Lowiczek – Gmina Badkowo – Slownik Geograficzny Translations
Hello,
Below is my translation of the Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego entry for Łowiczek. Any errors in the translations are completely my own.
Location information:
Current administrative location: Łowiczek, Gmina Bądkowo, Powiat Aleksandrów, Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.
Administrative location in 1895 (Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego): Łowiczek, Powiat Nieszawa, Gubernia Warszawske, Vistula Land, Russian Empire.
A village and estate located in powiat Nieszawa and gmina Bądkowo. It belongs to the Łowiczek Parish. Łowiczek is located among the forests, south of Lake Skępe. In 1827, there were 31 houses with 165 inhabitants. The wooden church was built in 1711, in a village field, by Krzysztof Słubicki. The parish was named after Saint Krzyża and St. Isydor. In 1757, Reverend Franciszek Kanigowski, the Bishop of Włocławek, consecrated the parish. The Łowiczek Parish had 940 souls (parishioners).
The Łowiczek estate was comprised of the folwarks of Łowiczek and Szwinki; the villages of Łowiczek, Szwinki, Kamieniec, Józefowo; and the colonies of Kańsko and Tomaszewo. The Łowiczek estate’s land area was 2224 morgs:
The Łowiczek folwark: 1062 morgs of arable farm and garden land, 86 morgs of meadows, 368 morgs of pasture, 349 morgs of forest, 45 morgs of barren land, which totals 1904 morgs. There were 16 brick buildings, and 6 wooden buildings.
The Szwinki folwark: 288 morgs of arable farm and garden land, 16 morgs of meadows, 4 morgs of pasture, 45 morgs of barren land, which totals 320 morgs. There were 7 brick buildings, 5 wooden buildings, and a windmill.
The village of Łowiczek has 77 settlements on 194 morgs of cultivated land. The village of Szwinki (also called Sinki) has 22 settlements on 323 morgs of cultivated land. The village of Kamieniec has 20 settlements on 617 morgs of cultivated land. The village of Józefowo has 31 settlements on 126 morgs of cultivated land. The colony of Kańsko has 7 settlements on 144 morgs of cultivated land. The colony of Tomaszewo has 7 settlements on 112 morgs of cultivated land.
Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Poliskiego – Warsaw [1895, vol.05, p.760. Retrieved from http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/polszczyzna/SGKP/SG05.djvu?djvuopts&page=760
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Al
