Pleszew County

The following administrative information was taken from the entry for Pleszew in the Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich . The information was written between 1880-1914. Also, information was taken from Meyers Gazetteer. In 1887, German administrative reforms took place and the number of districts went from 26 to 42. This change lasted until the end of World War I. The information below reflects the pre-1887 administrative districts. The districts of Pleszew and Jarocin are combined.

District (Regierungsbezirk):

Poznań (Posen)

Catholic Parishes:

Broniszewice, Brzezie, Cerekwica, Czermin, Dębno, Droszew, Golina, Gołuchów, Góra, Górzno, Grodzisko, Jarocin, Jedlec, Karmin, Kolniczki, Kotlin, Kowalew, Kretków, Kucharki, Kuchary, Kuczkó, Lenartowice, Lutynia, Magnuszewice, Mieszków, Nosków, Nowe Miasto, Panienka, Potarzyca, Radlin, Raszkó, Rusko, Siedlemin, Słaoszew, Sobótka, Solec, Sośnica, Sowina, Tursko, Twardów, Wilkowyja, Witaszyce, Zegocin, Zerków

Courts:

District Court (Landgericht):

Ostrowo

Lower District Court (Amtsgericht):

Jarocin, Pleszew

District Military Command (Bezirkskommando):

Śrem (Schrimm)

Civil Registries:

Góra, Jarocin, Kamień, Kotlin, Kretków, Mieszków, Nowa Miasto, Rusko, Tarce, Żerków, Żółków, Czarnuszka, Czermin, Kucharki, Kuczków, Pleszew, Rokutów, Sobótka

The German Provinces and Districts required Civil Registrations for Birth, Marriage, and Death records. These events were recorded at the various Civil Registries within the Province. These Registers can be found on multiple websites that provide access to these records.

Province of Posen

Kreis Pleschen

Source: Anton Freudenreich – General-Karte von dem Regierungs-Departement Posen im Grossherzogthum Posen entworf. u. gez. von E. Peschell. Auf den Stein gez. u. grav. von Anton Freudenreich. Image taken from: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreis_Pleschen?oldformat=true#/media/Datei:Kreis_Pleschen_1821.png

Kreis Pleschen

Spezial-Karte des Kreises Pleschen : Maßstab 1:100 000 Kreis Pleschen Baron, Paul. Druk Geographisches Institut Paul Baron (Legnica) Opracowanie Friedrich Ebbecke’s Verlag. Wydawca [przed 1903] 1903-01-01 ger pl Lissa i/P. : Verlag v. Friedrich Ebbecke’s Buchhandlung, [przed 1903] (In Liegnitz : Lith. u. Druck von P. Baron). Topografia DBN Podział administracyjny DBN Pleszew (woj. wielkopolskie ; okolice)