Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland – Kingdom of Prussia after the First Partition of Poland (1773-1792)

Due to the deteriorating  political and military functions within the Poland-Lithuanian Commonwealth, along with other factors, the Kingdom of Prussia, the Russian Empire, and the Austrian Empire divided portions of Poland. On August 5, 1772, an agreement was met between the partitioning empires to annex sections of the Poland-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The Kingdom of Prussia would acquire Royal Prussia, including Warmia (Ermland) and Bydgoszcz (Bromberg), but not Gdansk (Danzig) or Torun (Thorn). The new lands would be incorporated and divided into the following administrative districts: the Province of East Prussia, the Province of West Prussia, and the Netze District. The areas were divided further into Kammer-departments (sub-provincial departments) and then Kreise (smaller districts or counties). The administrative districts, with their German names, were as follows:

Provinz Westpreußen (West Prussia)
– Kammer-department Marienwerder (Kreis Konitz, Kreis Dirschau, Kreis Stargard, Kreis Marienburg, Kreis Elbing, Kreis Marienwerder, Kreis Kulm, and Kreis Michelau).

Netzedistrikt (Netze District)
– Kreis Deutsch Krone, Kreis Kamin, Kreis Bromberg, and Kreis Inowroclaw

Provinz Ostpreußen (East Prussia)
– Kammer-department Königsberg (Kreis Samland, Kreis Bradenburg, Kreis Braunsberg, Kreis Morungen, Kreis Neidenburg, Kreis Rastenburg, and Kreis Tapiau).
– Lithauisches Kammer-department Gumbinnen (Kreis Insterburg, Kreis Sehesten, and Kreis Oletzko).

When describing place names in Prussian Poland, during the years of 1773-1792, I recommend using the format listed below: