Draheim

The Starostei Draheim was a Polish Starostei. She was from 1668 pledge holding Brandenburg -Prussia and came to Prussia in 1772.

Prehistory

The area of the later Starostei Draheim was a controversial between Pomerania, Brandenburg and Poland border region since the Middle Ages. Until the beginning of the 15th century, the area belonged to the Order of St. John. 1407, however, captured German and Polish nobleman whose castle Draheim and used it as a base for raids to 1422 the citizens of the city of Pomerania prepared to an end. 1438 finally saw the German medal for that, it became part of Poland.

Polish Starostei

In Poland, the area was the Starostei Draheim. It was administered from the castle Draheim; However, the most important place was the city Tempelburg. In addition, at first consisted of only the villages Heinrichsdorf and New Wuhrow.

In the 16th century, the rural settlement of Starostei how to capture directories ( " lustrations " ) from the years 1565 and 1628/1632 has been removed, can understand. In the decades before 1565, the settlements Flacksee, Klaus Hagen, Lubow, Rackow, Schwarzsee (later United Schwarzsee and small Schwarzsee be distinguished ), hammer and saw-mill were established. In 1565 lived in the Starostei, including the city of Temple Castle, about 1000 people in 200 households. 1565 bis 1628/1632 were added twelve or thirteen villages and three outworks; the number of households increased to about 470

The Starosta Johann Czarnkowski 1616 used strove to expand the territory of Starostei violently. His acquisitions were only partially inventory.

In the 16th century the inhabitants of the Starostei known to the Protestant faith. But the subsequent Counter-Reformation did not spare the Starostei Draheim. Although the vast majority of the population remained firmly in the evangelical faith. But the Starosta Johann Czarnkowski converted to Catholicism about sales in 1625, the Protestant preacher and handed over the church building of the Catholic Church.

Deposit rule of Brandenburg-Prussia

In the 1657 Treaty of Bydgoszcz Poland pledged closed the Starostei Draheim of Brandenburg- Prussia under Elector Friedrich Wilhelm. The Treaty of Oliva ( 1660) confirmed this. However, to take ownership, it came only in 1668, as his Kammerrat Hasso von Wedel sent in the Starostei after long, inconclusive negotiations, the elector with a regiment of dragoons.

Then the Starostei Draheim was administered as a deposit owned directly from Berlin. The Starostei was initially a so-called Schatullamt, so self- possession of the rulers, which was managed by a bailiff. Seat of the bailiff was to 1730 the castle Draheim. Later, the Starostei was leased to leaseholders.

The Treaty of Bromberg to Brandenburg had undertaken not to touch the position of the Catholic Church. Thus, the predominantly Protestant population was forced to finance the Catholic clergy employed in each temple castle. It was not until King Frederick William I of Prussia allowed the construction of an evangelical church in temple castle.

Integration into Prussia

With the First Partition of Poland in 1772 ended the special role of Starostei Draheim. She was a Prussian territory, which was enshrined in 1773 by the Warsaw Treaty. Final was the territory of the former Starostei but only 1817 in the new management structure on. The area was formed in 1817 a part of the circle Pommern in the district of the Prussian province of Pomerania Pomerania.