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[[File:Warnau1925.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|''Detailed map of Warnau, ca. 1925.<br /> | [[File:Warnau1925.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|''Detailed map of Warnau, ca. 1925.<br /> | ||
Source: [http://kpbc.umk.pl//dlibra/doccontent?id=30603&dirids=1 Kujawsko-Pomorska Biblioteka Cyfrowa]''.]] | Source: [http://kpbc.umk.pl//dlibra/doccontent?id=30603&dirids=1 Kujawsko-Pomorska Biblioteka Cyfrowa]''.]] | ||
| − | Warnau (also known as Koszelitzke, Kosczelitzke, Koselitzky, Koseliczky, and Kezelitzke; now known as Kościeleczki; coordinates: 54.0646, 19.0148 [54° 3′ 52″ N, 19° 00′ 53″ E]; population in 1905, 337; in 2012, 260) is located approximately 4.2 kilometres (2.6 miles) north-west of Malbork ([[Marienburg (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Marienburg]]), 18 km | + | Warnau (also known as Koszelitzke, Kosczelitzke, Koselitzky, Koseliczky, and Kezelitzke; now known as Kościeleczki; coordinates: 54.0646, 19.0148 [54° 3′ 52″ N, 19° 00′ 53″ E]; population in 1905, 337; in 2012, 260) is located approximately 4.2 kilometres (2.6 miles) north-west of Malbork ([[Marienburg (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Marienburg]]), 18 km (11 mi.) south-west of Nowy Dwór Gdański ([[Tiegenhof (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhof]]), 27 km (17 mi.) southwest of Elbląg ([[Elbing (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)|Elbing]]), and 42 km (26 mi.) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk ([[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]]). It was situated south-west of Tragheim and north-west of [[Kaminke (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Kaminke]]. |
Warnau was granted a charter in 1388 and had its charter renewed in 1471. The first Mennonites settled in Warnau in 1622. Until 1772 Warnau was located in what was known as Royal Prussia (also known as Polish Prussia) in the Kingdom of [[Poland|Poland]]. The First Partition of Poland in 1772 resulted in the creation of a new province in 1773, called [[West Prussia|West Prussia]], in which Warnau was located. Warnau was situated in the district (Kreis) of Marienburg until the establishment of the [[Danzig, Free City of|Free City of Danzig]] in 1920. The village came under the control of Nazi Germany during World War II until February 1945, when it was occupied by Soviet forces and returned to Poland. In 2012 Warnau (now Kościeleczki) was a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malbork, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship. | Warnau was granted a charter in 1388 and had its charter renewed in 1471. The first Mennonites settled in Warnau in 1622. Until 1772 Warnau was located in what was known as Royal Prussia (also known as Polish Prussia) in the Kingdom of [[Poland|Poland]]. The First Partition of Poland in 1772 resulted in the creation of a new province in 1773, called [[West Prussia|West Prussia]], in which Warnau was located. Warnau was situated in the district (Kreis) of Marienburg until the establishment of the [[Danzig, Free City of|Free City of Danzig]] in 1920. The village came under the control of Nazi Germany during World War II until February 1945, when it was occupied by Soviet forces and returned to Poland. In 2012 Warnau (now Kościeleczki) was a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malbork, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship. | ||
| − | The Prussian 1776 census lists 14 Mennonite families with 95 individuals, having the following surnames: Busenitz, Claasin, Dick, Epp, Harder, Hiebert, Neufeldt, Penner, Suckau, Toews, Warckentin, and Wiens. In 1820, Warnau (by now known as Koszelitzke) had 199 inhabitants, of | + | The Prussian 1776 census lists 14 Mennonite families with 95 individuals, having the following surnames: Busenitz, Claasin, Dick, Epp, Harder, Hiebert, Neufeldt, Penner, Suckau, Toews, Warckentin, and Wiens. In 1820, Warnau (by now known as Koszelitzke) had 199 inhabitants, of whom 49 were Mennonites, constituting almost 25% of the village population. In 1936, the village had 27 Mennonite families with 53 individuals, having the following surnames: Bergmann, Dyck, Enss, Epp, Fieguth, Harder, Knels, Pauls, Penner, Sprunck, Wiebe, and Wiens. |
Mennonites who were residents of Warnau were members of the [[Heubuden (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Heubuden]] Mennonite Church. | Mennonites who were residents of Warnau were members of the [[Heubuden (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Heubuden]] Mennonite Church. | ||
Revision as of 17:01, 6 July 2016
Warnau (also known as Koszelitzke, Kosczelitzke, Koselitzky, Koseliczky, and Kezelitzke; now known as Kościeleczki; coordinates: 54.0646, 19.0148 [54° 3′ 52″ N, 19° 00′ 53″ E]; population in 1905, 337; in 2012, 260) is located approximately 4.2 kilometres (2.6 miles) north-west of Malbork (Marienburg), 18 km (11 mi.) south-west of Nowy Dwór Gdański (Tiegenhof), 27 km (17 mi.) southwest of Elbląg (Elbing), and 42 km (26 mi.) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk (Danzig). It was situated south-west of Tragheim and north-west of Kaminke.
Warnau was granted a charter in 1388 and had its charter renewed in 1471. The first Mennonites settled in Warnau in 1622. Until 1772 Warnau was located in what was known as Royal Prussia (also known as Polish Prussia) in the Kingdom of Poland. The First Partition of Poland in 1772 resulted in the creation of a new province in 1773, called West Prussia, in which Warnau was located. Warnau was situated in the district (Kreis) of Marienburg until the establishment of the Free City of Danzig in 1920. The village came under the control of Nazi Germany during World War II until February 1945, when it was occupied by Soviet forces and returned to Poland. In 2012 Warnau (now Kościeleczki) was a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malbork, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
The Prussian 1776 census lists 14 Mennonite families with 95 individuals, having the following surnames: Busenitz, Claasin, Dick, Epp, Harder, Hiebert, Neufeldt, Penner, Suckau, Toews, Warckentin, and Wiens. In 1820, Warnau (by now known as Koszelitzke) had 199 inhabitants, of whom 49 were Mennonites, constituting almost 25% of the village population. In 1936, the village had 27 Mennonite families with 53 individuals, having the following surnames: Bergmann, Dyck, Enss, Epp, Fieguth, Harder, Knels, Pauls, Penner, Sprunck, Wiebe, and Wiens.
Mennonites who were residents of Warnau were members of the Heubuden Mennonite Church.
Bibliography
Stowarzyszenie Konserwatorów Zabytków. "Kościeleczki." Catalogue of Monuments of Dutch Colonization in Poland. 2005. Web. 17 December 2012. http://holland.org.pl/art.php?kat=obiekt&id=362&lang=en.
Wikipedia. "Kościeleczki." Web. 17 December 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%9Bcieleczki.
Wolf, Hans-Jürgen. "Familienforschung in Westpreußen." Web. 17 December 2012. http://www.westpreussen.de/cms/ct/ortsverzeichnis/details.php?ID=6795.
Maps
Map:Kościeleczki, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
| Author(s) | Richard D Thiessen |
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| Date Published | December 2012 |
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