The Białystok Department (German: Kammerdepartement Bialystok, Polish: Departament białostocki) was part of the New East Prussia Province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1795 to 1807. It was created out of territory annexed in the Third Partition of Poland and included parts of Podlaskie.

Białystok Department
Kammerdepartement Bialysto (German)
Department of Kingdom of Prussia
1795–1807
CapitalBiałystok
Area
 • Coordinates53°08′N 23°09′E / 53.133°N 23.150°E / 53.133; 23.150
History 
• Established
1795
• Disestablished
9 July 1807
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Podlaskie Voivodeship (1513–1795)
Belostok Oblast
Łomża Department
Today part ofPoland
Lithuania
Belarus¹
¹ Sopoćkinie area

Geography

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The Białystok Department encompassed territory between East Prussia and the Bug River and Neman river.

 
New East Prussia (Neuostpreussen) and the Departments of Plozk and Bialystok, 1801–1807.

Administrative Subdivisions

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The department consisted of the following counties