Kreise in the Principality of Paderborn

The Principality of Paderborn was divided into three Kreise in 1803, the year after it was created. In the north, the divide between the Oberwaldischer Kreis and the Unterwaldischer Kreis was the same as the divide between the Distrikte of the same name under the Bishopric. In the south, however, a new Kreis was created out of pieces of both Distrikte. The villages within each Kreis are listed below.