Kreis Bromberg
Kreis Bromberg was one of several Kreise 1818-75 in the northern administrative district of Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen, later divided into Stadtkreis and Landkreis Bromberg, reconstructed under Nazi occupation of Poland 1939–1945 in Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia.
History
Geographical features
Communities
The data in the tables below was extracted from the 1905 Prussian gazetteer Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen.Stadtkreis Bromberg
Landkreis Bromberg
Hamlets that belonged to other towns or villages. .
| Town | Polish Spelling | Type | 1905 Pop | Dwellings | Belonged to... | Notes |
| Anielamühle | 9 | Potulitz | ||||
| Anielin | 24 | Slesin | Cath=Neuheim | |||
| Baumgart | 38 | Hammer | Prot=Wtelno | |||
| Beelitz Forsthaus | 10 | Glinke Oberförsterei | SA=Bromberg | |||
| Beerenberg | 76 | Zolondowo | ||||
| Beerenberg Forsthaus | 9 | Wtelno Oberförsterei | Prot=Osielsk; Cath=Zolondowo | |||
| Bergheim | Górnik | 12 | Niederhein | also 'Bergmühle' | ||
| Birkenthal Forsthaus | Brzozowo | 6 | Rosengrund Oberförsterei | Cath=Schirotzken | ||
| Bogazin | Bogacin | 16 | Samsetschno | |||
| Brahthal Försterei | 12 | Rosengrund Oberförsterei | SA=Monkowarsk | |||
| Brenkenhof Abbau | Bocianowo | 16 | Jagdschütz Oberförsterei | |||
| Brenkenhof Forsthaus | Bocianowo | 10 | Jagdschütz Oberförsterei | |||
| Bromberger Wasserwerke in Brenkenhof | 15 | Jagdschütz Oberförsterei | ||||
| Brühlsdorf Forsthaus | Ryczywieś | 6 | Kirschgrund Oberförsterei | Prot=Groß Neudorf; | ||
| Buschkowo Kolonie | Buszkowo Kolonia | 101 | Buschkowo | |||
| Cheltschonka | 34 | Wluki | ||||
| Donnermühle | Grzmotny mlyn | 4 | Buschkowo | Prot=Monkowarsk | ||
| Eichberg | 97 | Backwitz | Prot=Gogolin; Cath=Byschewo | |||
| Eichenau | Dębionka | 31 | Kirschgrund Oberförsterei | |||
| Eichenau Forsthaus | 4 | Kirschgrund Oberförsterei | Prot=Groß Neudorf; Cath=Penchowo | |||
| Eichenau I | 14 | Kirschgrund Oberförsterei | ||||
| Ellernthal | 7 | Trischin | ||||
| Elsendorf Forsthaus | Dąbrowa | 9 | Kirschgrund Oberförsterei | SA=Kirschgrund | ||
| Emilienau Forsthaus | 8 | Bartelsee Oberförsterei | Prot=Hopfengarten | |||
| Entenpfuhl Forsthaus | Kadzionka | 6 | Rosengrund Oberförsterei | Prot=Mokowarsk; Cath=Byschewo; | ||
| Falkenburg Forsthaus | Jastrzębie | 10 | Jagdschütz Oberförsterei | Prot&Cath=Osielsk; SA=Thalheim | ||
| Fichtenau | Marcelewo | 27 | Ludwigsfelde | |||
| Fordonek | 250 | Fordon | ||||
| Franzenhof | Franciszkowo | 15 | Sienno | |||
| Friedrich Wilhelms Mühle | Otorowski młyn | 39 | Otteraue | |||
| Gabrielin | - | 54 | Slesin | |||
| Gogoliner Mühle | 36 | Gogolin | ||||
| Gonzerzewo | 120 | Samsetschno | Prot=Wilhelmsort | |||
| Gorki | 145 | Netzort | ||||
| Grünau | Gronów | 14 | Glinke Oberförsterei | Prot=Lochowo; SA=Fuchsschwanz | ||
| Grünsee Forsthaus | Jezierze | 6 | Schulitz Oberförsterei | |||
| Grünwerder | Przylęcki ostrów | 31 | Netzort | |||
| Hammühle | 26 | Brahrode | Prot=Wtelno | |||
| Hoheneiche Forsterei | 7 | Jagdschütz Oberförsterei | Prot=Schleusenau; SA=Pawlowke | |||
| Hopfengarten Forsthaus | 7 | Bartelsee Oberförsterei | Prot=Hopfengarten; SA=Groß Neudorf | |||
| Hopfenthal | Chmielewo | 141 | Mocheln | |||
| Janin | 53 | Strzelewo | ||||
| Janowo | 36 | Trischin | ||||
| Jaruschin Kolonie | 152 | Jaruschin | ||||
