Ladekopp (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
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Ladekopp (also known as Ladekopperfeld; now Lubieszewo; coordinates: 54.19, 19.038889 [54° 11′ 24″ N, 19° 2′ 20″ E]; population in 1910, 718, in 2012, 780) is located approximately 6 kilometres (4 miles) south-west of Nowy Dwór Gdański (Tiegenhof), 17 km. (11 mi.) north of Malbork (Marienburg), 23 km. (14 mi.) west of Elbląg (Elbing), and 33 km. (21 mi.) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk (Danzig).
Ladekopp is an ancient village in the middle of the Vistula-Nogat delta. It was first mentioned in historical documents in 1255 and was granted the Chełmno charter (Kulm Law, a legal constitution for a municipal form of government) by Werner von Orseln, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, ca. 1315-1324. In 1341, the Grand Master Rudolf König renewed the charter with 70.5 włókas (1,266 hectares) of land, 10 włókas (180 ha.) of forest, and 4 church włókas (72 ha.). A Roman Catholic priest was established in the village by 1376, and the St. Elizabeth parish church dates from the 14th century. In 1707, the residents erected an octagonal Lutheran church, which burned down in 1826. It was rebuilt in 1827 and taken down after 1945.
Until 1772 Ladekopp 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 Ladekopp was located. Ladekopp 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 Ladekopp (now Lubieszewo) was a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Dwór Gdański, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
The 1776 Prussian census lists 22 Mennonite families in Ladekopp with the following surnames: Bestvader, Claassen, Dick, Elias, Ens, Epp, Esau, Fiegeth, Jantzen, Kroeker, Penner, Peters, Rigehr, Suckau, Toews, Wieb, Wiens, and Wilms. In 1820 Ladekopp had 640 inhabitants, of which 97 were Mennonite. In 1868, the village had 150 włókas (2,693 hectares) of land, 66 houses, 288 Catholics, 326 Lutherans, and 114 Mennonites.
A Mennonite church was organized in Ladekopp in 1735 with the same name. In 1935 it had 537 baptized members and 213 children. The members were mostly farmers, owning 545 hectares of land, some merchants, industrialists, and retired persons. The Flemish Mennonites who settled in Ladekopp and surrounding localities belonged to the Grosswerder church, while the Frisian Mennonites united with the Orlofferfelde church. In 1735-1740, when the Grosswerder congregation was divided into four parts, Ladekopp became the Orloff Quarter. They had their own preachers and deacons, but the elder served all four quarters. The Naamlijst of 1743 names as preachers of Ladekopp (Flemish church) Jakob Wiebe, Abraham Wiebe, Hans Penner, and Pieter Klaassen (Clasen). They were followed by Gillis Wiens, Jakob Suckau, Cornelis Suckau 1753-ca. 1783, Abraham Konrath 1759, Peter Wiebe 1758-before 1800, Cornelis Wall 1762-before 1800, Isaak Teeuws (Töws) 1762-after 1802, Hans Wall 1762-before 1780, Peter Klaassen 1777-after 1802, Cornelis Klaassen 1782-ca. 1796, Johann Töws Jr. 1787-after 1802, Johann Wall 1787- ca.1797, Hans Wall 1798-?, Peter Regier 1799-?, Abraham von Riesen 1801-? In later years Ladekopp was served by its own elder, six preachers, and two deacons. The later elders of Ladekopp with year of ordination were Jakob Wiebe 1833, Johann Töws 1853, Johann Wiens 1873, Johann Neufeldt 1905, and Johann Penner 1919.
In 1768 the congregation, with the consent of the bishop of the state church, built a meetinghouse in Ladekopp which seated 600 persons. For the members living in the southwest a church was built at Pordenau in 1800, with a seating capacity of 250. Both churches had adjoining cemeteries for their members. The home for poor members, built in 1800, was sold in 1894; needy members were by that time supported in their homes. Church records were kept from 1775 to the end of World War II. The baptized membership of Ladekopp-Pordenau was 564 in 1852, 400 in 1882; that of Ladekopp-Pordenau-Orlofferfelde 707 (1,114 souls) in 1888; 1,141 souls in 1928; 1,021 souls in 1941 (739 baptized members). The last elders were Johann Penner of Prangenau (preacher 1903, elder 1919-d. 1943) and Johannes Dyck II (preacher 1919).
In 1882 the congregation was incorporated. Since the members of the Ladekopp congregation and the Frisians of the Orlofferfelde church lived side by side in the same village, and since to obtain corporation rights it was necessary to define limits, these congregations merged for business purposes. Their leaders met for the discussion of common problems.
The Ladekopp church belonged to the Conference of the East and West Prussian Mennonite Churches, and from 1892 was a member of the Vereinigung. In the fighting at the end of World War II in 1945 the meetinghouses at Ladekopp and Pordenau were burned down. The members were all evacuated westward into Denmark and Germany.
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Additional Information
Location of former cemetery: Neuteichsdorf (now Stawiec): Cmentarz Mennonicki, 82-100 Stawiec, Poland (54.188467, 19.002792 [54° 11' 18.5" N, 19° 00' 10.1" E]).
Elders of the Grosses Werder Mennonite Church
| Elder | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Hans Siemens (d. 1644) | 22 Sep 1639-Feb 1644 |
| Peter Claassen | 31 Oct 1645–8 Oct 1679 |
| Harm Neufeld, (d. 1695) | 1676-1695 |
| Dirk Siemens (d. 1729), Tiegenhagen | 6 Sep 1695–24 Nov 1729 |
| Abraham Buhler, Co-Elder | Until 1726 |
| Simon von Riesen (d. 1736), Klein Mausdorf | 18 Sep 1729–fall 1736 |
| Cornelius Andres (1680-1741), Tiegerweide | 7 Jun 1736–11 Jun 1741 |
| Hans Buhler, Klein Mausddorferfeld | 10 Sep 1741–29 Sep 1754 |
| Abraham Penner (d. 1766), Rueckenauerfeld | 2 Feb 1755–28 Nov 1766 |
| Dirk Thiessen (1727-1806), Petershagen | 1 Feb 1767–11 Jun 1806 |
| Cornelius Warkentin (1740-1809), Rosenort | 13 Sep 1795–10 Jan 1809 |
| Peter Regier (1776-1814), Siebenhuben | 12 Jul 1808–26 Feb 1814 |
| Abraham Wiebe (1764-1833), Tiegenhagen | 4 May 1814–12 Feb 1833 |
Elders of the Ladekopp Mennonite Church
| Elder | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Jacob Wiebe (d. 1852) | 26 Mar 1833–31 Oct 1852 |
| Johann Toews (1803-1889) | 14 Aug 1853–1869 |
| Johann Wiens (1836-1904) | 3 Aug 1873–16 Jan 1904 |
| Johann Neufeld (1838-1913) | 14 Feb 1905–3 Dec 1913 |
| Johann Penner (1871-1943) | 23 Mar 1919-Aug 1943 |
| Johannes Dyck II (1884-1962) | 1944-1945 |
Maps
Map:Lubieszewo (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
| Author(s) | A. Jansson |
|---|---|
| Nanne van der Zijpp | |
| Date Published | December 2012 |
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