Former Polish Provinces Under German Rule at the Beginning of the European War[131]

ProvinceArea in
sq. mi.
Population
1910
Period of loss
to Poland
Pomerania, regencies of Strzalow (Stralsund), Szezecin (Stettin), and Koszalin (Köslin)11,7511,716,921XIIIth century[132]
West Prussia, regencies of Gdansk (Dantzik) and Kwidzyn (Marienwerder)9,9661,703,4741772[133]
East Prussia, regencies of Krolewiec (Königsberg), Glombin (Gumbinnen) and Olsztyn (Allenstein)14,4312,064,1751656[134]
Posnania, regencies of Poznan (Posen) and Bydgoszcz (Bromberg)11,3072,099,8311815[135]
Regency of Frankfurt (Francfort-sur-l’Oder)7,4871,233,189XIIIth century
Province of Silesia, regencies of Lignica (Liegnitz), Wroclaw (Breslau),[136] and Opole (Oppeln)15,7315,225,9621335
Saxon District of Budziszyn (Bautzen)[137] 963443,549XIIIth century

TABLE II

Polish Administrative Divisions under Austro-hungarian Rule at The Beginning of the European War

TerritoryArea in
sq. mi.
Population
Period of loss
to Poland
Marquisate of Moravia8662,622,271XIth century
Duchy of Silesia[138]2,007756,949
Kingdom of Galicia with the Grand Duchy of Cracow[139]30,6158,025,6751772-1795

TABLE III

Polish Administrative Divisions Under Russian Rule at the Beginning Of the European War

TerritoryArea in
sq. mi.
Population in
1910[140]
Period of loss
to Poland
Baltic Provinces:
Gov’t of Esthonia7,897471,4001660
“ “ Livonia18,3421,466,9001660
“ “ Courland10,642749,1001795
Lithuania:
Gov’t of Grodno15,0811,974,400}
“ “ Kovno15,8531,796,700}1793-1795[141]
“ “ Vilna16,5871,957,000}
White Ruthenia:
Gov’t of Smolensk21,7571,988,7001667
“ “ Minsk35,6492,868,300}
“ “ Mohilev18,7382,261,500}1772-1793
“ “ Witebsk17,6151,850,700}
Kingdom of Poland:
Gov’t of Kalisz4,4361,183,800}
“ “ Kielce3,936973,300}
“ “ Lublin6,5671,556,000}
“ “ Lomza4,119688,500}
“ “ Piotrkow4,7771,981,300}1815 by Congress of Vienna
“ “ Plock3,684739,900}
“ “ Radom4,8171,112,200}
“ “ Siedlce5,5911,003,400}
“ “ Suwalki4,895681,300}
“ “ Warsaw6,8332,547,700}
Ruthenia:
Gov’t of Kiovie19,8904,604,200}
“ “ Podolia16,5873,812,000}1793-1795[142]
“ “ Volhynia28,0233,920,400}

TABLE IV

Distribution of Poles and Germans in Upper Silesia, According To 1910 German Census Figures[143]