Żelichowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

See also: Żelichowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship.

Żelichowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nowy Dwór Gdański
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Nowy Dwór Gdański
Coordinates:54.2428°N 19.1425°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:510 (2008)

Żelichowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Dwór Gdański, within Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) north-east of Nowy Dwór Gdański and 360NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, in 1772-1919 of Prussia and Germany, in 1920-1939 of Free City of Danzig, and in September 1939 - February 1945 of German Reich. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village was founded in 1328. In 1768 a Catholic chapel was built (also used by Mennonites), which burned down in 1778 and has not been rebuilt. In 1776, there were 63 names of Mennonites. In 1820, 366 people lived in Petershagen and Pendelmuehle, including 208 Mennonites. The petition from 1868 signed Mennonite Jacob Wiens from this village. The area of the village was at the time 87 voloks (1 volok = 17.9550 ha) and 4 morgens (1 Kulmer Morgen = 0.560117 ha), 60 houses stood there, and among 472 residents, 143 were Mennonites.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Web site: West Prussian Mennonite Villages, locations and Polish names, compiled by Glenn H. Penner . 26 February 2006 .
  3. Web site: G.D. Reymann´s topographische Special-Karte von Central Europa, Nr. 18, Elbing . 1806–1908 . German.
  4. Web site: Übersichtskarte von Mitteleuropa, Blatt Danzig (Maßstab 1:300000) . 1914 . German.
  5. Web site: Karte des Freistaates Danzig (Maßstab 1:150000) . 1920 . German.
  6. Web site: Topographische Karte 1:25 000 (Meßtischblatt), Blatt 465, Tiegenhof . April 1925 . German.
  7. Web site: Karte des Gebiets der Freien Stadt Danzig (Maßstab 1:100000) . 1930 . German.
  8. Web site: Karte des Deutschen Reiches, Einheitsblatt Nr. 27, Marienburg-Pr. Stargard. (Maßstab 1:100000) . 1933 . German.
  9. Web site: Deutsche Heereskarte, Blatt-Nr. Q55, Danzig (Maßstab 1:300000) . September 1944 . German.
  10. Web site: Katalog zabytków osadnictwa holenderskiego w Polsce . 2005 . Polish.