Bzowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Bzowo ( German Besow ) is a village in the northeast of the Polish Pomeranian Voivodeship and is part of the rural community Kobylnica ( Kublitz ) in the powiat Słupski ( Stolp ).
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Geographical location
Bzowo located 12 kilometers east of Sławno ( Schlawe ) and 22 kilometers west of the county town of Slupsk on a side street, the main road 6 (formerly German Reich Straße 2, now also European Route 28 ) Gdansk - Szczecin in Reblino ( Reblin ) about Słonowice ( United Schlönwitz ) and Kczewo ( Egsow ) with Tychowo ( (Wendish ) Tychow ) in the province road 209 ( Sławno - Bytów ( Buetow ) ) connects. The nearest train station is Wrześnica ( Freetz ) to the state railway line No 202 Gdańsk - Stargard.
The landscape is hilly with Bzowo at an altitude of about 35-40 meters above sea level. Neighboring towns are Warszkówko ( New Warschow ) and Noskowo ( Notzkow ) in the north, Słonowice ( United Schlönwitz ) in the east, Wrząca ( Franzen ) and Ściegnica ( Ziegnitz ) in the south and Tychowo ( (Wendish ) Tychow ) in the west.
History
Bzowo was first mentioned in documents as Swantopolk II of Pomerania (1195-1266) the Order of St. John passes several villages, including Hiweze ( = Egsow, Polish: Kczewo ) and Besowo. At an unknown time the Knights have given up these possessions again. 1480 Mathias Bone is named as owner of Besow, and 1529 is the family of Boehn owner. In this family owned Besow remains until 1857 when sold Franz Wilhelm Adolf von Boehn the property to Friedrich von Blumenthal. This sold it in 1892 to August Siemers, landlords Kunsow ( Kończewo ). His son Paul Siemers manages the 810 -acre estate from 1894 to 1902, according to him, Erich von Bonin of the owners. But his son Albrecht von Bonin could only hold up to 1931 at least 900 acre estate, then it was parceled out.
In Besow lived 1818 300 inhabitants, whose number in 1871 to 492 in 1925 and rose to 532 and already in 1939 amounted to 541 eventually. Beginning of March 1945 the Red Army troops occupied the place. By 1947 most of the German inhabitants had to leave their homes. Besow was Polish, and is now considered a part of the Gmina Kobylnica Bzowo in powiat Słupski the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Local structure to 1945
The municipality Besow belonged before 1945 three residential places or localities:
Office Besow
By 1945, formed Besow with communities Kummerzin ( Komorczyn ) and Ziegnitz ( Ściegnica ) the District Besow district Schlawe i Pom. in the district of the Prussian province of Pomerania Pomerania. The registry office Besow had its seat in Franzen ( Wrząca ), which includes the communities of Great Schlönwitz ( Słonowice ) Kummerzin ( Komorczyn ), Small Runow ( Runowo Sławieńskie ) and Ziegnitz ( Ściegnica ) belonged. District court area was Schlawe. The last Besower mayor before 1945 was Fritz Andre.
Church
The residents of Besow were Protestant denomination before 1945 and belonged to Kirchdorf United Schlönwitz. It was in the church Schlawe the ecclesiastical province of the Church of the Old Prussian Pomerania Union. Since 1931 there were in the castle Besow a separate church hall, were conducted in the regular church events. Last German minister was Pastor Otto Range.
Since 1945, the population of Bzowo majority of Catholic denomination is. The place belongs to continue - now Catholic - Słonowice parish in the deanery in the Diocese of Koszalin - Kolobrzeg Sławno of the Catholic Church in Poland. The living here evangelical church members are now in the parish of Slupsk ( Stolp ) in the Diocese of Pomerania - Greater Poland the Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland integrated.
School
An elementary school in Besow was already mentioned in 1784. After 1931, she was transferred to the castle.
Personality of the place
- Sigi Domke ( * 1957 in Bzowo ), German author, director, composer and musician