Wiele, Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

See also: Wiele, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Wiele
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kościerzyna
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Karsin
Coordinates:53.9233°N 17.8619°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:GKS
Population Total:1175

Wiele is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karsin, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) north-west of Karsin, 230NaN0 south of Kościerzyna, and 710NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the Zabor Land, a southern part of the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

History

The village was already established as early as 1300. The area is hampered by poor, sandy soil, which is why the primary crops are rye, hay and potatoes. Wiele was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2] It was annexed by Prussia in the First Partition of Poland in 1772. In 1800 there was a church, saw-mill, bakery and flour mill which defined the Village. In 1835-36 farmers were liberated from serfdom under Prussian Law and a few farms were established. From 1871 the village was part of Germany and then it was restored to Poland, after it regained independence following World War I in 1918. The area is the home of Farmers and Artisans.

Sights and culture

The museum of Zaborland lies here, displaying local folk art and contemporary Kashubian artistry. The greatest attraction in the area is the Wiele Calvary with station chapels built in 1915.

Kashubian Emigration to America

During the Kashubian diaspora, many families from Wiele emigrated to the area of Winona, Minnesota in the United States, beginning in the late 1850s.[3] The most famous of Winona's immigrants from Wiele was Hieronim Derdowski, famed Kashubian poet and, after emigration to the United States, editor of the Winona Polish-language newspaper Wiarus. Many also travelled to Wilno, Ontario, Canada and the Brudenell Township.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Biskup. Marian. Tomczak. Andrzej. 1955. Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w.. pl. Toruń. 124.
  3. Web site: First Settlement in Winona: 1859 – Bambenek.org. bambenek.org-US. 2017-07-21.
  4. "Kashubia "Homeland of the Baltic Slav" by Jaroslaw Ellwart English translation by John M. Hingst & Liesel Herchenroether Hingst Editing by Carol Alyce Kasischke"