Murzynno – Gmina Gniewkowo – Slownik Geograficzny Translations
Hello,
Below is my translation of the Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego entry for Murzynno. Any errors in the translations are completely my own.
Location information:
Current administrative location: Murzynno, Gmina Gniewkowo, Powiat Inowrocław, Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie.
Administrative location in 1895 (Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego): Groß Morin, Kreis Inowroclaw, Regierungsbezirk Bromberg, Provinz Posen, Kaiserlich Deutsches Reich
1) “Big Murzynno”, also listed in documents as Murzino, and its German name was Gross Morin. A village located in powiat Inowrocław. The Murzynno village belonged to the Murzynno Parish. The parish church, post office, telegraph station, and railway station are located about 7 kilometers away in Gniewkowo. Murzynno has 20 houses with 272 inhabitants (According to documents: 211 Catholics, 7 Jewish, and 54 Evangelical Protestants). The Royal Kingdom owned 1353 morgs of the Murzynno land. Murzynno comprises of three places: a) the Murzynno folwark. b) the new village (Nowy Murzynno). c) the old Murzynno estate. The older estate has 11 houses with 202 inhabitants (159 Catholics).
In 1583, according to collected registrations, the Royal Kingdom’s land was leased to Walenty Grodziński (the standard-bearer of Inowrocław). At this time, Murzynno had an area of 17 łan and had 4 crofts, while Nowy Murzynno had an area of 8 łan for the peasants and 1 croft (Pawiń., Wielk., I, 254.). The Catholic Parish existed in Murzynno since the 16th century. The village belonged to the Łask properties, which were owned by the Bishop of Kujawy. Years later, the village and estate became the ownership of the Prussian Government. Murzynno was where mayoral office (solectwo) resided while under the control of the Royal Kingdom. According to surveys dating from 1661, the following villages were removed from the Inowrocław voivodeship: Murzynno, Dulsk, Wielowieś, Nowawieś, Buczkowo, Chrząstowo, and Osiek. In 1771, Konstanty Bniński, the Castellan of Kowalewie, received quarterly payments of 564 florins, 9 grosz, and a winter tax for troop maintenance of 689 florins, 14 grosz. In the years from, 1773-1775, the Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, gave Bniński the title of Castellan of Chełmno. In 1873, Murzynno Parish had 511 souls and belonged to the Gniewkowo Diocese.
Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Poliskiego – Warsaw [1895, vol.06, p.813]. Retrieved from http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/polszczyzna/SGKP/SG06.djvu?djvuopts&page=813
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Al
