Kreis Lissa (Polish:Powiatleszczyński) was a district inRegierungsbezirk Posen, in the Prussianprovince of Posen from 1887 to 1920. Its territory presently lies in the southern part of theGreater Poland Voivodeship inPoland.
On October 1, 1887, the Lissa district was formed from the eastern part of theFraustadt district. The city ofLissa was the district capital.
On December 27, 1918, theGreater Poland uprising began in the province of Posen, and by January 1919 the north-eastern part of the district around the town ofStorchnest was under Polish control. The south-western part of the district, including Lissa andReisen remained under German control.
On February 16, 1919, an armistice ended the Polish-German fighting, and on June 28, 1919, theGerman government officially ceded the Lissa district to newly foundedPoland with the signing of theTreaty of Versailles. On November 25, 1919, Germany and Poland concluded an agreement on the evacuation and surrender of the areas to be ceded, which was ratified on January 10, 1920. The evacuation of the remaining area under German control including the district town of Lissa and the handover to Poland took place between January 17 and February 4, 1920.
The district had a German majority population, with a significant Polish minority. Most Germans lived in the district town ofLissa. According to the Prussian census of 1905, Kreis Lissa had a population of 42,467, of which 63% wereGermans and 37% werePoles.[1]
Kreis Lissa was part of the military command (German:Bezirkskommando) inPosen atGlogau,Silesia.
The main court (German:Landgericht) was in Ostrowo, with lower court (German:Amtsgericht) inLissa.
In 1905, thesecivil registry offices (German:Standesamt) served the following towns inKreis Lissa:
In 1905, these police districts (German:Polizeidistrikt) served towns inKreis Lissa:
In 1905, these Catholic parish churches served towns inKreis Lissa:
In 1905, Protestant parish churches served towns inKreis Lissa:
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