Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland German Empire (1905-1918) In 1905, the German Empire created a new Department in the Province of East Prussia.The Department of Allenstein was formed from the lower kreise (districts) of the Departments of  Königsberg and Gumbinnen. Please note that the Provinces of Posen and West Prussia would stay unchanged until 1918. 1905-1918 […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland  German Empire (1878-1904) The German Empire underwent changes within their provincial administrative districts and re-emerged with the following changes that are listed below. The major change was the division of the Prussian Province into the Provinces of West Prussia and East Prussia. The Department of Danzig expanded to include Kreis […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland  German Empire (1871-1877) In 1871, the unification of the German Empire took place. The German Empire would be ruled by a German Emperor, in 1871 by Wilhelm I. The unification of Germany occurred after the following wars were won by the United Prussian States: the Second War of Schleswig in […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland  United Prussian States (1824-1870) In 1824, the Provinces of East Prussia and West Prussia were merged into the Province of Prussia. The Grand Duchy of Posen would lose its pseudo independent status of Grand Duchy in 1848. In 1849, the Grand Duchy of Posen became the Province of Posen.  1824-1870 […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland  Kingdom of Prussia After the Napoleonic Wars (1815-1824) The Congress of Vienna (1814) marked the defeat of Napoleon and his French forces. The victors would divided the territories that were gained by the French during the Napoleonic Wars. The Duchy of Warsaw was divided between the Russian Empire (Kongress Kingdom of […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland Kingdom of Prussia During the Napoleonic Wars (1807-1815) During the War of the Fourth Coalition (1806-1807), the Prussian Empire joined forces with Russia, Saxony, the United Kingdom, and Sweden with hopes to defeat the French Empire. In August 1806, the Prussian Empire launched attacks against the French forces located in […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland Kingdom of Prussia after the Third Partition of Poland (1795-1806) An uprising occurred throughout Poland in 1794. The uprising was led by General Tadeusz Kosciuszko, among other notable leaders. The uprising had some initial success, but Poland ultimately lost the war against Prussia and Russia. In 1795, the remainder of Poland […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian Poland Kingdom of Prussia after the Second Partition of Poland (1793-1794) During the years of 1788-1792, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth congress held what is commonly referred to as the Four-Year Sejm. The congress would meet to reform the commonwealth and its laws. The King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Stanisław Poniatowski, supported the political […]

Administrative Districts of Prussian PolandKingdom 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 […]

Hello, Below is my translation of the Slownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego entry for Blękwit. Any errors are completely my own. Location information:Current administrative location: Blękwit, Gmina Złotów, Powiat Złotów, Województwo Wielkopolskie, Poland. Administrative location in 1895 (Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego): Blankwitt, Kreis Flatow, Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder, Westpreußen, German Empire. Blękwit, 1.) Also called Blękwida in Polish. […]