Niedźwiedzica (Stegna)
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Pomerania | ||
| Powiat : | Nowy Dwór Gdański | ||
| Gmina : | Stegna | ||
| Geographic location : | 54 ° 16 ' N , 18 ° 59' E | ||
| Residents : | 242 (2011) | ||
| Postal code : | 82-103 | ||
Niedźwiedzica (German Bärwalde ) is a village in Gmina Stegna in the Polish Pomeranian Voivodeship . In 2012 there were 242 residents here.
It is located on the Gdańsk Bay 26 kilometers southeast of Gdansk and 10 kilometers northwest of Nowy Dwór (Tiegenhof).
history
The place was founded in 1342 by Grand Master Ludolf König of the Teutonic Order. Flemish Mennonites settled here in 1570 .
Since 1773 the place belonged to the province of West Prussia . In 1820, 69 out of 256 inhabitants were Mennonites. In 1920 Bärwalde came to the area of the Free City of Danzig . It has belonged to Poland since 1945.
Personalities
- Johann Cornies (1789–1849), Mennonite farmer and reformer in Ukraine
Attractions
- Church of St. Jakob, 14th century, oldest church in Gdańsk Werder, alterations in the 18th and 19th centuries, pulpit from the 16th century, organ brochure by Paul Frölich from 1753
- former Mennonite cemetery
- 19th century Mennonite houses
Web links
- Niedźwiedzica, Bärwalde Through colonization in Poland (English)
- Bärwalde (Pomeranian Voivodeship) Gameo.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ CIS 2011: Ludność w miejscowościach statystycznych według ekonomicznych grup wieku (Polish), March 31, 2011
- ↑ Jakobskirche Niedźwiedzica / Bärwalde Pomorskie travel (German)