Ośniszczewo – Gmina Dabrowa Biskupia – Slownik Geograficzny Translations
Hello,
Below is my translation of the Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego entry for Ośniszczewo. Any errors in the translations are completely my own.
Location information:
Current administrative location: Ośniszczewo, Gmina Dąbrowa Biskupia, Powiat Inowrocław, Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.
Administrative location in 1895 (Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego): Osniszczewo, Kreis Inowroclaw, Regierungsbezirk Bromberg, Provinz Posen, Kaiserlich Deutsches Reich.
Inaccurately called Ośniszewo and Ośniczewo. An estate and district located in powiat Inowrocław. Ośniszczewo is about 10 kilometers southeast from Gniewkowo. The village belongs to the Grabie Parish. The post office is located in Dąbrowa (German name: Louisenfelde). The railway station is located in Gniewkowo. There are 7 houses with 137 inhabitants. The district of Ośniszczewo has an area of land equal to 414.26 hectare (378.20 hectare of farmland, 26.40 hectare of meadows, 2.05 hectare of pasture, 6.66 hectare of unused barren land, and 0.86 hectare of water). The lands net profit totals 7738 marks. The owner of the estate was Countess Flora Hejnowska of the Dąbski nobility.
In 1349, Maciej, the Bishop of Włocławek, awarded part of Ośniszczewo to Ubisław of Dąbrowa. In 1393, Bishop Henryk, passed on a tithe to Ośniszczewo for a church in Włocławek. Around 1560, Wojciech Moszczeński was an owner of Ośniszczewo (10 łan (fields) and 2 gardens). Before 1793, Ośniszczewo was incorporated into the Brześć Kujawski Powiat (County) and Województwo (Province). The Nizizna folwark (1 home with 16 inhabitants) belonged to the Ośniszczewo estate and district. The entire district had 153 inhabitants (125 Catholics and 28 Protestants).
Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Poliskiego – Warsaw [1895, vol.07, p.645-646]. Retrieved from http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/polszczyzna/SGKP/SG07.djvu?djvuopts&page=645
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Al
