Wierzchowo, Drawsko County
Wierzchowo ( Virchow German ) is a village seat of the rural community in the powiat Drawski ( Pomerania ) in Polish West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Municipality arrangement
- 4.3 traffic 4.3.1 roads
- 4.3.2 rails
- 5.1 Literature
- 5.2 footnotes
Geographical location
Wierzchowo located in the southeastern region of the powiat Drawski in the city triangle Złocieniec ( Falkenburg, 12 km), Czaplinek (Temple Castle, 15 km) and Mirosławiec ( Mirosławiec, 13 km ) on a side street that Złocieniec with Sośnica ( Herzberg ) connects. Just as the place off the main roads is, a rail connection is still missing all the more so up to the 90s of the 20th century Wierzchowo railway station on the route Złocieniec - Kalisz Pomorski ( Kallies ) was and also a light railway line to the German crown was present.
Place name
The place name " Wierzchowo " comes in Polish Pomerania twice - in the powiat Człuchowski ( Pomerania ) and in the powiat Szczecinecki ( Neustettin ) - before. The German term " Virchow " corresponds to the earlier form of the name Virche ( 1333) and is found only here.
Village Wierzchowo ( Virchow )
History
Virchow was founded in 1300 with German law. 1333 wrote Pastor Otto tho Virche the founding charter for the city of Falkenburg (now Polish: Złocienic ). In 1490 the family of Borcke in their Lehnsbrief got some shares in Virchow.
Before 1945, Virchow belonged to the district of Pomerania in the district of the Prussian province of Pomerania Pomerania. 1939 1391 inhabitants lived here.
Since 1945 Wierzchowo is incorporated in the powiat Drawski in Polish West Pomeranian Voivodeship ( to 1998 Koszalin Voivodeship ). Here people are now living in 1541. The place is part and seat of the Gmina Wierzchowo.
Church
Parish Church
The large brick church in Wierzchowo was built in 1890 after the previous building - a half-timbered church - had been demolished. From the old church of 1612 by a monk carved altar had been taken, in the three fields of the Lord's Supper, the Crucifixion and the Descent from the Cross were designed as a relief.
Since 1946, the church bears the name Kościół pw Sw. Wojciecha.
Parish / parish
By 1945, Virchow was an Evangelical parish seat to the parish and the two branch municipalities Great Sabin (now Polish: Zabin ) were small and Sabin ( Żabinek ). To the parish also were the places Neuhof ( Będlino ) and New Latzig ( Nowe Laski ).
The parish belonged to the parish of Temple Castle ( Czaplinek ) in Ostsprengel the Church Province of Pomerania in the Church of the Old Prussian Union. 1940 counted 3141 members of the congregation, of which 1836 in the parish of Virchow, in the branch communities large and small Sabin Sabin 787 lived 498.
Since 1946, there is now in Wierzchowo a Catholic parish, which is responsible for three branch municipalities: Osiek Drawski ( Wutzig ) Sienica ( Jakobsdorf ) and Żabinek (Klein Sabin ). The parish is part of the deanery in the Diocese of Koszalin - Pomorskie Drawsko Kolberg of the Catholic Church in Poland.
Personalities
- Lydia Kath ( born August 16, 1906 † not determined ), German writer
- Hans -Jürgen Schultz ( born March 6, 1935 in Virchow ), German geographer and politician
Gmina Wierzchowo
General
The area of the rural community Wierzchowo covers 229.19 km ², representing 13 % of the total area of the powiat Drawski. Within the area 4499 residents are registered, of which 1541 live in the central village Wierzchowo. The southern boundary of the Gmina Wierzchowo is also the county boundary to Walęcki powiat ( county German crown).
Neighboring municipalities are:
- Czaplinek ( Tempelburg ), Kalisz Pomorski ( Kallies ) and Złocieniec ( Falkenburg ) in the powiat Drawski,
- Mirosławiec ( Mirosławiec ) and Wałcz ( German crown) in powiat Walęcki.
The Gmina Wierzchowo has the uniform postal code 78-350.
Community structure
To Gmina Wierzchowo includes 19 villages, 11 hamlets ( " Schulz offices " ) are assigned.
- Districts:
- Będlino ( Neuhof )
- Garbowo ( Emilienhof )
- Nowe Laski ( New Latzig )
- Osiek Drawski ( Wutzig )
- Ortzep ( Friedrichshorst )
- Sośnica ( Herzberg )
- Swierczyna ( United Linichen )
- Wielboki ( German Fuhlbeck )
- Wierzchowo ( Virchow )
- Zabin (Great Sabin )
- Żabinek (Klein Sabin )
- Other localities: Bonin ( Bonin ), Danowice ( Dennewitzplatz ) Dębniewice ( Eichenberg ) Knowie ( Kienhof ) Króle ( Kroll ), Radomyśl ( Friedrichshof ) Wierzchówko, Zenski ( Schönfeld ).
Traffic
From northeast to southwest, the province road 177 crosses the municipality. She combines it with Czaplinek ( Tempelburg ) in the north and Mirosławiec ( Mirosławiec ) Tuczno ( Tütz ) and Człopa ( Schloppe ) in the south and to the - already located in the Greater Poland Voivodeship - Wieleń ( Filehne ).
There is also a side road connection from the district Sośnica ( Herzberg ) to Złocieniec ( Falkenburg ).
Rails
Since 1900 there were in the territory of the present Gmina Wierzchowo two railway lines, both have however been shut down since the end of the 20th century:
- 1900 to 1996 the railway line from Grzmiąca ( Gramenz ) nor Kostrzyn nad Odra ( Kuestrin ) about Złocieniec ( Falkenburg ) and Kalisz Pomorski ( Kallies ), and
- 1900-1992 the narrow-gauge railway line German crown - Virchow ( Wałcz - Wierzchowo ) later continue to operate the railways of the circle German crown, by the Polish State Railways.
Partner community
Since 2003, there is a partnership ratio of Gmina Wierzchowo with the community Henstedt -Ulzburg in Schleswig- Holstein ( Germany ).