so the flight and expulsion of Germans did not affect the region as much. In 1950, most of the region's population were its autochthons, who had had German citizenship before World War II, and were granted Polish citizenship after 1945. There were also many newcomers, especially from Eastern Poland annexed by the USSR and from pre-war Polish Upper Silesia. Government regions (As of 1 January 1945) Regierungsbezirk Kattowitz Urban districts (Stadtkreise) City of Beuthen City of Gleiwitz City of Hindenburg in Oberschlesien City of Kattowitz City of Königshütte Rural districts (Landkreise) Landkreis Bendsburg Landkreis Beuthen-Tarnowitz Landkreis Bielitz Landkreis Kattowitz Landkreis Krenau Landkreis Ilkenau Landkreis Pless Landkreis Rybnik Landkreis Saybusch Landkreis Teschen Landkreis Tost-Gleiwitz Regierungsbezirk Oppeln Urban districts (Stadtkreise) City of Nysa (Neisse) City of Opole (Oppeln) City of Racibórz (Ratibor) Rural districts (Landkreise) Landkreis Blachstädt Landkreis Cosel Landkreis Falkenberg in Oberschleisen Landkreis Groß Strehlitz Landkreis Grottkau Landkreis Guttentag Landkreis Kreuzburg in Oberschlesien Landkreis Leobschütz Landkreis Lublinitz Landkreis Neisse Landkreis Neustadt in Oberschlesien Landkreis Oppeln Landkreis Ratibor Landkreis Rosenberg Landkreis Warthenau References External links Volksabstimmungen 1920 und 1922 History of Silesia Provinces of Prussia 1919 establishments in Germany 1945 disestablishments in Germany Nazi war crimes in Poland Former eastern territories of Germany