Mierzęcin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Mierzęcin ( German Martenthin ) is a village in the municipality of Kamien Pomorski in Polish West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Geographical location
Mierzęcin located in Pomerania, 7 km east of the town of Wolin ( Wollin ), 17 km south of the town of Kamien Pomorski ( Pomerania i Pom. ) And about 47 km north of Szczecin. At the location of the borders Mart Unterthiner lake.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1288. Martenthin was known before the 17th century also Marrentin and Merrentin and belonged to the oldest possession of the Flemming family. In Martenthin the Flemming had formerly a castle, which had been their headquarters. The castle was destroyed by fire; their building materials were used for other purposes, so that today it is nothing more to see. 1511 occurs Jacob Flemming on as guarantor. 1628 taxed three parts of the village 6.5 Hh, a Kossäten, a miller and a shepherd. Around 1780 there were in Martenthin four field stations, four sheep farms, a windmill, a preacher, a sacristan, organist, two Kossäten and a total of twenty households. 1936 saw the establishment of five settlers sites with 157 acres. Owner of 200 acres of the manor in 1939 by R. Sudden year.
By 1945 Martenthin belonged to the district of Pomerania i Pom. Pomerania, and was a town of the municipality of Ticino. The town Martenthin belonged to the district of Ticino. The responsible district office was located in Pomerania i Pom .. The town Martenthin belonged to the district of the district court in Wollin. The competent labor court was located in Świnoujście, the competent registry office in Old Ticino.
Towards the end of World War II arrived on March 5th, 1945 at 16.30 clock Soviet tanks to the bridge between the Mart Unterthiner and Paatziger lake, which was then blown up. The municipality and the district of Ticino Martenthin was cleared of its own accord of the residents. As a result of blowing up all the was located east of the bridge columns of refugees fleeing blocks to the west. When, after the war, the region was placed under Polish administration, began in summers 1945, the expulsion of the remaining population, which was largely completed at the end of the same year.
Church
The population before 1945 in Martenthin was present with a large majority of the evangelical creed. Martenthin the seat of an evangelical rectory was ( the National Church of Pomerania ). The parish in the Protestant parish Martenthin were the villages: Bresow, Parlow, Stregow, Ticino, Trebenow and Wustermitz. The Catholics in Martenthin belonged to the Catholic parish of Pomerania i Pom ..
The Mart Unterthiner church was built on the steep bank to the Mart Unterthiner lake. The first mention of a church in Martenthin took place in 1288, a parish priest in 1369; In 1594 two bells are mentioned. The church was originally a small, low stone building. In the 17th century fieldstone walls were taken down to half height and used as a base for a patch pocket brick wall. In addition, the nave was extended eastwards. The wooden tower from 1712 was later replaced by a bell tower. In the period 1892-1894 the church was renewed by a cross and received a massive tower. The walls of the tower, the south porch and the choir consisted of exposed brickwork. Silver vessels used in the church came from the year 1685. Epitaph One from the 17th century in the church was dedicated to one of Flemming. The patronage of the church was in the hands of the roach family.
School
Martenthin had its own elementary school until 1945.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Heino Heinrich von Flemming (1632-1706), the Electorate of Saxony and kurbrandenburgischer field marshal, governor of Pomerania and Pomerania
- Heinrich Ludwig von Flemming (1717-1783), royal - Prussian Major-General, Chief of Infantry Regiment No. 29 and later commander of Wroclaw