Kadyny
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Kadyny k is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Tolkmicko
, within Elbląg County
, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
, in northern Poland. It lies on the Vistula Lagoon
of the Baltic Sea
, approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Tolkmicko
, 24 km (15 mi) north of Elbląg
, and 88 km (55 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn
. The village has an approximate population of 600.
The terra Cadinensis first mentioned in 1255 was allegedly named after Cadina, a daughter of an Old Prussian chief. It shared a border with the territory of Lanzanien or Lenzen to the south. The Teutonic Knights
in Prussia
built a Hof (estate) near the site of the Prussian Burg (castle) Cadina, where they held court over the native Old Prussian inhabitants in the area, until it was named Cadinen and owned by the Baysen
noble family in the days of the Prussian Confederation
. Later, with the 1466 Second Peace of Thorn it became part of Polish Royal Prussia
and was then subsequently annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia
during the First Partition of Poland
in 1772. The German emperor Wilhelm II acquired Cadinen manor in 1898 and made it his summer residence. A successful Maiolica
tile factory was established there in 1905, and many of those tiles were used to decorate the Old Elbe Tunnel in Hamburg
and several Berlin U-Bahn
stations. After World War I
, Cadinen remained the property of the House of Hohenzollern
until their expulsion
in 1945. Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia
was the last person to have lived here. Cadinen became, and remains today, a breeding site for Trakehner
horses.
Since 1945, when the area was turned over to the Republic of Poland
, it has been called Kadyny.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Tolkmicko
Gmina Tolkmicko
Gmina Tolkmicko is an urban-rural gmina in Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Tolkmicko, which lies approximately north of Elbląg and north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....
, within Elbląg County
Elblag County
Elbląg County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Elbląg, although the city...
, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn...
, in northern Poland. It lies on the Vistula Lagoon
Vistula Lagoon
The Vistula Lagoon is a fresh water lagoon on the Baltic Sea separated from Gdańsk Bay by the Vistula Spit. It is sometimes known as the Vistula Bay or Vistula Gulf. The modern German name, Frisches Haff, is derived from an earlier form, Friesisches Haff. Both this term and the earlier Polish...
of the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
, approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Tolkmicko
Tolkmicko
Tolkmicko is a town in northern Poland, on the Vistula Lagoon, about 20 km northeast of Elbląg. It is located in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Elbląg County. Its population is 2,766 -History:...
, 24 km (15 mi) north of Elbląg
Elblag
Elbląg is a city in northern Poland with 127,892 inhabitants . It is the capital of Elbląg County and has been assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. Before then it was the capital of Elbląg Voivodeship and a county seat in Gdańsk Voivodeship...
, and 88 km (55 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn
Olsztyn
Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...
. The village has an approximate population of 600.
The terra Cadinensis first mentioned in 1255 was allegedly named after Cadina, a daughter of an Old Prussian chief. It shared a border with the territory of Lanzanien or Lenzen to the south. The Teutonic Knights
Teutonic Knights
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem , commonly the Teutonic Order , is a German medieval military order, in modern times a purely religious Catholic order...
in Prussia
Prussia (region)
Prussia is a historical region in Central Europe extending from the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea to the Masurian Lake District. It is now divided between Poland, Russia, and Lithuania...
built a Hof (estate) near the site of the Prussian Burg (castle) Cadina, where they held court over the native Old Prussian inhabitants in the area, until it was named Cadinen and owned by the Baysen
Johannes von Baysen
Hans von Baysen or Jan Bażyński was a Prussian knight and statesman, leader of the Prussian Confederation and the first Polish governor of Royal Prussia.- Biography :...
noble family in the days of the Prussian Confederation
Prussian Confederation
The Prussian Confederation was an organization formed in 1440 by a group of 53 gentry and clergy and 19 cities in Prussia to oppose the monastic state of the Teutonic Knights. It was based on the basis of an earlier similar organization, the Lizard Union...
. Later, with the 1466 Second Peace of Thorn it became part of Polish Royal Prussia
Royal Prussia
Royal Prussia was a Region of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth . Polish Prussia included Pomerelia, Chełmno Land , Malbork Voivodeship , Gdańsk , Toruń , and Elbląg . It is distinguished from Ducal Prussia...
and was then subsequently annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
during the First Partition of Poland
First Partition of Poland
The First Partition of Poland or First Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that ended the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795. Growth in the Russian Empire's power, threatening the Kingdom of Prussia and the...
in 1772. The German emperor Wilhelm II acquired Cadinen manor in 1898 and made it his summer residence. A successful Maiolica
Maiolica
Maiolica is Italian tin-glazed pottery dating from the Renaissance. It is decorated in bright colours on a white background, frequently depicting historical and legendary scenes.-Name:...
tile factory was established there in 1905, and many of those tiles were used to decorate the Old Elbe Tunnel in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
and several Berlin U-Bahn
Berlin U-Bahn
The Berlin is a rapid transit railway in Berlin, the capital city of Germany, and is a major part of the public transport system of that city. Opened in 1902, the serves 173 stations spread across ten lines, with a total track length of , about 80% of which is underground...
stations. After World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, Cadinen remained the property of the House of Hohenzollern
House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near...
until their expulsion
Flight and expulsion of Germans from Poland during and after World War II
The flight and expulsion of Germans from Poland was the largest of a series of flights and expulsions of Germans in Europe during and after World War II...
in 1945. Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia
Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
-Children:* Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia , married firstly Waltraud Freytag on 22 August 1967 in Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; secondly Ehrengard von Reden on 23 April 1976; thirdly Sibylle Kretschmer. He renounced his succession rights on 18 September 1967...
was the last person to have lived here. Cadinen became, and remains today, a breeding site for Trakehner
Trakehner
Trakehner is a light warmblood breed of horse, originally developed at the East Prussian state stud farm in the town of Trakehnen from which the breed takes its name...
horses.
Since 1945, when the area was turned over to the Republic of Poland
People's Republic of Poland
The People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later...
, it has been called Kadyny.
Born in Cadinen
- Princess Marie Cécile of PrussiaPrincess Marie Cécile of PrussiaPrincess Marie-Cécile of Prussia , , is the second daughter of Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia and his wife, Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia.-Marriage and children:...
(born 1942) - Princess Kira of PrussiaPrincess Kira of PrussiaPrincess Kira of Prussia was the fourth child and second daughter of Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia....
(1943–2004)