Landkreis Sprottau
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. Its present-day successors are Powiat Żagański and Powiat Polkowicki. On 1 January 1945 it included:
Municipal constitution
Placenames
Names of two communes were renamed in 1936:
- Puschkau → Hirtenau
- Tschirndorf → Hammerfeld
- Oskar von Bezold
Holders of these political positions were called "Landsrat".
