Kreis Sagan

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Kreis Sagan
Prussian Province Silesia (1816–1919)
Lower Silesia (1919–1932)
Regierungsbezirk Liegnitz
Capital Sagan
Population64,420 (1925)
Schlesien Kr Sprottau - Sagan.png
Map of the Sagan district (1905)

Kreis Sagan was a Prussian district in Silesia, with its capital at Sagan. It existed until 1932, when it was dissolved and most of its territory was merged into the Sprottau district, with some smaller areas being assigned to other adjacent districts. [1]

Demographics

According to the Prussian census of 1861, the Sagan district had a population of 53,934, of which 53,913 (99.96%) were Germans and 21 (0.04%) were Sorbs. [2]

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References

  1. Rademacher, Michael. "Landkreis Sprottau". erwaltungsgeschichte.de. Michael Rademacher. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. Belzyt, Leszek (1998). Sprachliche Minderheiten im preussischen Staat: 1815 - 1914 ; die preußische Sprachenstatistik in Bearbeitung und Kommentar. Marburg: Herder-Inst. ISBN   978-3-87969-267-5.[ permanent dead link ]