S\u0142ownik Geograficzny Entry for Trelkowo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Source:\u00a0 Chlebowski, Bronis\u0142aw, Filip Sulimierski, and W\u0142adys\u0142aw Walewski, eds., S\u0142ownik Geograficzny Kr\u00f3lestwa Polskiego i Innych Kraj\u00f3w S\u0142owia\u0144skich [Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavonic Countries]<\/em> (Warsaw, 1892), Volume XII, page 459.<\/p>\n Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF<\/a> copy of the S\u0142ownik Geograficzny<\/em> Entry for Trelkowo. Translated from the Polish, the entry reads:<\/p>\n Trelkowo <\/strong><\/span>and Trelk\u00f3wko<\/em>, called Gross Sch\u00f6ndamerau <\/em>and Klein Sch\u00f6ndamerau <\/em>in German, a village in Szczecin Powiat. <\/span>There is a post office in Ortelsburg. Zygfried Walot, [komtur elb\u0105ski?], granted to the brothers Stanis\u0142aw and Maciej in Pas\u0142\u0119k in the year 1391 64 w\u0142\u00f3ki [1 w\u0142\u00f3ka = 16.8 hectares] in Trelkowo for the foundation of a village, 4 w\u0142\u00f3ki allocated for a church and 4 for the so\u0142tys [chair of the village council] .\u00a0 In the year 1602, almost all who lived here were Poles.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The location is shown on the map below. Gross Sch\u00f6ndamerau is highlighted in a box near the top of the map and the area where J\u00f3zef Niedzia\u0142kowski and his ancestors were born is highlighted in the box near the bottom of the map.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Map of the Area around Gross Sch\u00f6ndamerau, East Prussia, Germany<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n SOURCE:\u00a0 Bartholomew, J. G, “Baltic States & East Prussia,” The Times Atlas. (London: The Times, 1922); digital images, David Rumsey Map Collection<\/em> (http:\/\/www.davidrumsey.com\/maps5326.html<\/a> : accessed 05 August 2008).<\/p>\n Click on the map to enlarge the image. The red line on the map is the border between Poland and East Prussia, Germany. After World War II, Gross Sch\u00f6ndamerau was incorporated into the territory of Poland and officially became known by its Polish name of\u00c2\u00a0Trelkowo.<\/p>\n Written for the Carnival of Eastern European Genealogy.<\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2008 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" J\u00f3zef Niedzia\u0142kowski, the brother of my grandfather Kostanty Niedzia\u0142kowski, was married twice. Both times, he married a woman\u00c2\u00a0from the village of\u00c2\u00a0Trelkowo. He first married J\u00f3zefa Kolarowira on\u00c2\u00a028 Jan 1928 in Trelkowo and, after her death,\u00a0he married\u00c2\u00a0Anastasia Cheschowska on\u00c2\u00a012 Jul 1934 … Continue reading ![\"Slownik](\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Trelkowo-Tom-XII-459.jpg\")
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