Koszanowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Koszanowo ( German name Kussenow ) is a village in the Polish West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It belongs to the municipality Brzeżno ( Briesen ) in a circle Świdwin ( Schivelbein ).

Geographical Location

The street village Koszanowo is four kilometers south of Świdwin on a side road to Rzepczyno ( Repzin ).

History

In 1337 is " Cosenow " mentioned inherent in Neumark Landbuch as the landing Schivelbein. 1499 borrow Elector Joachim and Margrave Albrecht in Schivelbein Günther von Briesen with two hooves in Kussenow. 1692 Hans Klemp leases a farm, which in 1695 purchased by Hans Zitzke, free man on Kussenow. In the recess of 1819 was of Puttkamer squire, two farmers were already owners and six earned half of their lands. 1829 is mentioned as a landowner postmaster Rhau, 1851 Suffert.

In 1843 Kussenow counts 135 inhabitants. 1882 there is a brick, six farmers and a Büdner. In 1926, finally, the road will be modernized by Schivelbein.

1939 live in Kussenow 200 inhabitants. The Good and five farms do business on the 508 acre community area. Because of the cattle Kussenow publicly praised by the Chamber of Agriculture.

By 1939, Robert Schulz Mayor followed by a split Gerber. With the communities Briesen (now Polish: Brzeżno ) Venzlaffshagen ( Więcław ) and Voelzkow ( Wilczkowo ) formed Kussenow the official and the civil registry district Briesen in the District Court area Schivelbein. Until 1932 it was the county Schivelbein belong, to this in the course of district reform in the district Belgard ( Persante ) came up.

On March 6, 1945 Kussenow was occupied by Polish troops. The population was displaced, the village was in Polish hands and now forms a district of Gmina Brzeżno in - again resurrected - Circle Schivelbein.

Church

With Voelzkow (now Polish: Wilczkowo ) Kussenow until 1945 connected to a church congregation. The church stood in Voelzkow. The village belonged to the parish Briesen and Venzlaffshagen to the parish church in the county Venzlaffshagen Schivelbein the Church Province of Pomerania in the Protestant Church of the Old Prussian Union.

In 1940, the parish Voelzkow - Kussenow counted 386 members of the congregation of 962 in the whole parish. Last German minister was Pastor Ernst Gauger.

Today Koszanowo belongs to the parish of Koszalin ( Koszalin ) in the Diocese of Pomerania - Greater Poland the Polish Evangelical-Augsburg Church.