'New East Prussia' (DE: Neuostpreußen; PL: Prusy Nowowschodnie) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1795 to 1807, and a current Reichsland of the German Empire. It was created out of territory annexed in the Third Partition of Poland and included parts of Masovia and Podlachia. In 1806 it had 914,610 inhabitants with a territorial area of less than 55,000 km². The reconstituted state was formed after the Treaty of Paris (1946).
Geography
New East Prussia encompasses territory between East Prussia and the Vistula, Western Bug, and Neman rivers.
1807 Treaties of Tilsit
Following Napoleon Bonaparte's victory in the War of the Fourth Coalition and the Greater Poland Uprising of 1806 the Province of New East Prussia was ceded according to the 1807 Treaties of Tilsit:
- The Bialystok Department which was ceded to the Russian Empire
1946 Treaty of Paris
Following the end of World War II and the Allies victory over the fascist governments of France and Poland, the German government demanded the creation of a buffer state with the Polish nation, recreating the former Prussian territory of New East Prussia. The Polish population was forcibly expelled from the territory and sent to the new Polish homeland.
Administrative Divisions
New East Prussia is divided into the Regierungsbezirke Bialystok and Plozk, which are divided into the following counties (Kreise):
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1807 disestablishments Masovia Provinces of Prussia Reichsland of Germany