Schlochau (district)

Kreis Schlochau (Landkreis Schlochau as of 1939) was a Kreis, or district, of Prussia from 1818-1945. Its capital was Schlochau (Człuchów). By 1 January 1945, the district included five cities: Baldenburg (Biały Bór), Hammerstein (Czarne), Landeck (Lędyczek), Preußisch Friedland (Debrzno) and Schlochau. The district also included 72 communities and a forest region.

History

Kreis Schlochau was created as a district of West Prussia on 1 April 1818, as a result of administrative reforms in the Kingdom of Prussia after the Napoleonic Wars. It was included within Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder and encompassed most of the rural regions around Schlochau, where the district president had his office.

The district was part of the Province of Prussia from 1829-1878, after which it became a part of West Prussia again.

Following the dissolution of West Prussia after World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, the Schlochau district became part of Regierungsbezirk Schneidemühl in Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia. The northeastern part of the district was transferred to the Second Polish Republic. When Posen-West Prussia was dissolved on 1 October 1938, Kreis Schlochau was transferred to the Province of Pomerania and administered within Regierungsbezirk Grenzmark Posen-Westpreußen. On 1 January 1939, the district was renamed from Kreis Schlochau to Landkreis Schlochau.

The Schlochau district was conquered by the Soviet Red Army in 1945 during World War II. It was subsequently dissolved after being placed under Polish administration according to the post-war Potsdam Conference.

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