Kolberg-Körlin (earlier spelling Colberg-Cörlin) was a Landkreis (county) in the Prussian Province of Pomerania between 1872 and 1945. Its territory roughly corresponds with modern Kołobrzeg County () and the western parts of modern Białogard County () with Karlino, the former Körlin.

History Kolberg-Körlin comprised the village of Altstadt (now Budzistowo), a predecessor of nearby Kolberg founded before 1000 A.D. Other early settlements in the region are Pobloth and Zwilipp, both of which are first mentioned in 1159 according to the Pomeranian Urkundenbuch, and the localities Drosedow, Jarchow and Rützow, first mentioned in 1180 by the same source. Most of Kolberg–Körlin’s other municipalities have records dating back to the 13th Century.

Colberg-Cörlin was created on 1 September 1872 as a partition of Kreis Fürstenthum, the successor of the Principality of Cammin. It belonged to the government region (Regierungsbezirk) Cöslin (later Köslin) in the Prussian province of Pomerania, and comprised rural regions as well as the towns of Colberg and Cörlin. The county seat was in Colberg.

Following World War I, Colberg-Cörlin was renamed Kolberg-Körlin.

After Prussia was effectively absorbed into the Third Reich, Prussia and its districts, like all other German states under Hitler, was stripped of all genuine powers and were reduced to mere administrative units.

In early 1945 at the end of World War II, Kolberg-Körlin was occupied by the Red Army. Shortly thereafter, as a result of the Potsdam Agreement, Kolberg-Körlin, along with the rest of the former Prussian lands east of the Oder-Neisse line, became Polish. Most of the German population was evacuated or expelled and the area was resettled by Poles.

The territory of former Kolberg-Körlin subsequently became part of the Sczcecin, Koszalin and West Pomeranian Voivodeships.

Demographics The district had majority German population, with a small Polish (Kashubian) minority. +Ethnolinguistic structure of the district18901905German51,76299.1%60,38798.5%Kashubian4170.8%7881.3%Bilingual360.1%570.1%Total52,23461,289

Municipalities On 1 January 1945 the Landkries Kolberg-Körlin comprised the town of Körlin, with approximately 3,400 residents, and about 78 other communities with less than 2,000 inhabitants. In 1900, the county comprised the following municipalities and population:

Alt Bork 381 Alt Marrin, Gutsbezirk 316 Alt Quetzin 411 Alt Tramm 443 Alt Werder 280 Altstadt 25 Altstadt, Gutsbezirk 115 Baldekow 158 Baldekow, Gutsbezirk 155 Bartin 267 Bodenhagen 512 Bogenthin 188 Bullenwinkel 148 Büssow 307 Damgardt 307 Damitz 409 Dassow 451 Degow 1.073 Drenow 433 Drenow, Gutsbezirk 201 Drosedow 337 Drosedow, Gutsbezirk 326 Dumzin, Gutsbezirk 224 Eickstedtswalde, Gutsbezirk 136 Fritzow 205 Fritzow, Gutsbezirk 208 Gandelin 95 Gandelin, Gutsbezirk 252 Ganzkow 49 Ganzkow, Gutsbezirk 163 Garchen 199 Garrin 939 Gervin 564 Grandhof, Gutsbezirk 64 Gribow 474 Groß Jestin 1.618 Groß Pobloth 37 Groß Pobloth, Gutsbezirk 206 Groß Vorbeck, Gutsbezirk 96 Hohenfier, Gutsbezirk 77 Jaasde 35 Jarchow, Gutsbezirk 205 Karkow, Gutsbezirk 162 Karvin 329 Kerstin 99 Kerstin, Gutsbezirk 262 Kienow, Gutsbezirk 110 Klaptow, Gutsbezirk 332 Klein Jestin 72 Klein Jestin, Gutsbezirk 109 Klein Pobloth, Gutsbezirk 259 Kolberg 24.786 Kolberger Deep 237 Kölpin 331 Kölpin A, Gutsbezirk 97 Kölpin B, Gutsbezirk 65 Körlin 2.998 Körlin, Gutsbezirk 102 Koseeger, Gutsbezirk 252 Kowanz 445 Kruckenbeck, Gutsbezirk 225 Krühne, Gutsbezirk 83 Leikow 123 Leppin, Gutsbezirk 136 Lestin, Gutsbezirk 494 Lübchow 112 Lübchow, Gutsbezirk 204 Lustebuhr, Gutsbezirk 237 Mallnow 106 Mallnow, Gutsbezirk 132 Mechenthin 65 Mechenthin, Gutsbezirk 105 Meierei, Gutsbezirk 157 Mohrow 173 Moitzelfitz 140 Moitzelfitz, Gutsbezirk 282 Moitzlin, Gutsbezirk 195 Moltow, Gutsbezirk 180 Mühlenbruch, Gutsbezirk 30 Naugard 176 Necknin 186 Nehmer 388 Nessin 365 Neu Bork 147 Neugasthof, Gutsbezirk 105 Neu Marrin, Gutsbezirk 71 Neu Quetzin 141 Neu Sternin 413 Neu Tramm 159 Neu Werder 114 Neurese 347 Papenhagen, Gutsbezirk 64 Peterfitz 218 Peterfitz, Gutsbezirk 70 Petersfelde, Gutsbezirk 152 Petershagen 636 Plauenthin, Gutsbezirk 169 Poldemin 169 Prettmin 349 Pustar, Gutsbezirk 204 Putzernin, Gutsbezirk 101 Rabuhn 401 Rabuhn, Gutsbezirk 10) Ramelow 204 Ramelow, Niedergut, Gutsbezirk 171 Ramelow, Obergut, Gutsbezirk 188 Reselkow 471 Reselkow, Gutsbezirk 99 Rogzow 48 Rogzow, Gutsbezirk 335 Roman 403 Roman, Gutsbezirk 277 Rossenthin 210 Rützow, Gutsbezirk 476 Rüwolsdorf 187 Schleps 269 Schmuckenthin, Gutsbezirk 124 Schötzow 72 Schötzow, Gutsbezirk 192 Schwartow, Gutsbezirk 153 Schwedt 513 Schwedt, Gutsbezirk 14) Seefeld 278 Sellnow 517 Semmerow 269 Simötzel 910 Sophienwalde, Gutsbezirk 21 Spie 257 Sternin 134 Stöckow 379 Stolzenberg 979 Trienke, Gutsbezirk 314 Wartekow 96 Wartekow, Gutsbezirk 151 Wobrow 153 Zernin 637 Zürkow, Gutsbezirk 114 Zwilipp 283

See also Goscino History of Prussia Pomerania Prussia West Pomeranian Voivodeship

References

External links Landkreis Kolberg-Körlin Die Stadt Kolberg und Landkreis Kolberg-Körlin A Brief History of Pomerania Pommern gemeindeverzeichnis.de