| Jasinietz | 33 | Deutsch Fordon | ||||
| Jasinietz Abbau bei Fordon | 6 | Jagdschütz Oberförsterei | ||||
| Jasinietz Forsthaus | 7 | Jagdschütz Oberförsterei | Prot=Fordon; SA=Bromberg | |||
| Jasinietz Haltestelle | 3 | Jagdschütz Oberförsterei | Prot=Fordon | |||
| Jesuitersee Bahnhof | Chmielniki | 33 | Glinke Oberförsterei | Prot=Cielle; SA=Bromberg | ||
| Jesuitersee Forsthaus | Jasiniec | 13 | Glinke Oberförsterei | Prot=Cielle; SA=Bromberg | ||
| Johannisberg | 24 | Neuhof | ||||
| Jägerhof Chausseehaus | 4 | Jagdschütz Oberförsterei | Prot&SA=Schleusenau | |||
| Jägerhof Forsthaus | 6 | Jagdschütz Oberförsterei | Prot&SA=Schleusenau | |||
| Kaltwasser | Zimnawoda | 218 | Schöhagen | |||
| Kaltwasser Forsthaus | 5 | Bartelsee Oberförsterei | ||||
| Kamionka | 50 | Rosengrund Oberförsterei | Prot=Monkowarsk; Cath&Pol=Königlich Wierzchucin | |||
| Kanalsgarten | 10 | Murowanietz | ||||
| Karbidwerk | 25 | Mühlthal | ||||
| Karlhof | 125 | Wudsinek | ||||
| Kartschemka | 106 | Magdalenowo | Cath=Groß Wudschin | |||
| Kasprowo | 97 | Samsetschno | Prot=Wilhelmsort | |||
| Kazin | 132 | Slesin | ||||
| Kazmierowo | 68 | Potulitz | ||||
| Kiebitzbruch | Biedaszkowo | 11 | Glinke Oberförsterei | Prot=Cielle; SA=Bromberg | ||
| Kirschgrund Forsthaus | 10 | Kirschgrund Oberförsterei | SA=Kirschgrund | |||
| Klahrheim Bahnhof | 98 | Klahrheim | ||||
| Klatschkowo | 30 | Wudsinek | ||||
| Klein Bartelsee Forsthaus | 9 | Bartelsee Oberförsterei | ||||
| Klein Bartelsee Waldwärtereigehäft | 13 | Bartelsee Oberförsterei | ||||
| Klein Salvin | 15 | Alt Flötenau | ||||
| Kleinheide Forsthaus | 6 | Rosengrund Oberförsterei | Prot&Cath&SA=Monkowarsk | |||
| Kleinwalde Forsthaus | 9 | Schulitz Oberförsterei | ||||
| Kobelblott Forsthaus | 6 | Bartelsee Oberförsterei | Prot=Hopfengarten; SA=Bromberg | |||
| Kronprinz Cecilie Heilstätte | 85 | Wtelno Oberförsterei | ||||
| Krossen Forsthaus | 6 | Schulitz Oberförsterei | Prot=Elsendorf; SA=Kirshgrund | |||
| Kuhbrück Försterei | Kr~owka | 17 | Rosengrund Oberförsterei | Prot&Cath&SA=Monkowarsk | ||
| Königlich Neubrück Forsthaus | 7 | Stronnau Oberförsterei | Cath=Zolondowo | |||
| Landwirtschaftliche Versuchsstation | 25 | Mocheln | ||||
| Leschütz | Leszyce | 78 | Kirschgrund | Cath=Penchowo; | ||
| Liesendorf | Elźbietowo | 7 | Potulitz | |||
| Lindau | 11 | Hohenhausen | ||||
| Linowietz | 50 | Nekla | ||||
| Lipie | 35 | Neuhof | ||||
| Lochau Forsthaus | Łochowo | 5 | Glinke Oberförsterei | Prot=Lochowo; SA=Fuchsschwanz | ||
| Lugheide Forsthaus | 5 | Wtelno Oberförsterei | Cath=Krone; SA=Althof | |||
| Marthashausen | 126 | Trischin | ||||
| Marynin | 12 | Samsetschno | ||||
| Maximilianowo Bahnhof | 19 | Wtelno Oberförsterei | ||||
| Maximilianowo Kleinbahnhof | 11 | Wtelno Oberförsterei | ||||
| Michalin | 176 | Samsetschno | ||||
| Mlynek | 12 | Hammer | ||||
| Mochelkenberg | Mochelskagóra | 5 | Hopfengarten | |||
| Moltkegrube | 65 | Goscieradz | ||||
| Mühlthal Forsthaus | 8 | Wtelno Oberförsterei | Cath=Zolondowo | |||
| Mühlthal Vorwerk | 21 | Wtelno Oberförsterei | ||||
| Müllershof Forsthaus | Biedaszkowo | 4 | Glinke Oberförsterei | Prot=Schwedenhöhe; SA=Bromberg ; | ||
| Nekla | 100 | Zolondowo | ||||
| Neubrück Adlig | Mowy mostek | 17 | Stronnau Oberförsterei | AG=Bromberg | ||
| Neudorf | 9 | Kirschgrund Oberförsterei | Prot=Groß Neudorf | |||
| Neuholz | Drzewianowo | 88 | Netzort | Prot=Hopfengarten | ||
