Wirty

Wirty ( German Wirthy ) is a settlement of Schulz Office ( sołectwo ) Borzechowo ( German Bordzichow ) in the northern Polish rural community Zblewo ( German Hochstüblau ) in the powiat Starogardzki the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Wirty today is primarily known by its Arboretum, which goes back to the Prussian royal forests Wirthy.

Geographical and natural spatial position

Wirty lies approximately 6 kilometers southeast of Zblewo, 14 kilometers southwest of Starogard Gdański ( German Prussian Stargard ), and 56 kilometers south of Gdansk. The small settlement located in the western Vistula space on the Baltic ridge at the edge of the Tuchel Heath, a typical weichselglazialen outwash plain.

History

Wirthy was a part of the historical province of West Prussia.

Forstgutsbezirk Wirthy

After specifying the West Prussian pastor and historian Bernhard Stadie was in the forest Wirthy a royal forester, who was also the Forstetablissement Kaliska. The legend to Socialize on the nearby, called Buller Mountain of the Wild Hunter, the Baron Wilhelm YES of Tettau and Joducus Dedatus Hubertus Temme had played in their Prussian word. In West Prussia Gazetteer out as Forstgutsbezirk Wirthy, the place was assigned to the district Prussian Stargard. 1905 saw the settlement 19 and 1910 75 inhabitants. The Polish name was Nadleśnictwo Jawornik, from 1945 Jawornik and since 1992 Wirty. The Royal Forestry Wirthy stretched from the north via the Bordzichower Lakes (now Jezioro Borzechowskie Wielkie ) south to the Black Water, a left tributary of the Vistula. The forester himself lay to the north of the lakes and north of Bordzichow.

Arboretum Wirty

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Middle of the 19th century created a nursery for fruit trees and shrubs in the Oberförsterei Wirty. 1867 Adam joined Puttrich to the Office as a royal forester who planted the mid -1870s, the first exotic trees. From the cultures, the Arboretum Wirty emerged. Since the year of the first planting is no longer exactly understand, the 1875 is considered the founding year of the arboretum. The mid- 1880s took Puttrich close collaboration with Adam Schwappach on. Schwappach, among other things, a professor at the Academy of Forestry Department Eberswalde and conductor of the Prussian main station of Forest Research essence, proven at this time on experimental plots in East Prussia, the introduction of non-stationary constant, especially North American trees. Puttrich and Schwappach created in Wirty thirty experimental plots.

Today's Arboretum gathered over an area of ​​33.61 hectares over 700 different tree and shrub species. In the 1990s, additional types were mainly from the Far East, is set. The scientific study and breeding center, teaching and recreation area and numerous trails with information boards put an emphasis on training and placement ecological aspects.

The Royal Forestry Wirthy in the literature

Born on the nearby estate Budda writer Elizabeth Siewert (1867-1930) moved to a scene of her novel The Adventures of Oijamitza playing in the last quarter of the 19th century, in the forests. The 16 -year-old landowner 's daughter Louise, called the robber Baßling Oijamitza was broken out of the conventions of the good - life, and had joined in search of himself and the ( alleged) large wild freedom of the robber. On a ramble through the woods presented Baßling that:

" As far as I orient myself: we are in small Wirthy, which is a nursery in the forest, near a fort house, a police station, with walking paths, open spaces, benches, pretty plants and Seegelände. It is published here, we celebrate festivals. Yes, this is all people care and tobacco. The aroma of social bustle hangs in the bushes. Strange, even on the island bush over there stands a white bench, intended for civilized lovers who prefer not to lie down on the womb of the earth to get to their destination. As a lovely surprise bloomed roses second to duly wide bushes next to the spindle tree, hornbeam and oak growth recently. Fruit trees festooned with red flashing apples and tan or green pears, stood between the forest brothers as hard figures. "

Lakeside approached a pageant of the forestry company:

" Of all the people in the society, which could be seen from all the grandeur, splendor, dignity, the grotesque and beauty, was a figure in Oijamitzas sense: a sleek, zartgesichtiges girls [ ... ]. [ ... ] That it was Bride, so heartily delighted transformed by the hand of the very pleasant, intelligent and fresh -looking forestry officials, her bridegroom, which opened to manifest without further ado. The tasteful installations of small - Wirthy, the mild white flashing sea, the nearby anmutreichen bank branches between which its flood asteroid blinked, the severed on the islands dreamy forest trees, the happy fruit trees in the jaw area, the second -knit noble roses on the bushes, everything around paid homage to willingly and enthusiastically declared strong: you love good heart pure bride, are the goal of our expression. One mile-wide area blessing and participation and imagination gathers around your head, you bride, we feel good. "

At the end of the novella Elizabeth Siewert writes the young handsome forest officials ( that forest officials and groom from the pageant in Little Wirthy ago ) Maintaining a chase group to which provides the robber and finally shoots before the eyes of the girl, so the dreams Luise- Oijamitzas final have failed.