Ostrowo – Gmina Gniewkowo – Slownik Geograficzny Translations

Hello,

Below is my translation of the Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego entry for Ostrowo. Any errors in the translations are completely my own.

Location information:

Current administrative location: Ostrowo, Gmina Gniewkowo, Powiat Inowrocław, Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.

Administrative location in 1895 (Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego): Ostrowo bei Argenau, Kreis Inowroclaw, Regierungsbezirk Bromberg, Provinz Posen, Kaiserlich Deutsches Reich.

Ostrów (Ostrowo),

12) The German name was Ostrowo bei Argenau. A dominium, school, and church located in powiat Inowrocław. Ostrów is about 6 kilometers southwest of Gniewkowo. Ostrów belongs to the Gniewkowo Parish. The railway station and post office are also located in Gniewkowo. The Ostrów dominium has 7 houses with 169 inhabitants (144 Catholics and 25 Protestants).

The Ostrów dominium has an area of land equal to 628.44 hectare (396.16 hectare of farmland, 102.84 hectare of meadows, 74.54 hectare of pasture, 11.68 hectare of unused barren land, and 44.22 hectare of water). The income generated from the land is equal to 11,018 marks. The dominium specializes in sheep herding and Dutch cattle breeding. The owner is Richard von Roy.

Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Poliskiego – Warsaw [1895, vol.07, p.710]. Retrieved from http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/polszczyzna/SGKP/SG07.djvu?djvuopts&page=710

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Al