Rudłowo
Rudłowo (German Rodelshöfen ) is a Polish village that belongs to the rural municipality Braniewo in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship .
Geographical location
Rudłowo is located 1.3 kilometers southeast of the city center of Braniewo ( Braunsberg ) and not far from the western bank of the Passarge River . The city center can be reached from Moniuszki Street. The village borders on agricultural land in the south and south-east and the Braniewo urban forest in the north-east. The border with the Russian Oblast Kaliningrad ( Koenigsberg region ) is about nine kilometers away.
history
The history of Rudłowo is shaped by the German manor Rodelshöfen. This existed since the 14th century and at that time was under the control of the Teutonic Order . When the first manor palace was built in 1712, Rodelshöfen was already part of the Kingdom of Prussia , later East Prussia . In 1865 the manor owner Gramsch, whose family ruled Gut Rodelshöfen for a long time, carried out extensive renovations on the originally Romanesque castle. A two - story neo - Gothic building was created, to which a three-story tower was added on the south flank. The front facade was adorned with a central projectile , and projections were also built on the gable walls. The ornate arched windows and the stepped gables were striking. A large viewing terrace led to the castle park, which extended to the banks of the Passarge.
In the course of the Prussian administrative reform of 1815, Rodelshöfen was incorporated into the newly formed Braunsberg district on February 1, 1818 . When the administrative districts were set up within the districts in 1874 , the administratively independent manor district Rodelshöfen became part of the administrative district Schillgehnen . At that time the manor had a size of 433 hectares, of which 228 hectares were sheep pasture and 137 hectares were fields. In addition to agriculture and livestock farming, the estate had a steam-powered brick factory. In 1910 the manor district had 137 inhabitants. With effect from September 30, 1928, the manor district was dissolved and incorporated into the city of Braunsberg.
The last German landowner was Otto Gramsch, who took over the estate at the beginning of the 20th century. At the end of the Second World War , the Braunsberg region was conquered by the Red Army in March 1945 . Most of the German population had previously fled. In the same year southern East Prussia, including Braunsberg, was placed under Polish administration. Rodelshöfen was renamed Rudłowo. The Soviet secret police GPU temporarily set up a camp there. After the political reorganization of Poland, Rudłowo first came to the Gdansk Voivodeship. A state estate was established in the village, and the brickworks were closed in 1958. In 2007 Rudłowo had 300 residents. The manor house remained unused and fell into ruin. As of 2012, the village is administratively managed by the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, is located in the Braniewski district and belongs to the Braniewo rural community. The state agency for agricultural property AWRSP is the owner of the castle ruins.
literature
- Miroslaw Garniec. Castles and manor houses in the former East Prussia , Studio Arta Olsztyn 2001, ISBN 978-83-912840-3-2 , p. 39
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Coordinates: 54 ° 22 ′ 6 ″ N , 19 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ E