Wszechświęte
Village
Wszechświęte
Coordinates: 51°11′30″N 17°29′05″E / 51.19167°N 17.48472°E / 51.19167; 17.48472
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Oleśnica
Gmina	Gmina Oleśnica
Established	14th century
Area	3,986 km2 (1,539 sq mi)
Elevation	126 m (413 ft)
Population	235
Postal code	56-400
Car plates	DOL

Wszechświęte [fʂɛxɕˈfjɛntɛ] (German: Allerheiligen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.
The village lies approximately 8 kilometers (5 mi) east from Oleśnica.

Organizations[edit]

In the village there are three organizations

• Folk music band "Wianki" ("Wreaths")
• Volunteer fire department
• Football team

Postcard from Wszechświęte of 1930

The Church in the village Wszechświęte

Area[edit]

Village Wszechświęte occupies an area of 398.55 hectares (984.8 acres), of which 358.48 hectares (885.8 acres) is agricultural land.

The overall area consists of:

• arable land – 311.91 hectares (770.7 acres)
• meadows – 31.75 hectares (78.5 acres)
• pastures – 12.81 hectares (31.7 acres)
• orchards – 2.01 hectares (5.0 acres)
• built-up areas – 10.49 hectares (25.9 acres)
• forests – 7.77 hectares (19.2 acres)
• water – 3.54 hectares (8.7 acres)
• road – 16.59 hectares (41.0 acres)
• waste land – 1.60 hectares (4.0 acres)

Names[edit]

Village has changed names three times over the years:

• 1317 – Omnium Sanctorum (Latin for All Saints)
• 1376 – Alle Heilig (German: All Saints)
• 1785 – Allerheiligen

History[edit]

• 1317 – first mention. Berold, the parish priest in the village Wszechświęte was mentioned in a document concerning a dispute about tithes
• 1376 – village mentioned, as established under German law
• 1380 – in the village was a manor owned by Pecko Krompusch
• 1597 – the evangelical minister Bartolomeus Glassius was mentioned
• 1705 – old church was completely rebuilt (realized by evangelical community)
• 1785 – in the village school and folwark began to operate. The village had 143 inhabitants, 3 farmstead farms, 13 farmsteads, 3 cottages
• 1819 – Von Hautcharmoi sold his fortune to von Schickfus family
• 1845 – the owner of the village was a deputy of the court in Oleśnica – Gustaw Moritz von Schickfus. There were parish, a palace, a windmill, a horse-powered mill in the village. All 27 farms were inhabited by 281 people (3 Catholics, 7 Judaists) of which 15 craftsmen and tradesmen. In the village there was an evangelical school.
• 1874 – in the village were 24 farms, inhabited by 149 people (9 Catholics).
• 1860 – building of the palace, and establishment of the park
• 1876 – estate was owned by Hermann von Wiessel. The estate covered 236 hectares (580 acres) of land
• 1891 – the next owner of the estate was Dr. Phil Kurt Seidler
• 1908 – village had 30 houses, 189 inhabitants (23 Catholics)
• 1909 – the property was in the hands of the lawyer and deputy district, Wilhelm Krüger. The property area covered 300 hectares (740 acres) of land, including a park and garden of 6 hectares (15 acres), 4 hectares (9.9 acres) of farmland. The owner also had a distillery and sugar factory. This state lasted until 1945
• after 1945 – the property was parceled out between the individual users

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