Kreis Witkowo was a district in Regierungsbezirk Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen, from 1887 to 1919.

Location of Kreis Witkowo

Demographics

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According to the Prussian census of 1905, the district had a population of 27,784, of which 84% were Poles and 16% were Germans.[1] The majority of German residents left the district after 1918.

Court system

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The main court (German: Landgericht) was in Gnesen, with lower courts (German: Amtsgericht) in Gnesen and Witkowo.

References

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  1. ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
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52°26′11″N 17°46′27″E / 52.436389°N 17.774167°E / 52.436389; 17.774167