Stowiecino
Encyclopedia
Stowięcino s is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Główczyce, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Główczyce, 32 km (20 mi) east of Słupsk, and 78 km (48 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk
. The village has a population of 416.
.
The estate was still in the possession of the Stojentin family in 1618 but was mentioned as property of Jürgen Ludwig von Wobeser’s widow in 1732. The von Wobesers remained owners of the Stojentin estate until 1820, when it was handed over to Heinrich Jesco von Puttkamer. In 1853 it was bought by Ferdinand Scheunemann, whose family would own the manor until 1945.
In 1925 16 inhabitants were Catholics, 6 Jewish. In 1933 the village had 500, in 1939 475 inhabitants.
Throughout the East Pomeranian Offensive
the village was occupied by Soviet forces
on 9 March 1945, it had not been evacuated before and many inhabitants and refugees from surrounding villages were killed. The last owner of the estate, Mrs. Scheunemann, was killed by Soviet soldiers on 27 March 1945.
After World War II
the area was put under Polish administration according to the Potsdam Conference
and renamed Stowięcino by the Commission for the Determination of Place Names
. Poles
, mainly from Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union
started to settle in the area. The remaining German populace was expelled
in a transport on 27 November 1946 heading to Torgau
.
Today almost all of the local people are former collective farm (PGR
) workers and farmers; there is a high rate of unemployment.
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 Główczyce, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Główczyce, 32 km (20 mi) east of Słupsk, and 78 km (48 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
. The village has a population of 416.
History
The noble family of von Stojentin originates from the village which was mentioned in 1341 as the property of Bertold and Matzen van Stoyentin, in 1379 as property of Mertin and Barteke von Stoguntin and in 1402 as property of the olde Bartke van Stoyentyn. A church was first mentioned in 1519, it became Lutheran thoughout the Protestant ReformationProtestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
.
The estate was still in the possession of the Stojentin family in 1618 but was mentioned as property of Jürgen Ludwig von Wobeser’s widow in 1732. The von Wobesers remained owners of the Stojentin estate until 1820, when it was handed over to Heinrich Jesco von Puttkamer. In 1853 it was bought by Ferdinand Scheunemann, whose family would own the manor until 1945.
In 1925 16 inhabitants were Catholics, 6 Jewish. In 1933 the village had 500, in 1939 475 inhabitants.
Throughout the East Pomeranian Offensive
East Pomeranian Offensive
The East Pomeranian Strategic Offensive operation was an offensive by the Red Army in its fight against the German Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front...
the village was occupied by Soviet forces
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
on 9 March 1945, it had not been evacuated before and many inhabitants and refugees from surrounding villages were killed. The last owner of the estate, Mrs. Scheunemann, was killed by Soviet soldiers on 27 March 1945.
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the area was put under Polish administration according to the Potsdam Conference
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm Hohenzollern, in Potsdam, occupied Germany, from 16 July to 2 August 1945. Participants were the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States...
and renamed Stowięcino by the Commission for the Determination of Place Names
Commission for the Determination of Place Names
The Commission for the Determination of Place Names was a commission of the Polish Department of Public Administration, founded in January 1946...
. Poles
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
, mainly from Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union
Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union
Immediately after the German invasion of Poland in 1939, which marked the beginning of World War II, the Soviet Union invaded the eastern regions of the Second Polish Republic, which Poles referred to as the "Kresy," and annexed territories totaling 201,015 km² with a population of 13,299,000...
started to settle in the area. The remaining German populace was expelled
Expulsion of Germans after World War II
The later stages of World War II, and the period after the end of that war, saw the forced migration of millions of German nationals and ethnic Germans from various European states and territories, mostly into the areas which would become post-war Germany and post-war Austria...
in a transport on 27 November 1946 heading to Torgau
Torgau
Torgau is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nordsachsen.Outside Germany, the town is most well known as the place where during the Second World War, United States Army forces coming from the west met with forces of the Soviet Union...
.
Today almost all of the local people are former collective farm (PGR
PGR
PGR may stand for:* the stock ticker symbol for the Progressive Corporation, an American insurance company.* Patriot Guard Riders, an American organization of motorcyclists whose members attend military funeral services to prevent protestors from interfering and to honor the fallen soldier*...
) workers and farmers; there is a high rate of unemployment.
Notable residents
- Andrzej LepperAndrzej LepperAndrzej Zbigniew Lepper was a Polish politician who was the leader of Samoobrona RP political party....
(1954-2011), founder of the Polish political party Samoobrona (Self-defence).