| Neurode | 54 | Mocheln | ||||
| Niecponie | 36 | Palsch | ||||
| Niedola | 12 | Potulitz | ||||
| Nordfeld | 148 | Krone a. Brahe | ||||
| Oplawitz Chausseehaus | 5 | Jagdschütz Oberförsterei | Prot&SA=Schleusenau | |||
| Osielsk Parowe | 119 | Osielsk | ||||
| Ostrowo | 112 | Hammer | Prot=Wtelno | |||
| Papiermühle | Papiernik | 27 | Buschkowo | Cath=Groß Lonsk | ||
| Parowe | 25 | Jaruschin | ||||
| Parowo | 19 | Ober Strelitz | ||||
| Patzerie | Pacery | 11 | Lochowo | |||
| Petatz | 9 | Potulitz | ||||
| Peterhof | 96 | Mocheln | ||||
| Pietschisko | 177 | Krone a. Brahe | ||||
| Potulitz Forsthaus I | 9 | Potulitz | ||||
| Potulitz Forsthaus II | 9 | Potulitz | ||||
| Potulitz Wildpark | 16 | Potulitz | ||||
| Probsteivorwerk | 5 | Krone a. Brahe | 'provost's land outlying farm' | |||
| Prosperowo | 13 | Slupowo | ||||
| Prosperowo | 13 | Slupowo | ||||
| Rabenhorst | Stefanowo | 48 | Byschewo | |||
| Reinershof | 17 | Krone a. Brahe | ||||
| Rinkau Ansiedlung | 22 | Jagdschütz Oberförsterei | ||||
| Rinkau Bahnmeisterei | 7 | Jagdschütz Oberförsterei | Prot&Cath=Osielsk | |||
| Rinkau Forsthaus | 7 | Jagdschütz Oberförsterei | Prot&Cath=Osielsk; SA=Bromberg | |||
| Ritzkenkrug | Jeruzalem | 8 | Sophienthal | |||
| Rohrbach Forsthaus | 7 | Weißfelde | ||||
| Rohrbeck Vorwerk | 27 | Backwitz | ||||
| Rohrbruch Haltestelle | 4 | Glinke Oberförsterei | Prot=Cielle | |||
| Rybinietz | 26 | Niwie | ||||
| Salvin Forsthaus | 5 | Bartelsee Oberförsterei | Prot=Otteraue Langenau | |||
| Sandau Forsthaus | Aleksandrowo | 8 | Stronnau Oberförsterei | Cath=Wudschin | ||
| Sanddorf | 45 | Krone a. Brahe | 'sand village' | |||
| Schlosskämpe | Kempa zamkowa | 12 | Deutsch Fordon | Prot&Cath=Ostrometzko; | ||
| Schönhagen Forstausiehergehöft | 5 | Bartelsee Oberförsterei | ||||
| Seebruch Forsthaus | Trzcianka | 7 | Schulitz Oberförsterei | |||
| Seebruch Forsthaus | Trzcianka | 38 | Großwalde | |||
| Skarbiewo Kolonie | 46 | Skarbiewo | ||||
| Slupowo Mühle | 7 | Slupowo | ||||
| Smolary | 67 | Wahlstatt | 'tar oven' | |||
| Stopka Ziegelei | Stopka Cegielnia | 11 | Stopka | |||
| Strehlau Bahnhof | Strzelewo | 4 | Grünberg | |||
| Strelitz Forsthaus | 25 | Wtelno Oberförsterei | Prot=Osielsk; Cath=Zolondowo | |||
| Stronnaubrück Forsthaus | Stronno | 6 | Stronnau Oberförsterei | Cath=Wudschin; ? | ||
| Stryschek Chausseehaus | 7 | Glinke Oberförsterei | SA=Bromberg | |||
| Stryschek Forsthaus | 5 | Glinke Oberförsterei | Prot=Hopfengarten; SA=Bromberg | |||
| Strzelewo Vorwerk | 45 | Strzelewo | ||||
| Teresin | 149 | Samsetschno | ||||
| Thiloshöhe Forsthaus | Tylogóra | 6 | Rosengrund Oberförsterei | |||
| Trischin | Tryszczyn | 7 | Wtelno Oberförsterei | |||
| Ullrichshof | Ulrychów | 36 | Krone a. Brahe | |||
| Ursulin Forsthaus | 11 | Gorsin | ||||
| Wahlberg | 11 | Hammer | Prot=Wtelno | |||
| Weichselthal Haltestelle | 3 | Schulitz Oberförsterei | ||||
| Weißensee Forsthaus | Biala | 9 | Stronnau Oberförsterei | Prot=Krone; | ||
| Wielonek | 12 | Cierplewo | ||||
| Wilden | 58 | Hopfengarten | ||||
| Wilhelminenhof | 29 | Sienno | ||||
| Wolfsgarten Forsthaus | 11 | Stronnau Oberförsterei | Prot=Krone | |||
| Wolken | 77 | Jägerhof | ||||
| Wymislowo | 25 | Netzort |
Military command
Kreis Bromberg was part of:- the 14th Infanterie regiment of the ??. Inf. Brigade. Created Jul 1, 1813. Honorary name of "Graf Schwerin".
