Königsberg (region)

Regierungsbezirk Königsbergwas aRegierungsbezirk,or government region, of thePrussianprovince ofEast Prussiafrom 1815 until 1945. The regional capital wasKönigsberg(since 1946, Kaliningrad).

East PrussianRegierungsbezirk Königsberg(green), as of 1905.

History

In 1808 during theNapoleonic Wars,East Prussia was divided intoRegierungsbezirkeGumbinnenand Königsberg, comprising the western parts of the formerDuchy of Prussiaand the territory of thePrince-Bishopric of Warmia,annexed by Prussia in 1772. On November 1, 1905, the southerndistrictsof the two regions were separated to createRegierungsbezirkAllenstein.According to the Prussian census of 1905, the reduced Regierungsbezirk Königsberg had a population of 893,427, of which around 96% wereGermansand 4% wereLithuanians,who were mainly concentrated in the districts of Labiau and Memel.

Regierungsbezirk Königsberg was dissolved in 1945 when East Prussia was partitioned betweenPolandand theSoviet Union(Kaliningrad Oblast) afterWorld War II.

Districts in 1937

As of December 31, 1937

Urban districts

1. Königsberg(Pr)

Rural districts

1. Bartenstein (Ostpr.)(Bartoszycetoday)
2. Braunsberg (Ostpr.)(Brainewotoday, Brunsberga between 1466-1772 and 1945–1946)
3. Fischhausen(Seat:Fischhausen) (Primorsk today)
4. Gerdauen(Zheleznodorozhnytoday, pronounced "Jeleznodorojni" )
5. Heiligenbeil(Mamonovotoday)
6. Heilsberg(Lidzbark Warmińskibetween 1466-1772 and since 1945)
7. Königsberg i. Pr.
8. Labiau(Polessktoday)
9. Mohrungen(Morągtoday)
10. Preußisch Eylau(Bagrationovsktoday, Ilawka between 1945 and 1946)
11. Preußisch Holland(Pasłęktoday)
12. Rastenburg(Kętrzyntoday, Rastembork between 1945 and 1950)
13. Wehlau(Znamensktoday)

Districts in 1945

As of January 1, 1945

Urban districts

1. Königsberg

Rural districts

1. Bartenstein (Ostpr.)
2. Braunsberg (Ostpr.)
3. Gerdauen
4. Heiligenbeil
5. Heilsberg
6. Labiau
7. Mohrungen
8. Preußisch Eylau
9. Preußisch Holland
10. Rastenburg
11. Samland(seat:Königsberg)
12. Wehlau