Landkreis
Neustadt (Westpr.) /
Neustadt County (Western Prussia)
The Prussian-German Landkreis (County)
Neustadt (Westpr.) and the Kreis Putzig existed between
1818 and 1945.
On January 1st, 1945 the Landkreis Neustadt
(Westpr.) consisted of 2 towns and 121 villages / communities.
History
Kingdom of Prussia
 After the complete
reorganisation of the county and district administrations
in Prussia as a consequence of the Vienna Congress (the
peace congress after the French Revolution and Napoleon’s
war) the “Kreis Neustadt i. Westpr." (Neustadt
County in Western Prussia) was established on July 1st,
1818 as part of the district of "Danzig (Gdansk)"
in the Prussian province of "Westpreussen (Western
Prussia)". It covered the towns of Neustadt (Wejherowo)
and Putzig (Puck) and many rural communities. The administration
was located in Neustadt. After the provinces Prussia
and Western Prussia were joined on December 3rd, 1829
the county belonged to province of Prussia. The
provincial administration was located in "Königsberg
in Preussen" (Kaliningrad / Russia). The district
of Danzig (Gdansk) was maintained.
Norddeutscher Bund (North German Federation)
/ Deutsches Reich (German Reich)
Since July 1st, 1867 the Neustadt County
belonged to the North German Federation and from July
1st, 1867 to the German Reich. After a split of the
Province of Prussia into the Provinces of "Ostpreussen"
(Eastern Prussia) and "Westpreussen" (Western
Prussia) on April 1st, 1878 it again belonged to to
Province of Western Prussia.
Due to the continuous growth of population
in Western Prussia in the 19th century the number of
residents to be covered by the county administrations
became to big. A split of most counties was found to
be necessary. Therefore the Neustadt County was split
into two new counties with effect of April 1st, 1878:
"Neustadt i. Westpr." (Neustadt in Western
Prussia) and "Putzig". The county administration
of the Putzig County was established in the town of
Putzig (Puck).
Poland / Free Town of Danzig (Gdansk)
 After the Versail Treaty
(WW I Peace Treaty) was put into force on January 10th,
1920 both counties, Neustadt i. Westpr. (main parts
of the county) and Putzig belonged to Poland. The
county names were changed from Neustadt to Wejherowo
and from Putzig to Puck. The Zoppot community and the
forest area Oliva were allocated to the Free Town of
Danzig (Gdansk).
Deutsches Reich / Großdeutsches
Reich (German Reich)
After the occupation of Poland by the
German Reich, the Polish County "Seekreis"
(Sea County = Morski powiat) with its administration
in Gdynia was renamed to "Neustadt i. Westpr."
and the administration was reestablished in the town
of Neustadt. The county was subordinate to the new "Reichsgau
Westpreussen" (Reichsgau = Nazi term for province),
later "Danzig-Westpreussen" in the "Regierungsbezirk
(administrative district) Danzig". On June 25th,
1942 the county was renamed to "Neustadt (Westpr.)".
In spring 1945 the Neustadt County was occupied by Russian
Forces (Red Army) and came under Polish administration.
Names of towns and villages
Mainly the names of places were maintained
until 1945. In some cases villages were renamed, because
their names were of Slavic or Polish origin:
Bojahn: Blücherode,
Ceynowa:
Ziegenhagen, Kr. Neustadt (Westpr.),
Darslub:
Buchheide,
Gohra: initially Bergen, later Rhedaberg,
Goschin: Kaiserhof,
Kolletzkau: Kollendorf,
Polzin: Konradswiese,
Neustadt i. Westpr.:
Neustadt (Westpr.),
Putzig: Putzig, Kr. Neustadt
(Westpr.),
Quaschin: Quassendorf,
Slawoschin:
initially Wittenbrock, later Wittenbrook.
Source: Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org)
(German only)
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