Landkreis Falkenberg O.S.

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.

Falkenberg O.S. district (1905)

History

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Kingdom of Prussia

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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]

German Reich

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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. After the war, the region became part of Poland under the terms of the Potsdam Agreement.

Demographics

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The district had a German majority population, with a significant Polish minority.[3]

Population of the Falkenberg district [3]
1840 1861
Germans 29,463 85.5% 34,797 88.9%
Poles 4,993 14.5% 4,355 11.1%
Total 34,456 39,152

Communities

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The Falkenberg district comprised three towns and 75 rural communities in 1936.[4][5]

Place Names

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In 1936/37 numerous parishes in the district were renamed:[4][5]

  • Bauschwitz → Bauschdorf
  • Borkwitz → Borkenhain
  • Deutsch Jamke → Mittenwalde
  • Ellguth-Tillowitz → Steinaugrund
  • Golschwitz → Eichenried
  • Groditz → Burgstätte
  • Guschwitz → Buchengrund
  • Jamke → Heinrichshof
  • Korpitz → Korndorf
  • Mauschwitz → Mauschdorf
  • Niewodnik → Fischbach
  • Nikoline → Niklasfähre
  • Norok → Wolfsgrund
  • Piechotzütz → Pechwalde → Bauerngrund
  • Plieschnitz → Fuchsberg
  • Puschine → Erlenburg
  • Raschwitz → Raschdorf → Rauschwalde
  • Sabine → Annahof
  • Schaderwitz → Schadeberg
  • Schedliske → Waldsiedel
  • Scheppanowitz → Stefansfeld
  • Scheppelwitz → Steffansgrund
  • Schiedlow → Goldmoor
  • Stroschwitz → Straßendorf
  • Tarnitze → Dornfeld
  • Weiderwitz → Weidendorf
  • Weschelle → Freudendorf
  • Wiersbel → Weidengut

References

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  1. ^ Gehrke, Roland (2009). Landtag und Öffentlichkeit: provinzialständischer Parlamentarismus in Schlesien 1825-1845 (in German). Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar. ISBN 978-3-412-20413-6.
  2. ^ "MDZ-Reader | Band | Amtsblatt des Regierungspräsidenten in Oppeln | Amtsblatt des Regierungspräsidenten in Oppeln". reader.digitale-sammlungen.de. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Falkenberg O.S." www.territorial.de. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  5. ^ a b "Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Schlesien, Kreis Falkenberg". treemagic.org. Retrieved 2021-02-13.