Masłowice, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Masłowice ( German Masselwitz ) is a village in the Polish West Pomeranian Voivodeship, for the rural community Postomino ( Pustamin ) belongs in the circle Sławno ( Schlawe ).

Geographical location

The farming village Masłowice is in the northwest of the West Pomeranian Province, 15 kilometers northwest of the county town Sławno and 15 kilometers east of Darlowo ( Rügenwalde), on top of a Grundmoränenzuges extending from Cisowo ( Zizow ) to Postomino and Złakowo ( Schlackow ) extends.

Through the village leads the province road 203 Koszalin ( Koszalin ) and Darłowo with Ustka ( Stolpmünde ) connects. By 1945 the next station Pustamin was Schlawe - Stolpmünde at the now dismantled railroad track. The nearest railway stations today are Darłowo or Sławno at the PKP line 418 Korzybie ( Zollbrueck ) Darłowo.

At an altitude of 51 meters above sea level. borders Masłowice the west by Kanin ( Kannin ), on the north by Korlino ( Körlin ), to the east by Ronino ( Ronne mountain) and Chudaczewo (Alt Kuddezow ) and on the south by Stary Kraków ( Old Krakow), which is already beyond the Wieprza ( Wipper ) lies.

Place name

The place name Masłowice / Masselwitz was originally Dummaslowitz and is derived from the name of founder Domizlaw. Slavonicists derive the name from the Polish masło from = " butter " meaning " butter village". The German name Masselwitz is also found in other localities, as well as the Polish part naming Masłowice.

History

Masselwitz is a foundation of the coming of Rügen Knight Domizlaw, the 1262 to 1268 as a vassal of the Dukes Barnim I and III Wartislaw. occurred of Pomerania. Also, the 17 km south-west to place Damshagen ( Domasławice ) is a foundation of this - probably Wendish - nobles. He had the area around Masselwitz a fief and founded a church, which he imputed to the monastery Buckow. After the Reformation, the town was granted the ducal office Rügenwalde.

Around 1780 there are in Masselwitz: 1 free Schulze, 8 farmers, 1 Landkossät, 1 Straßenkossäz, 1 sub forester and one shepherd apartment with a total of 18 fireplaces. 1818 live 166 inhabitants, whose number rose to 210 in 1871 and 1939 already amounted to 234.

By 1945 Masselwitz was a municipality in the Pennekow ( Pieńkowo ) in the district Schlawe i Pom. in the district of the Prussian province of Pomerania Pomerania. The competent registry office was also in Pennekow, while the district court in Rügenwalde was.

Today Masłowice is part of Gmina Postomino in powiat Slawienski the West Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Church

The inhabitants of Masselwitz belonged almost exclusively to the Protestant Church before 1945. The village did not have its own house of worship. It was the place New Kuddezow (now Polish: Chudaczewko ) in the parish of Old Kuddezow ( Chudaczewo ) incorporated, which belonged to the church district Rügenwalde in the ecclesiastical province of the Church of the Old Prussian Pomerania Union. Last German minister was Pastor Wilhelm Beyer.

Since 1945, the population of Masłowice predominantly Catholic denomination is. Kirchdorf is still Chudaczewo which, however, is now no longer independent parish, but as a daughter church of the parish Stary Kraków ( Old Krakow) is assigned. It is in the deanery in the Diocese of Koszalin - Kolobrzeg Darłowo of the Catholic Church in Poland. Evangelical Church members are now looked after by the parish office in Koszalin ( Koszalin ) in the Diocese of Pomerania - Greater Poland the Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland.

School

In Masselwitz was until 1945 a class elementary school. The schoolhouse with teacher's house was rebuilt in 1935. Last German teacher was Ernst Wockenfuß, who recently taught 28 children.