For other places with the same name, see Wszechświęte.

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

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.

## Contents

* 1 Organizations
* 2 Area
* 3 Names
* 4 History
* 5 References

## 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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

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Gmina Oleśnica

Villages|

* Bogusławice
* Boguszyce
* Brzezinka
* Bystre
* Cieśle
* Dąbrowa
* Gręboszyce
* Jenkowice
* Krzeczyn
* Ligota Mała
* Ligota Polska
* Ligota Wielka
* Nieciszów
* Nowa Ligota
* Nowoszyce
* Osada Leśna
* Ostrowina
* Piszkawa
* Poniatowice
* Smardzów
* Smolna
* Sokołowice
* Spalice
* Świerzna
* Wszechświęte
* Wyszogród
* Zarzysko
* Zimnica

Seat (not part of the gmina)|

* Oleśnica

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