Bambrzy

The Posener Bamberger ( in Poznań dialect " Poznańskie bambry " ) are living in the vicinity of Poznan descendants of settlers from the area of ​​Franconia Bamberg.

In the first half of the 18th century, the rural population was decimated in the area of poses for the Great Northern War and the subsequent epidemics. The fields lay fallow. The Posener councilors decided to bring settlers from the area of Bamberg in Upper Franconia and to entrust them with farming. They were settled in Luboń ( 1719), Dębiec, Bonin, Jeżyce and Winiary (1730 ) and in Rataje and Wilda ( 1746-1747 ), Jeżyce and Górczyn ( 1750-1753 ). It only settlers Roman Catholic faith were adopted. Altogether there were about 100 families, about 500 people.

The settlers gained more and more recognition among the Poles. Initially, there were language difficulties, especially in the church. Although the fairs were held in Latin, but in confession and preaching there were problems. Only in the Franciscan church there were German -speaking fairs. In the next generation, the children were raised bilingual, and there were more and more mixed marriages. The Poles called their German -born neighbors short " Bamber " (plural " Bambrzy "). The settlers owed ​​their prosperity their diligence and hard work.

Over time, the Bamberg assimilated more and more, but kept their German family names and German folk costumes. During the Kulturkampf they protested as Catholics against the forcible Germanization of their Polish neighbors.

After 1918, they remained in the reborn Poland and were loyal citizens. Under the Nazis, they refused to sign the German people list. Many of them were deported to concentration camps. After 1945, they were regarded with suspicion by the authorities because of their contacts with relatives in the Federal Republic. Only after the 1989 turning all fell prejudices. The " Bambry " are estimated citizen who " Bamber " Tomasz Kayser was appointed deputy mayor elected from Poznań.

At the Poznań Old Market Square, a fountain with the figure of a " Bamber ", founded in 1915 by Joseph Wackerle. On feast days, the women are seen in colorful folk costumes. Particularly striking are the cornet, magnificent high headgear of young women. And multi-layer coats are typically of the " Bamber mode".

The Posener Bamber have established their " Posener Bamber Club " ( Towarzystwo Bambrów Poznańskich ). In 2003, the " Museum of the Poznań Bamber " was built in poses. The line took over Professor Maria Paradowska.