Dąbrowa Chełmińska
Dąbrowa Chełmińska ( German before 1866 Dombrowken, 1866-1942 Damerau, 1942-1945 Kulmischdamerau ) is a village in the province Kujawy in powiat Bydgoski. The approximately 1,400 inhabitants city is the seat of the rural community Dąbrowa Chełmińska and historically a part of the Chelmno country.
History
For the first time, the village was mentioned in 1285 as Damerowe and was until 1505 the Prussian. After that he was under the name Dombrowka until 1772 part of Poland. After the First Partition of Poland, the place was then Prussia. After the Peace of Tilsit in July 1807 Dąbrowa part of the Duchy of Warsaw was Friedrich August III .. After the Congress of Vienna in 1815, then fell again to Prussia, then to lie back in the territory of Poland from 1920. After the German campaign in Poland, 1939, the site was occupied by the Wehrmacht. In January and February 1945 Dąbrowa was fought over by German and Soviet troops and thereby partially destroyed. After the Second World War, the German -born population was expelled.
Since Dąbrowa Chełmińska just 20 km away from the city center of Bydgoszcz, the community developed into a popular residential location, especially for commuters. In addition, the community is because of its location surrounded by forests that occupy almost half of the municipal area, a popular recreation area. Therefore, numerous nature reserves have been created in and around the community.
Community
The rural commune ( gmina wiejska ) Dąbrowa Chełmińska consists of the eponymous village, as well as 13 districts ( sołectwo ), where another 23 villages are subordinate. The districts of the municipality Dąbrowa Chełmińska:
Sons and daughters of the town
- Gustav Tornier (1859-1938), zoologist