Stare Drawsko
Encyclopedia
Stare Drawsko ' is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Czaplinek
, within Drawsko County
, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Czaplinek
, 28 km (17 mi) east of Drawsko Pomorskie
, and 109 km (68 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin
. The village has a population of 140.
, who ruled the area. In 1407 German and Polish robber baron
s conquered the castle and expelled the knights. The robber barons made the castle the starting point of their brigandage
, until the burghers of Dramburg (Drawsko Pomorskie)
defeated them in 1422.
In 1438 the Teutonic Knights
arranged it so that Poland could take control of the region, which it reorganised as the Starostwo Drahimskie
, with Drahim as its capital, within its Poznań Voivodeship
.
In 1657 King John II Casimir
of Poland pawned this Poznańian starostwo
, including Drahim, to Elector
Frederick William I of Brandenburg in return for a credit (Treaty of Bromberg
). He acquired the starostwo as his personal estate and invested a bailiff with its administration. In 1773 in the course of the First Partition of Poland
Draheim became part of the New March within the Kingdom of Prussia
. Following a Prussian administrative reform Draheim became part of Pomerania in 1817, which formed a part of Germany between 1871 to 1945. For the history of the region see Starostwo Drahimskie
, for the history of the greater region, see History of Pomerania
.
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 Czaplinek
Gmina Czaplinek
Gmina Czaplinek is an urban-rural gmina in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Czaplinek, which lies approximately east of Drawsko Pomorskie and east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
, within Drawsko County
Drawsko County
Drawsko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western 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 town of Drawsko Pomorskie,...
, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Czaplinek
Czaplinek
Czaplinek is a town in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,879 inhabitants ....
, 28 km (17 mi) east of Drawsko Pomorskie
Drawsko Pomorskie
Drawsko Pomorskie is a town in Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland, with 17,440 inhabitants. Originally inhabited by Slavs, the settlement was colonized by Germans during the Middle Ages...
, and 109 km (68 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
. The village has a population of 140.
History
Drahim (Draheim) comprised a castle, which was a stronghold of the Knights HospitallerKnights Hospitaller
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
, who ruled the area. In 1407 German and Polish robber baron
Robber baron
A robber baron or robber knight was an unscrupulous and despotic nobility of the medieval period in Europe, for example, Berlichingen. It has slightly different meanings in different countries. In modern US parlance, the term is also used to describe unscrupulous industrialists...
s conquered the castle and expelled the knights. The robber barons made the castle the starting point of their brigandage
Brigandage
Brigandage refers to the life and practice of brigands: highway robbery and plunder, and a brigand is a person who usually lives in a gang and lives by pillage and robbery....
, until the burghers of Dramburg (Drawsko Pomorskie)
Drawsko Pomorskie
Drawsko Pomorskie is a town in Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland, with 17,440 inhabitants. Originally inhabited by Slavs, the settlement was colonized by Germans during the Middle Ages...
defeated them in 1422.
In 1438 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...
arranged it so that Poland could take control of the region, which it reorganised as the Starostwo Drahimskie
Draheim
Draheim or Drahim was a starostwo of the Kingdom of Poland from the 15th century. Pawned to Brandenburg-Prussia in 1657, it was directly incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia in 1772.-History:...
, with Drahim as its capital, within its Poznań Voivodeship
Poznan Voivodeship (14th century–1793)
Poznań Voivodeship 14th c.-1793 ) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from the 14th century to the Second Partition of Poland in 1793. It was part of the Greater Polish prowincja....
.
In 1657 King John II Casimir
John II Casimir of Poland
John II Casimir was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania during the era of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Duke of Opole in Upper Silesia, and titular King of Sweden 1648–1660. In Poland, he is known and commonly referred as Jan Kazimierz. His parents were Sigismund III Vasa and...
of Poland pawned this Poznańian starostwo
Starostwo
Starostwo , from the 14th century in the Polish Crown and later through the era of the joint state of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until the partitions of Poland in 1795, referred to the crown lands administered by the official known as starosta...
, including Drahim, to Elector
Prince-elector
The Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Roman king or, from the middle of the 16th century onwards, directly the Holy Roman Emperor.The heir-apparent to a prince-elector was known as an...
Frederick William I of Brandenburg in return for a credit (Treaty of Bromberg
Treaty of Bromberg
The Treaty of Bromberg or Treaty of Bydgoszcz was a treaty between John II Casimir of Poland and Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia, ratified at Bromberg on 6 November 1657...
). He acquired the starostwo as his personal estate and invested a bailiff with its administration. In 1773 in the course of 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...
Draheim became part of the New March within 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...
. Following a Prussian administrative reform Draheim became part of Pomerania in 1817, which formed a part of Germany between 1871 to 1945. For the history of the region see Starostwo Drahimskie
Draheim
Draheim or Drahim was a starostwo of the Kingdom of Poland from the 15th century. Pawned to Brandenburg-Prussia in 1657, it was directly incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia in 1772.-History:...
, for the history of the greater region, see History of Pomerania
History of Pomerania
The history of Pomerania dates back more than 10,000 years. Settlement in the area started by the end of the Vistula Glacial Stage, about 13,000 years ago. Archeological traces have been found of various cultures during the Stone and Bronze Age, of Veneti and Germanic peoples during the Iron Age...
.