Stawnica – Gmina Zlotow – Slownik Geograficzny Translations
Current administrative location: Stawnica, Gmina Złotów, Powiat Złotów, Województwo Wielkopolskie, Poland.
Administrative location in 1895 (Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego): Stewnitz, Kreis Flatow, Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder, Westpreußen, German Empire.
1.) The German name is Stewnitz. The village is located above the river Glumia, in the Zlotow powiat . There is a post office and a Catholic parish in Zlotowo, which is located 6 km away. Stawnica’s land area is about 864 hectares, of that, 605 hectares are farms, 136 hectares are meadows, and 40 hectares are woods. In 1885, there were 66 houses and 89 homesteads, with 493 residents (306 Catholics, 179 Protestants, and 8 Jewish). There is a mill located on Grzymek with 20 residents and 2 houses. Stawnica is located by the lakes Piaseczno and Gleboczek and by the meadows Ombrym and Olszynka. In addition there is an old trench called Zamkowa gora that lies near the Glumia River, which has its origins in Głąbsku (Głomsk). According to the Mesznego records from 1695, the parish collected the following taxes from the village: 9 farm owners paid 1 bushel of rye and 1/2 bushel of oats per włók (łan) that is not barren, by great measure of Łobżenicki (ob. Wizyt. Jezierskiego, str. 58 b.).
2) There is an estate in Stawnica. The land area totals 501 hectares (357 hecaters of farmland and 100 hectares of meadows). In 1885, there were 4 homes, 11 homesteads, and 69 inhabitants. Kś Fr.
Slownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego – Warsaw [1895, vol. 11, p.304]. Retrieved from http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/polszczyzna/SGKPi/indexse2.html#x3-50002
