Kreis Czarnikau

Kreis Czarnikau was one of many Kreise (counties) in Regierungsbezirk Bromberg, in the Prussian Province of Posen. It existed from 1816 to 1920 and had its capital at Czarnikau. Today, the area of this district belongs to Poland and is part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship.

History

The district area became part of Prussia after the First Partition of Poland in 1772. The district of Czarnikau was formed on July 1, 1816. On January 1, 1818, the new district of Chodziesen (later renamed Kolmar in Posen) was formed from the eastern part of the Czarnikau district. On October 1, 1887, the new Filehne district was formed from the western part of the Czarnikau district.

According to the Prussian census of 1905, the district had a population of 41,127, of which 71.2% spoke German and 28.8% spoke Polish.^[1] By the Treaty of Versailles, the district was divided on January 10, 1920. The area south of the Netze river became part of Poland as Powiat Czarnków. The area north of the Netze remained in Germany and became part of the Netzekreis in the new province of Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia.

Table of 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.

Standesamt	Polish name
Behle	Biała
Bismarckshöhe	Stajkowo
Czarnikau	Czarnków
Hammer	Kuźnica Czarnkowska
Runau	Runowo
Sarben	Sarbia
Schönlanke	Trzcianka
Stieglitz	Siedlisko