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  Regierungsbezirk Posen  Posen (now Poznań in Poland) was the
southern of two Prussian administrative regions, or
Regierungsbezirke (Polish: Rejencja), of the Grand Duchy of
Posen (1815–49) and its successor, the Province of Posen
(1849-1918). The administrative region was bordered on the north
by Regierungsbezirk Bromberg, to the west by the Province of
Brandenburg, to the south by the Silesia Province, and to the
east by Russian Congress Poland.  The Posen region was inhabited
mainly by Roman Catholic Poles, although it had a minority of
mostly Protestant Germans.   Note: Prussian provinces were
subdivided into units called Kreise (singular Kreis, abbreviated
Kr., English "circle"), which were similar to large counties in
US terms. Cities would have their own Stadtkreis (English:
"urban district") and the surrounding rural area would be named
for the city, but referred to as a Landkreis (English: "