Parchanie – Gmina Dabrowa Biskupia – Slownik Geograficzny Translations
Hello,
Below is my translation of the Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego entry for Parchani. Any errors in the translations are completely my own.
Location information:
Current administrative location: Parchanie, Gmina Dąbrowa Biskupia, Powiat Inowrocław, Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.
Administrative location in 1895 (Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego): Parchanie, Kreis Inowroclaw, Regierungsbezirk Bromberg, Provinz Posen, Kaiserlich Deutsches Reich.
Also known as Parkanie. It is a parish owned village, rural district, settlement, estate, and urban district located in powiat Inowrocław. Parchanie is about 9 kilometers from Inowrocław. The post office and parish are located in Parchanie. The railway station is located in Inowrocław.
The church in Parchanie was in existence before 1055. There are two late Bishops of Kujawy buried in Parchanie: Jęndrzej and Wenancjusz. In 1239, the Bishops established the Parchanie estate and in 1259, half of the mill was constructed. Documents dated June 19, 1259 list Parchanie among the villages owned by Pope Aleksandr IV. In 1372, Bishop Zbilut issued the construction of a windmill in Parchanie. In 1583, the Parchanie Parish consisted of: Baciszewko and Baciszewo (today called Balczewo), Gąski, Łagiewniki, Modliborzyce, Niemojewo, Olszewice, Parchanie, Słonsko, Szpital, and Szrubsko. Parchanie was owned by the Bishops of Włocławek and then by klucza (warden?) Łask.
Currently, the rural village of Parchanie has 22 houses with 240 inhabitants.The Parchanie settlement has 4 houses with 26 inhabitants. Both villages that create the rural district combine to total 26 houses with 266 inhabitants (13 Protestants and 253 Catholics).
The Parchanie estate has 7 houses with 127 inhabitants. The urban village of Parchanie has 48 houses with 355 inhabitants.The Parchanie urban district has 55 houses with 462 inhabitants (71 Protestants and 391 Catholics).
The district of Parchanie has an area of land equal to 305.88 hectare (255.32 hectare of farmland, 35.75 hectare of meadows, 10.21 hectare of pasture, and 4.60 hectare of reed). Parchanie specializes in cattle and sheep breeding. The Parchanie Parish belongs to the Gniewkowo deanery. In 1873, there was 1175 souls belonging to the parish.
Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Poliskiego – Warsaw [1895, vol.07, p.860-861]. Retrieved from http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/polszczyzna/SGKP/SG07.djvu?djvuopts&page=860
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Al
