Biedrzychowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Biedrzychowice ( German Friedersdorf on Queis ) is a village in the rural community Olszyna ( Langenöls ) in the powiat Lubański ( Luban ) in the Province of Lower Silesia in Poland. It is located north of the Queis on the highway # 30 of Luban to Jelenia Góra, about three kilometers northwest of Gryfów Slaski.

History

Friedersdorf was founded in the 13th century. It first belonged to the Duchy of Świdnica and Jawor and arrived in 1427 after it was acquired by the Imperial Council of Klüx Hartung, to rule Czocha. Although it was the right of the Queis, which marked the boundary between Silesia and Upper Lusatia, it was now expected to oberlausitz between Queiskreis, since 1544 also officially. Through the sale of Johann Ernst of warning village in 1651, it was indeed released from the dominion Czocha, but not from Queiskreis, who belonged to the Protestant Electorate of Saxony since 1635. Like the other places of Queiskreises now also attracted Friedersdorf religious refugees from Bohemia and Silesia. The 1654-1656 built by Johann Ernst of warning village church "Zum Brunnen Jesus " served for evangelical believers from Greiffenberg and the surrounding area as a border church. For the exiles built before 1660, the seigneur the settlement New warning village. 1682 acquired Friedersdorf Hans Christoph von Schweinitz who was largely on Friedersdorf the district Exulantensiedlung New Schweinitz. The exiles lived mainly from the manufacture of linen. 1702 Built Moritz Christian von Schweinitz the baroque castle Friedersdorf at the site of an earlier building.

After the Congress of Vienna in 1815 Friedersdorf coincided with the Ostoberlausitz to Prussia. The area has now been connected to the province of Silesia and the county Lauban in the district Liegnitz incorporated. Since 1874 was the District Friedersdorf, which consisted 1908 from the rural communities Friedersdorf, Steinbach, Bird village and the agricultural estates Friedersdorf and bird village.

As early as 1862 Friedersdorf was acquired by Alexander von Minutoli, the 1887, his son, the African explorer, Joachim von Pfeil and Klein Ellguth followed, remained with his descendants Friedersdorf to 1945.

As a result of World War II Friedersdorf fell to Poland and was renamed Biedrzychowice. The German population was expelled. The newly settled inhabitants were partly forced Ausgesiedelte from eastern Poland. 1945-1954 was Biedrzychowice location of an independent rural community. 1975-1998 it belonged to the Province of Jelenia Góra.

Attractions

• The former evangelical church " to Jesus Well" was built in 1654-1656 as a frontier church and in 1668 expanded to 2200 seats. 1723/24 it was replaced by a new design by the master builder Johann Andreas Semmhammer. Since the transition to Poland in 1945, it serves as a Catholic church and the Holy. Consecrated Anthony.
• The 1702, built by Moritz Christian von Schweinitz baroque palace Friedersdorf created by conversion of a plant from the 15th century. 1863 conversions were made by Alexander von Minutoli - Woldeck. After the transition to Poland in 1945, it was used from 1960 as a vocational school. 2008/ 09 was a historically appropriate rehabilitation.
• Above the castle there was the Woldeck Tower. It was a three-storey, clad in stone, square lookout tower. It was also built by Alexander Minutoli and served as an exhibition space for its arts and crafts collection. Ruins since 1945.
• The artificial ruin of castle envy Hill was built by Baron Alexander von Waldeck - Minutoli. It should be built on the site of a castle against the Czocha.

Personalities

• Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm of Minutoli (1806-1887), German jurist, economist and art patron
• Joachim Graf von Pfeil and Klein Ellguth (1857-1924), German explorer