Danziger Höhe

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The Danziger Höhe (i.e. Danzig Heights; Kreis Danziger Höhe) was an administrative district founded in 1887 and dissolved in 1939. The district administration was based in the City of Danzig, which itself did not form part of the district but was an independent city (Stadtkreis). The area Danziger Höhe covered is now within Poland.

History

The district was formed from parts of the previous within the Danzig Region in the province of West Prussia, within the Kingdom of Prussia, itself a part of Germany since 1871. In 1910, the district had 53,506 inhabitants, of which 23,955 were Protestant and 29,206 were Catholic. 9.7% had officially declared that they spoke the Kashubian language.

After the First World War, when the Treaty of Versailles came into effect in 1920, Danziger Höhe became a district in the new Free City of Danzig. The district was enlarged by a number of municipalities from neighbouring West Prussian districts of Neustadt, Karthaus, Berent and Dirschau, which otherwise became part of the Second Polish Republic as part of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Some municipalities in the Danziger Höhe district were also ceded to Poland.

Demographics

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YearPopulationGermanPolish / Kashubian / Bilingual / Other
190550,14844,11388.0%
191053,50647,39788.6%
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Component cities and towns

::data[format=table title="Towns and cities in the Danzig Heights district"] | Official name 1887-1939 || name variant(s) || official name after 1945 || population (year) || status || area part of Höhe district|| before part of district | |---| | Adlig Groß Czapielken till 1923, Schaplitz since | | Altdorf | | Artschau | | Babenthal | | Bangschin | | Bankau | | Barenhütte | | Bechsteinswalde | | Bissau | | Bölkau see: Klein Bölkau | | Borgfeld | | Borrenschin | | Bösendorf | | Braunsdorf | | Brentau | | Brösen | | Buschkau see: Ober Buschkau | | Czapeln | | Czerniau till 1906, Scherniau since | | Czerniau, Gutsbezirk till 1905, Schwarzenfelde since | | Domachau | | Ellerbruch | | Ellernitz | | Emaus | | Gischkau | | Glasberg | | Glettkau | | Gluckau | | Goldkrug | | Goschin | | Grenzacker | | Grenzdorf | | Groß Bölkau | | Groß Golmkau till 1929, Golmkau since | | Groß Kleschkau till 1929, Kleschkau since | | Groß Kleschkau, Gutsbezirk | | Groß Paglau | | Groß Saalau | | Groß Trampken | | Groß Trampken, Gutsbezirk | | Guteherberge | | Heiligenbrunn | | Hoch Kelpin till 1929, Kelpin since | | Hoch Kelpin, Gutsbezirk | | Hochstrieß | | Hohenstein | | Jenkau | | Jetau | | Johannisthal | | Katzke | | Kelpin see: Hoch Kelpin | | Kladau | | Klanau | | Klein Bölkau till 1929, Bölkau since | | Klein Kelpin | | Klein Kleschkau, Gutsbezirk | | Klein Saalau till 1929, Saalau since | | Klein Trampken | | Klempin | | Kleschkau see: Groß Kleschkau | | Kohling | | Kokoschken | | Königlich Czapielken till 1923, Königlich Schaplitz 1923-1929 Schaplitz since | | **Konradshammer ** | | Kowall | | Lagschau | | Lamenstein | | Langenau | | Leesen | | Lissau | | Löblau | | Maczkau till 1907, Matzkau since | | Maidahnen | | Mallentin | | Mariensee | | Marschau | | Mattern | | Meisterswalde | | Mittel Golmkau | | Müggau | | Nenkau | | Neuendorf | | Niedersommerkau | | Nobel | | Ober Buschkau till 1929 Buschkau since | | Oberhölle | | Oberhütte | | Oberkahlbude | | Obersommerkau | | Ochsenkopf | | Ohra | | Oliva | | Oliva, Forst | | Ostroschken | | Ottomin | | Pietzkendorf | | Pomlau | | Postelau | | Prangenau till 1923, Prangenau im Radaunetal since | | Prangschin | | Praust | | Prausterkrug | | Rambau | | Rambeltsch | | Ramkau | | Rexin | | Richthof (old) see: Sulmin | | Richthof (new) | | Rosenberg | | Rottmannsdorf | | Russoschin | | Saalau see: Klein Saalau | | Saskoschin | | Saspe | | Schäferei | | Schaplitz see: Königlich Czapielken | | Scharfenort | | Scharshütte | | Schellmühl | | Scherniau see: Czerniau | | Schönbeck | | Schönfeld bei Danzig | | Schönfeld, Gutsbezirk | | Schönwarling | | Schüddelkau | | Schwarzenfelde see: Czerniau, Gutsbezirk | | Schwarzhütte | | Schwintsch | | Senslau | | Smengorschin | | Sobbowitz | | Stangenwalde | | Straschin | | Straschin-Prangschin | | Strauchhütte | | Strippau | | Strippau, Gutsbezirk | | Sukczyn till 1894, Suckschin since | | Sulmin till 1908, Richthof1908-1920 Sulmin since | | Tiefenthal | | Trampken | | Trockenhütte | | Uhlkau | | Unter Buschkau | | Wartsch | | Wartsch, Gutsbezirk | | Schweinebude till 1889, Wiesenthal since | | Wonneberg | | Woyanow | | Zankenzin | | Zigankenberg | | Zipplau | | Zoppot | ::

References

Literature

References

  1. Belzyt, Leszek. (1998). "Sprachliche Minderheiten im preussischen Staat: 1815 - 1914 ; die preußische Sprachenstatistik in Bearbeitung und Kommentar". Herder-Inst..
  2. Mordawski, Jan. (2017). "Atlas dziejów Pomorza i jego mieszkańców – Kaszubów". Zrzeszenie Kaszubsko-Pomorskie.
  3. Mordawski, Jan. (2017). "Atlas dziejów Pomorza i jego mieszkańców – Kaszubów". Zrzeszenie Kaszubsko-Pomorskie.
  4. In 1973 Klukowo merged in Gdańsk City.
  5. In 1954 Złota Karczma merged in Gdańsk City.
  6. In 1973 Kiełpinek merged in Gdańsk City.
  7. In 1973 Kokoszki merged in Gdańsk City.
  8. In 1973 Kowale merged in Gdańsk City.
  9. In 1973 Matarnia merged in Gdańsk City.
  10. In 1945 Migowo was reconstituted as municipality, only to remerge in Gdańsk City in 1954.
  11. In 1973 Jasień merged in Gdańsk City.
  12. In 1954 Niegowo merged in Gdańsk City.
  13. In 1942 Pietzkendorf merged in Danzig City.
  14. In 1973 Postołowo merged in Gdańsk City.
  15. In 1945 Pruszcz was reconstituted as municipality.
  16. In 1973 Rębielcz merged in Gdańsk City.
  17. In 1973 Rębiechowo merged in Gdańsk City.
  18. In 1973 Owczarnia merged in Gdańsk City.
  19. In 1954 Ostrożek merged in Gdańsk City.
  20. In 1973 Łostowice merged in Gdańsk City.
  21. In 1973 Szadółki merged in Gdańsk City.
  22. In 1973 Smęgorzyno merged in Gdańsk City.

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