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The Province of Posen (‹See Tfd› German: Provinz Posen; Polish: Prowincja Poznańska) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1848 to 1920, occupying most of the historical Greater Poland. The province was established following the Poznań Uprising of 1848 as a successor to the Grand Duchy of Posen , which in turn was annexed by ...
Posen was the southern of two Prussian administrative regions, or Regierungsbezirke (Polish: rejencja), of the Grand Duchy of Posen (1815–1849) and its successor, the Province of Posen (1849–1918).
The Grand Duchy of Posen was created after the third partition of Poland, where the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was divided between the Russian, Prussian, and Austrian Empires in 1792 and again after the Napoleonic Wars in 1815.
Aug 8, 2024 · Poznan, city and capital of Wielkopolskie province, west-central Poland, located on the Warta River near its confluence with the Cybina. For a time, the city served as the capital of Poland, and it was a major hub of European trade in the 15th and 16th centuries.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Poznań is known as Posen in German, and was officially called Haupt- und Residenzstadt Posen (Capital and Residence City of Poznań) between 20 August 1910 and 28 November 1918. The Latin names of the city are Posnania and Civitas Posnaniensis.
The Province of Posen (German: Provinz Posen; Polish: Prowincja Poznańska) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1848 to 1920, occupying most of the historical Greater Poland.
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History of the Province of Posen (Poznan) from 1793. Up until 1793, the Province of Posen remained part of the Kingdom of Poland. It was often referred to as "Greater Poland". For an historical timeline of Poland and the Province of Posen before 1793, go to the Poland History page.
