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 was divided by Austria, Prussia, and Russia. Prussia would incorporate western Lithuania, Podlachia, and Mazovia into New East Prussia. The main city in this area was Warszawa (Warsaw).

The new Prussian lands would be incorporated and divided into the following administrative districts: the Province of East Prussia, the Province of New East Prussia, the Province of West Prussia (including the Netze District), the Province of New Silesia, and the Province of South Prussia. 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:

– Westpreussisches Kammer-Departement (Kreis Marienwerder, Kreis Marienburg, Kreis Kulm, Kreis Michelau, Kreis Dirschau, Kreis Danzig, Kreis Stargard, and Kreis Konitz)

– Westpreussisches Kammer-Departement für den Netzdistrict (Kreis Deutsch Krone, Kreis Kamin, Kreis Bromberg, and Kreis Inowroclaw)

– Ostpreußisches Kammer-Departement (Kreis Samland, Kreis Bradenburg, Kreis Braunsberg, Kreis Morungen, Kreis Meidenburg, Kreis Rastenburg, and Kreis Tapiau).

– Litauisches Kammer-Departement (Kreis Insterburg, Kreis Semesten, and Kreis Oletzko).

– Departement der Kriegs- und Domainen-Kammer zu Posen (Kreis Posen, Kreis Oborniki, Kreis Meseritz, Kreis Bomst, Kreis Fraustadt, Kreis Krebe, Kreis Schrimm, Kreis Kosten, Kreis Krotoschin, Kreis Peisern, Kreis Schroda, Kreis Gnesen, Kreis Wangrowitz, Kreis Powitz, Kreis Brzesk, Kreis Radziejow, and Kreis Kowal).

– Departement der Kriegs- und Domainen-Kammer zu Kalisch (Kreis Kalisch, Kreis Adeinau, Kreis Konin, Kreis Ostreschow, Kreis Wielun, Kreis Lumtomiersk, Kreis Warta, Kreis Schadek, Kreis Sieradz, Kreis Petrikau, Kreis Radomsk, and Kreis Czenstochau).
 – Departement der Kriegs- und Domainen-Kammer zu Warschau (Kreis Warschau, Kreis Blonin, Kreis Tschersk, Kreis Rawa, Kreis Sochaczew, Kreis Gostin, Kreis Orlow, Kreis Lenczyca, Kreis Zgierz, and Kreis Brzenin).

– Departement der Kriegs- und Domainen-Kammer zu Bialystok (Kreis Lomza, Kreis Drohiczyn, Kreis Bielsk Podalski, Kreis Bialystok, Kreis Dombrowa, Kreis Wrgry, Kreis Gora Kalwaria, and Kreis Mariampol).  
– Departement der Kriegs- und Domainen-Kammer zu Plozk (Kreis Lipno, Kreis Wyszogrod, Kreis Mlawa, Kreis Przasnysz, Kreis Pultusk, and Kreis Ostroleka).

Provinz Neuschlesien (New Silesia)
(Kreis Siewierz, Kreis Pilica, and Kreis Lelow).

When describing place names in Prussian Poland, during the years of 1775-1806, I recommend using the format listed below:

or another example: