Kreis Netzekreis
Kreis History
- Part of the Provinz Posen prior to 1918 (from parts of Kreise Czarnikau, Filehne and Kolmar in the administrative district of Bromberg). It became German and a part of Posen after the First Partitioning of Poland in 1772.
- After World War I it became part of the Provinz Grenzmark Posen-Westpreußen in 1918-1938 and was renamed Netzekreis.
- In 1938, it became part of Pomerania.
- Netzekreis takes its name from the Netze River.
- Frederick the Great had the Netze meadows drained to make grazing land for cattle.
- This area had sawmills and furniture factories to process the forests.
- There was an abundance of fish in the many lakes and rivers.
- Schönlanke (today known as Trzcianka) was the capital city, and had cloth, shoe, and net factories.
- Kreuz (today known as Krzyz Wielkopolski) was the other major town that was situated on a major intersection of the railway from Berlin to Bromberg, and Stettin to Posen.
Resources
- Cornberg, Horst von and Werner Köhler. Netzekreis: Ein ostdeutsches Heimatbuch. 1932. 248 pages.
- Landkreis Netzekreis: Gebietsstand von 1939. (Michael Rademacher). Statistics and communities.
- Müller, Paul. Der Netzekreis: Altpommersches Grenzland. Husum: Lütt, 1966. 225 pages.
- Netzekreis. Information on Netzekreis in the Province Grenzmark Posen, West Prussia, by Gerhard Pieske. (In German)
- Personenstandsbücher im Standesamt I in Berlin (Civil Registry Offices) -- Behle, Groß Drensen, Filehne-Land, Glashütte, Grünfier, Kreuz, Putzig, Runau, Schönlanke-Land, Schönlanke-Stadt, Stieglitz
Research Contacts
| Heimatkreisausschuß (HKA) Vorsitzender (Chair) |
Horst Vahldick
Richard-Wagner Str. 6
23558 Lübeck, Germany
Tel: 0451-476009
www.netzekreis.de |
| Heimatkreisbearbeiter (HKB) (Manager or Secretary) |
Renate Winkelmann
Arnimstr. 71 B
23566 Lübeck, Germany
Tel: 0451-64136 |
Jan. 2024 |