Sylczno – Gmina Parchowo – Slownik Geograficzny Translations
Hello,
Below is my translation of the Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego entry for Sylczno. Any errors in the translations are completely my own.
Location information:
Current administrative location: Sylczno, Gmina Parchowo, Powiat Bytów, Województwo Pomorskie, Poland.
Administrative location in 1895 (Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego): Schueltzen, Kreis Karthaus, Regierungsbezirk Danzig, Westpreußen, German Empire.
In 1780 it was called Silczna and by Kętrzyń it was called Silczno. The German name was Schueltzen, documents also list it as Seltz. It is a village located in powiat Kartuzy. It’s post office is located in Wygoda. The village’s Catholic Parish is located in Parchowo, which is about 1 mile from Siliczno. There are 15 tenant farmers and 5 crofts (enclosed sections of farmland). The area totals 1397 hectares of land (922 hectares of arable farmland, with an income of 2-35 marks). In 1885, there were 41 houses, 63 homesteads, 335 inhabitants, 298 Catholics, and 37 Evangelical Protestants.
In 1381, Siliczno belonged to the Mirachow wójtowstwa (county), but according to Polish law the plow fields were divided from which the village sołtys (mayor) or the starosta (govenor) received 2 free. The other plowed fields were charged rent, which equaled 12 skojców* and a bushel of oats (od Zeitsch. d. Westpr. Gesch. Ver. VI, 40). In 1780, according to counts by inspector Rybiński, Siliczno has 116 inhabitants that were Catholics. The Parchowo Parish Mesznego records indicate that villagers contributed 14 bushels of rye and the same amount of oats (str.516). In 1710, inspector Szaniawski read that the Mesznego records indicated that the villagers contributed 12 bushels of rye and the same amount of oats (str.73).
Słownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Poliskiego – Warsaw [1895, vol. 10, p.610]. http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/polszczyzna/SGKP/SG10.djvu?djvuopts&page=610
* a unit of measurement used in Germany and Poland during medieval times more can be found here: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skojec
Best Regards,
Al
