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References
edit- ^ a b Belzyt, Leszek (1998). Sprachliche Minderheiten im preussischen Staat: 1815–1914 ; die preußische Sprachenstatistik in Bearbeitung und Kommentar. Marburg: Herder-Inst. ISBN 978-3-87969-267-5.