Jedwabno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Jedwabno [ jɛd'vabnɔ ] ( German Jedwabno, 1938-45 Gedwangen ) is a village and seat of the homonymous country church in Poland.
Geographical Location
The village lies on the southern edge of the Olsztyn Lake between the Hartig and the Narth Lake. The county town of Szczytno ( Ortelsburg ) is 20 kilometers away and can be reached via Highway 58. Numerous surveys with highs around 150 meters shape the landscape hilly, the west is covered towards the former Hartigwald it.
History
In the first quarter of the 14th century, the Teutonic Order began with the colonization of Sass country at that time so designated east of the Vistula. The area was then covered with jungle and almost uninhabited. The development of the area took place from west to east and was substantially completed in 1325. Since the religious festivals was built on the north of the later Jedwabno located Schlossberg according to unconfirmed sources around 1375 and first mentioned in documents in 1397, is to start from a relatively late foundation of the town. The Ordensbau was in contrast to earlier built castles in the region hardly defensive character, but when it is from a so-called hunting lodge of the question. 1436 settlement called Gedwangen is mentioned in the release directory of the Commandery Osterode first time. This name is a combination of the Prussian words " Gedian " ( bushes ) and " wangus " ( grubbed Eichwald ) is derived. The Slavic place name probably only sat down with the influx of Polish peasants were made later by. Even before 1400, the first church was built in the village. From the output directory of 1436 shows that the inhabitants of the place lived mainly from the forest beekeeping. In addition, the occurring near lime was burned, the proven already used in 1383 to build the Neidenburg, but was also sold to Königsberg and Elbing. After the spiritual Kumturen were transformed into secular circles by 1525 was secularization of the Order state the Duchy of Prussia, Jedwabno came under the administration of Elblag circle with Saalfeld as the center. After an administrative reform of the Uplands District was dissolved in 1752 and Jedwabno has now been placed under the newly created circuit Neidenburg. In a fire in 1721 the village church had been destroyed. Only in 1757 was started with the construction of the still existing church, which lasted for two years. At this time the hunting lodge of the Order was used as a parsonage. Also, this had to be replaced by a new building for dilapidation 1827. There was a gutshausähnliches building in the classical style. At the end of the 18th century were in Jedwabno 57 houses, the place had the character of a settlement market, favored by the location on a busy trade route. However, since the 19th century, newly built modern roads Jedwabno not touched, changed to the structure until the 20th century little. In the referendum on July 11, 1920, the inhabitants of Jedwabno decided by a large majority to remain with East Prussia, and Poland. In the years 1928 and 1929, the Catholic parish built a new church. Between 1910 and 1939, the population was positive from 915 to 1,288. On July 16, 1938, the village name was changed in the wake of the Nazi Germanisierungsaktion in Gedwangen. In January 1945, the region was conquered by the Red Army, also Jedwabno was hit in the fighting, as was, for example, the Protestant church badly damaged. In the fall of 1945, the site was taken over by the Polish administration and renamed back to Jedwabno.
Parish
By 1945 Jedwabno was the center of an evangelical church game, which included also the following villages:
Burdungen, Dembowitz, Dluszek, Grobka, Hartigswalde, Kahl, Kahl break, Lipnicken, Malschöwen, Narthen, New Borowen, Neuwald, Omulef, Omulefmühle, Omulefofen, Rekowen, Rekownitza, 's rubble, rubble 's furnace, furnace black.
Gmina Jedwabno
For the rural community Jedwabno following localities include:
Personalities
- Richard Boczkowski (* 1953), German handball player