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[[File:Steegnerwerder.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Steegnerwerder (now Stegienka, Poland) | [[File:Steegnerwerder.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Steegnerwerder (now Stegienka, Poland) | ||
| − | Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegienka Wikipedia Commons]'']] Steegnerwerder (Stegnerwerder; now known as Stegienka; coordinates: 54.310556, 19.055556 [54° 18′ 38″ N, 19° 3′ 20″ E]; population in 1905, 206; in 2012, 330) is located approximately 12 kilometres (7 miles) north of Nowy Dwór Gdański ([[Tiegenhof (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhof]]) and 29 km | + | Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegienka Wikipedia Commons]'']] Steegnerwerder (Stegnerwerder; now known as Stegienka; coordinates: 54.310556, 19.055556 [54° 18′ 38″ N, 19° 3′ 20″ E]; population in 1905, 206; in 2012, 330) is located approximately 12 kilometres (7 miles) north of Nowy Dwór Gdański ([[Tiegenhof (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhof]]) and 29 km (18 mi.) east of the regional capital Gdańsk ([[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]]). |
Steegnerwerder was established in 1650 by Dutch settlers. Until 1793 Steegnerwerder was part of Danzig in Royal Prussia (also known as Polish Prussia) in the Kingdom of [[Poland|Poland]]. The Second Partition of Poland in 1793 added Danzig and its surrounding territory to the province of [[West Prussia|West Prussia]]. Steegnerwerder was situated in the district (Kreis) of Danzig from 1818 until 1887, when it became part of the district of Danziger Niederung. The village became part of the [[Danzig, Free City of|Free City of Danzig]] from 1920 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939, when it came under the control of Nazi Germany. In February 1945 it was occupied by Soviet forces and eventually returned to Poland. Today it is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stegna, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship. | Steegnerwerder was established in 1650 by Dutch settlers. Until 1793 Steegnerwerder was part of Danzig in Royal Prussia (also known as Polish Prussia) in the Kingdom of [[Poland|Poland]]. The Second Partition of Poland in 1793 added Danzig and its surrounding territory to the province of [[West Prussia|West Prussia]]. Steegnerwerder was situated in the district (Kreis) of Danzig from 1818 until 1887, when it became part of the district of Danziger Niederung. The village became part of the [[Danzig, Free City of|Free City of Danzig]] from 1920 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939, when it came under the control of Nazi Germany. In February 1945 it was occupied by Soviet forces and eventually returned to Poland. Today it is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stegna, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship. | ||
Revision as of 17:37, 12 February 2014
Steegnerwerder (Stegnerwerder; now known as Stegienka; coordinates: 54.310556, 19.055556 [54° 18′ 38″ N, 19° 3′ 20″ E]; population in 1905, 206; in 2012, 330) is located approximately 12 kilometres (7 miles) north of Nowy Dwór Gdański (Tiegenhof) and 29 km (18 mi.) east of the regional capital Gdańsk (Danzig).
Steegnerwerder was established in 1650 by Dutch settlers. Until 1793 Steegnerwerder was part of Danzig in Royal Prussia (also known as Polish Prussia) in the Kingdom of Poland. The Second Partition of Poland in 1793 added Danzig and its surrounding territory to the province of West Prussia. Steegnerwerder was situated in the district (Kreis) of Danzig from 1818 until 1887, when it became part of the district of Danziger Niederung. The village became part of the Free City of Danzig from 1920 until the outbreak of World War II in 1939, when it came under the control of Nazi Germany. In February 1945 it was occupied by Soviet forces and eventually returned to Poland. Today it is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stegna, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
The 1793 census does not list any Mennonites in the village of Steegnerwerder. In 1820, the village had 172 residents, including 9 Mennonites.
Mennonites who were residents of Steegnerwerder were members of the Tiegenhagen Mennonite Church.
Bibliography
Stowarzyszenie Konserwatorów Zabytków. "Stegienka." Catalogue of Monuments of Dutch Colonization in Poland. 2005. Web. 5 December 2012. http://holland.org.pl/art.php?kat=obiekt&id=445&lang=en.
Wikipedia. "Stegienka." Web. 5 December 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegienka.
Wolf, Hans-Jürgen. "Familienforschung in Westpreußen." Web. 5 December 2012. http://www.westpreussen.de/cms/ct/ortsverzeichnis/details.php?ID=6270.
Maps
Map:Stegienka, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
| Author(s) | Richard D Thiessen |
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| Date Published | December 2012 |
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