- the 129th Infanterie regiment of the 7. Inf. Brigade. Created Mar 24, 1881, in Graudenz.
- the 3rd Grenadier zu Pferde regiment of the 4. Kav. Brigade. Created Dec 29, 1704. Honorary name of "Freiherr von Derfflinger".
- the 15th Fußartillerie regiment of the ?. FußA. Brigade. Created Aug 11, 1893.
- the 17th Fußartillerie regiment of the 2. FußA. Brigade. Created Oct 24, 1872.
- the 53rd Fußartillerie regiment of the ?. FußA. Brigade. Created Mar 25, 1899.
| Corps | Garrison | Staats Name State Name | Type | Reich Name Empire Name | Honorary Name | Brigade | Created | Comments |
| II | Bromberg | 3. Pommersches | Infanterie | 14 | Graf Schwerin | 1 July 1813 | - | |
| II | Bromberg | Infanterie | 129 | 7. Inf. | 24 March 1881 | ? started in Graudenz | ||
| II | Bromberg | Neumärkisches | Grenadier zu Pferde | 3 | Freiherr von Derfflinger | 4. Kav. | 29 December 1704 | - |
| II | Bromberg | 2. Pommersches | Fußartillerie | 15 | ? Fuß. | 1 August 1893 | - | |
| II | Bromberg | 2. Pommersches | Feldartillerie | 17 | 2. FeldA. | 24 October 1872 | Also Gnesen? | |
| II | Bromberg Hohensalza | Hinter- pommersches | Feldartillerie | 53 | ? FeldA. | 25 March 1899 | - |
The data in the tables below was extracted from the 1905 Prussian gazetteer Gemeindelexikon für das Königreich Preußen.
Court system
The main court was in Bromberg, with smaller courts in Bromberg and Krone.Standesämter
"Standesamt" is the German name of the local civil registration offices which were established in October 1874 soon after the German Empire was formed. Births, marriages and deaths were recorded. Previously, only the church records were used for Christians. In 1905, these Standesämter served towns in Kreis Bromberg:| Althof | Fordon | Klein Bartelsee | Potulice | Thalheim |
| Bromberg | Fuchsschwanz | Krone | Prinzenthal | Wilhelmsort |
| Bromberg | Groß Neudorf | Monkowarsk | Schanzendorf | Wtelno |
| Bromberg | Hohenfelde | Ossowitz | Schleusenau | |
| Dobsch | Kirschgrund | Pawlowke | Schulitz | - |
Police districts
In 1905, these police districts served towns in Kreis Bromberg:| Althof | Bromberg II | Fordon | Königlich Wierzchucin | Wilhelmsort |
| Bromberg I | Bromberg III | Krone | Schulitz | Zolondowo |
Catholic churches
In 1905, these Catholic parish churches served towns in Kreis Bromberg:| Bromberg | Groß Lonsk | Liebensee | Nakel | Rasmushausen | Wtelno |
| Byschewo | Groß Wudschin | Lischkowo | Neuheim | Schirotzken | Zolondowo |
| Dobsch | Krone | Monkowarsk | Osielsk | Schulitz | |
| Fordon | Königlich Wierzchucin | Mrotschen | Penchowo | Slesin |
Protestant churches
In 1905, these Protestant parish churches served towns in Kreis Bromberg:| Bromberg | Groß Neudorf | Lochowo | Otteraue Langenau | Sienno Klarhrheim |
| Cielle | Hopfengarten | Monkowarsk | Prinzenthal | Wilhelmsort |
| Elsendorf | Klein Bartelsee | Mrotschen | Schleusenau | Wtelno |
| Fordon | Krone | Nakel | Schulitz | |
| Gogolin | Lindenwald | Osielsk | Schwedenhöhe | - |