District of Gostingen
The district of Gostingen (until 1941 the district of Gostyn ) was a German administrative unit in occupied Poland from 1939 to 1945 during the Second World War .
Administrative history
During the Second World War, the German occupation authorities from the Powiat Gostyński formed an administrative unit called the Gostyn District (from May 21, 1941 Gostingen District ) in the Posen administrative district in the Reichsgau Wartheland . The annexation of the area by the German Reich on October 26, 1939 , as a unilateral act of violence, was ineffective under international law. The German occupation ended with the invasion of the Red Army in January 1945.
District administrators
- 1940–1945 Johannes Reichelt
Municipal structure
During the German occupation in World War II, only Gostyn received city rights in 1942 according to the German municipal code of 1935, the other municipalities were combined into administrative districts.
Place names
During the German occupation in World War II, the place names valid in 1918 were initially adopted by an unpublished decree of December 29, 1939, but the local occupation authorities soon made “wild” Germanizations. On May 18, 1943, all places with a post or train station were given German names, mostly phonetic adjustments, translations or free inventions.
Larger communities
| Polish name | German name (1815-1919) | German name (1939-1945) |
|---|---|---|
| Brzezie | Brzezie | Birch grove |
| Daleszyn | Daleschin | Lindendorf |
| Domachowo | Domachowo | Berghausen |
| Gostyń | Gostyn |
1939–1941 Gostyn 1941–1945 Gostingen |
| Krobia | Kröben | Kröben |
| Łęka Wielka | Great Lenka | Big Lanke |
| Ludwinowo | Ludwinowo | Langmeil |
| Michałowo | Michalowo | Michelsdorf |
| Pasierby | Pasierby | Orphanage |
| Piaski | Sandberg | Sandberg |
| Poniec | Punitz | Punitz |
| Siedlec | Siedlec | Schadlitz |
| Siemowo | Siemowo | Leinrode |
| Smolice | Smolitz |
1939–1943 Zieten 1943–1945 Zietenfelde |
| Stara Krobia | Alt Kröben | Alt Kröben |
| Sułkowice | Sulkowitz | Saulendorf |
| Żychlewo | Zychlewo | Ludwigshof |
| Żytowiecko | Zytowiecko 1896–1919 silk |
silk |