Kisielice
Kisielice | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Iława |
| Gmina | Kisielice |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 2,208 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 14-220 |
Kisielice [kʲiɕɛˈlʲit͡sɛ] (Template:Lang-de) is a town in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,222 inhabitants (2004).
Geographical location
Kisielice is locted on a hill in the vicinity of a small lake in the south of Pomeralia, approximately 20 kilometers west of Iłowa, 36 kilometers north-east of Grudziądz, 60 kilometers south of Elbląg and 88 kilometers south-east of the regional metropole of Gdańsk.
History
The town has been founded by the distinguished Stange family; already in 1331 the town was well developed as a community and had a priest.[1] The town's parish church was built from stone during the first half of the 14th century. In 1397 Freystadt was purchased by the bishop of Pomesania, and soon after, in 1525, in came into possession of Albrecht, Duke of Prussia. The town hall is mentioned in 1406; it has not been rebuilt after it burnt down in 1860. The inhabitants of the town acquired their earnings to the most part from professions related to agriculture. In the town lived also a few craftsmen. In 1899 the town was connected to railway. In 1928 about 50 % of the working people were involved in trade, 20 % were workmen, and 13 % were civil servants, employees, pensioners and others.[1]
Until 1920 Freystadt belonged to Kreis Rosenberg in the administrative district of Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder in West Prussia, Germany.
When after World War I the regulations of the Treaty of Versailles became effective in January 1920, and the Polish Corridor was arranged in a region, which hitherto had been German territory, a referendum was held in Freystadt in order to let the citizens decide on the future national membership of the town. In the plebiscite of 1920 an overwhelming majority of 1,915 citizens voted to remain in Germany, and only 36 wanted to see the town to become part of Poland.[1]
After World War II the German inhabitants of Freystadt, which had not fled prior to the end of war or which had returned, were mostly expelled by Polish authorities.
Number of inhabitants by year
| Year | Number | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1576 | 525[1] | |
| 1782 | 719 | in 134 households (Feuerstellen), mostly Evangelical-Lutheran Germans[2] |
| 1831 | 1,157[3] | |
| 1875 | 2,564[4] | |
| 1880 | 2,298[4] | |
| 1890 | 3,075[4] | |
| 1905 | 2,425 | incl. 2,196 Evangelicals, 71 Catholics and 150 Jews[1] |
| 1933 | 3,075[4] | |
| 1939 | 3,351[4] | |
| 1943 | 3,313[1] | |
| 2004 | 2,222 |
Gmina Kisielice
Names of places until 1945 and thereafter
| Polish name | German name until 1945 |
Polish name | German name until 1945 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biskupiczki | Bischdorf | Limża | Limbsee |
| Butowo | Bauthen | Łodygowo | Klein Ludwigsdorf |
| Byliny | Bellingswalde | Nowy Folwark | Neuvorwerk |
| Galinowo | Gallnau | Ogrodzieniec | Neudeck |
| Goryń | Guhringen | Pławty Wielkie | Groß Plauth |
| Jędrychowo | Heinrichau | Sobiewola | Sobiewolla 1913-45 Eigenwill |
| Kantowo | Stary Folwark | Altvorwerk | |
| Kisielice | Freystadt i.Westpr. | Trupel | Traupel |
| Klimy | Harnau | Wałdowo | Waldau B |
| Krzywka | Krzywken 1892-1945 Niedereichen |
Wola | Wolla 193?-45 Willenfeld |
| Łęgowo | Langenau |
Notable residents
- Karl Thom (1893-1945), World War I pilot
Literature
- Template:De icon Handbuch der historischen Stätten: Ost und Westpreußen, Kröner, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-520-31701-X, pp. 58-59.
External links
Foototes
- ^ a b c d e f Handbuch der historischen Stätten: Ost und Westpreußen, Kröner, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-520-31701-X, p. 156.
- ^ Johann Friedrich Goldbeck: Vollständige Topographie des Königreichs Preußen. Teil II, Marienwerder 1789, p. 8, no. 4.
- ^ August Eduard Preuß: Preußische Landes- und Volkskunde. Königsberg 1835, p. 439, no. 51.
- ^ a b c d e Michael Rademacher: Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Provinz Westpreußen, Kreis Rosenberg (2006).
53°36′N 19°16′E / 53.600°N 19.267°E
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