The Landkreis Sprottau was a district of the German state Prussia from 1816 to 1945. It was part of the Prussian Province of Lower Silesia, before 1919 the Prussian Province of Silesia. In 1932 it was merged with Landkreis Sagan.[1] Its present-day successors are Powiat Żagański and Powiat Polkowicki. On 1 January 1945 it included:
| Landkreis Sprottau | |
|---|---|
| DistrictofPrussia | |
| 1816–1945 | |
 Map from 1905 | |
| Capital | Sprottau (Szprotawa) |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 51°34′00″N 15°30′00″E / 51.566667°N 15.500000°E / 51.566667; 15.500000 |
• 1910
| 0.730 km2 (0.282 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1910 | 39,882 |
| History | |
• Established | 1816 |
• Disestablished | 1945 |
| Today part of | Poland |
The district had a majority German population, with a small Polish minority.[2]
| 1890 | 1900 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | 36,337 | 98.85% | 38,175 | 97.78% |
| Polish | 307 | 0.84% | 570 | 1.46% |
| Bilingual | 84 | 0.23% | 124 | 0.32% |
| Total | 36,759 | 39,042 | ||
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Names of two communes were renamed in 1936:
Holders of these political positions were called "Landsrat".[1]