Landkreis Falkenberg O.S.
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The Falkenberg O.S. district was a Prussian district in Upper Silesia, which existed from 1743 to 1945. Its capital was the town of Falkenberg O.S. The territory of this district is now located within the Opole Voivodeship of Poland.
History[]
Kingdom of Prussia[]
After the conquest of most of Silesia, King Frederick the Great introduced Prussian administrative structures in Lower Silesia in 1742 and in Upper Silesia in 1743.[1] This included the establishment of two war and domain chambers in Breslau and Glogau as well as their division into districts. The district of Falkenberg was initially under the War and Domain Chamber of Breslau. In the course of the Prussian Reform Movement, the administrative region of Oppeln was created in the Province of Silesia, which included the Falkenberg district.
During the district reform of January 1, 1818, the district boundaries were changed as follows:[2]
- The villages of Budzieszowice, Bielitz, Groß Mahlendorf, Hermannshof, Kaltecke, Lamsdorf and Schaderwitz were transferred from the Neisse district to the Falkenberg district.
- The villages of Grüben and Sonnenberg were transferred from the Grottkau district to the Falkenberg district.
- The villages of Baumgarten, Ellguth-Friedland, Ellguth-Tillowitz, Floste, Groditz, Hammer, Jamke, Michelsdorf, Piechotzütz, Plieschnitz, Puschine , Sabine, Schedliske, Schiedlow, Seifersdorf, Sokollnik, Tillowitz, Weiderwitz and Woistrasch were transferred from the Oppeln district to the Falkenberg district.
German Reich[]
From 1871, the district belonged to the German Empire. On November 8, 1919, the province of Silesia was dissolved and the new province of Upper Silesia was formed from Regierungsbezirk Oppeln. In the spring of 1945, the district was occupied by the Red Army. In the summer of 1945, the district was placed under Polish administration in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement. In the following years the German population was largely expelled and replaced by Poles.
Demographics[]
The district had a German majority population, with a significant Polish minority.[3]
1840 | 1861 | |||
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Germans | 29,463 | 85.5% | 34,797 | 88.9% |
Poles | 4,993 | 14.5% | 4,355 | 11.1% |
Total | 34,456 | 39,152 |
Communities[]
The Falkenberg district comprised three towns and 75 rural communities in 1936.[4][5]
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Place Names[]
In 1936/37 numerous parishes in the district were renamed:[4][5]
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References[]
- ^ Gehrke, Roland (2009). Landtag und Öffentlichkeit: provinzialständischer Parlamentarismus in Schlesien 1825-1845 (in German). Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar. ISBN 978-3-412-20413-6.
- ^ "MDZ-Reader | Band | Amtsblatt des Regierungspräsidenten in Oppeln | Amtsblatt des Regierungspräsidenten in Oppeln". reader.digitale-sammlungen.de. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Falkenberg O.S." www.territorial.de. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Schlesien, Kreis Falkenberg". treemagic.org. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- 1945 disestablishments
- 1743 establishments
- Opole County