Gliśno Wielkie

Glisno Wielkie ( German Glisno, 1942-45 Glissensee ) is a village in the municipality Lipnica in powiat Bytowski in the Kashubian in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located about 90 km southwest of the city of Gdansk and Gdynia.

History of the site

At the site of the present Glisno Wielkie probably was a first settlement in the 13th century. At this time, the area belonged to the Duchy of Pomerania, before about 1310 for a few years they were ruled by the Margrave of Brandenburg.

One of the oldest records of the place comes from a deed of gift of 1374: The nobleman Nickil of Glissen (Polish: Nickil de Glyszyn ) received on November 7, 1374, the area around Glisno from Winrich von Kniprode, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, the management and defense. Witnesses of the securitization and sealing of the property right ( according to Kulm law) were Sweder of Pellant ( Tressler ), Heinrich von Grobitz ( Commander of Pomerania ), Kaplan Niklas and Baldwin ( keepers of Tuchel ).

After the death of the last Pomeranian duke Bogusław XIV in 1637, the area around Glisno fell back to Poland. The Lords of Glissen were ennobled (probably John III Sobieski. ) Later by the Polish king and the Polish nobility title "ski " was appended to the name. So the name Glysczinski, Glisczynski, or Glisczinski emerged.

After the First Partition of Poland in 1773, Prussia annexed the area. 1805 Napoleon Bonaparte marched through Poland. After Napoleon's defeat thanked the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm III. the lords of Glisczynski for their resistance against France by awarding the title of nobility of. From 1846 onwards Glisno belonged to the Prussian district Buetow.