title: Kreis Witkowo
text: # Kreis Witkowo
  
  Kreis Witkowo was a district in Regierungsbezirk Bromberg, in the Prussian province of Posen, from 1887 to 1919.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  According to the Prussian census of 1905, the district had a population of 27,784, of which 84% were Poles and 16% were Germans. The majority of German residents left the district after 1918.
  
  ## Court system
  
  The main court (German: Landgericht) was in Gnesen, with lower courts (German: Amtsgericht) in Gnesen and Witkowo.
  
  