Swieta – Gmina Zlotow – Slownik Geograficzny Translations
Hello,
Below is my translation of the Slownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego entry for Święta. Any errors are completely my own.
Location information:
Current administrative location: Święta, Gmina Złotów, Powiat Złotów, Województwo Wielkopolskie, Poland.
Administrative location in 1895 (Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego): Schwente, Kreis Flatow, Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder, Westpreußen, German Empire.
The German name is Schwente, in 1653 it was named Swięcin and Swięte. It is a village located in the powiat Złotow. The post office and Catholic parish are located in Złotowo (which is about ¾ mila away). It has a one class Evangelical Protestant school with 64 students and a two class Catholic school with 133 students. The landscape and area totals 2752 hectare, of that: 1892 hectares are farms, 197 hectares are meadows, and 160 hectares are woods.
In 1885, there were 188 houses and 236 homesteads with 1328 inhabitants (748 Catholics, 571 Evangelical Protestants, and 9 Jewish). At the colony of Nową Świętę there are 38 houses and 259 inhabitants.
In 1732 and 1752, privileges were granted to the local German mayor, with the condition that local seats are filled by Germans. The village was divided into German and Polish parts, which also had it’s own mayors (ob. Der Kreis Flatow von Schmitt, str. 279). In 1695, Inspector Jezierski listed that there were 40 peasants in the colony.Also, the inspector indicated that the Mesznego records listed payments of 1 bushel of rye and 1/2 bushel of oats for empty włók (łan) and according to the contract, by great measure of Łobżenicki (ob. str. 58). Kś. Fr.
Slownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego – Warsaw [1895, vol. 11, p.689]. Retrieved from http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/polszczyzna/SGKPi/indexse2.html#x3-50002
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Al
