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:

Demographics

The district had a majority German population, with a small Polish minority.

History

Municipal constitution

Placenames

Names of two communes were renamed in 1936:

District heads

Representatives in Provincial Parliament of Lower Silesia

Holders of these political positions were called "Landsrat".