My Da\u0144ko ancestors came from the Polish village of Nienadowa in Galicia (the Austrian partition of Poland) and I know that the Da\u0144kos have lived in Nienadowa for over 200 years. In the village, there is a manor house, built by Antoni Dembi\u0144ski, a member of the noble family that owned Nienadowa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In researching Nienadowa, I found a description of the manor in Nienadowa on the internet, provided by Rafa\u0142 Marian Bogus\u0142awski who describes himself as the “grandson of Casimir Bogus\u0142awski”. The site where I found this description no longer exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An English translation of the Polish description that Rafa\u0142 wrote is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Manor in Nienadowa<\/strong><\/p>
The estate is located on the San River east of Dubiecko, on the highway from Dyn\u00f3w to Przemy\u015bl. A beautiful, classical manor is located there. The history of the village of Nienadowa extends back to the 16th century. At this time it was the property of the Stadnicki family. After 1588, the goods of Nienadowa passed into the hands of Anna Pilecka from Sienno, who took over the property, giving \u0141ancut to Stanis\u0142aw Stadnicki in exchange. Later, the property passed from hand to hand. The village belonged to the Sienie\u0144skis, the Derszniaks, the Krasickis, the Dubrawskis, so that in the beginning of the 18th century it became the property of the Dembi\u0144skis of the Rawicz coat of arms. The last inheritor of Nienadowa before agricultural reforms was Maria Dembi\u0144ska, the wife of Stanis\u0142aw Mycielski. At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, a wooden manor existed there, in which Alexander Fredro spent his childhood. Antoni Dembi\u0144ski (an officer in the Ko\u015bciusko insurrection), the husband of Eleanor Bardeleben, dismantled this manor and erected in its place a new brick manor which has survived to this day. A beautiful park, full of old trees, was located in the neighborhood of the manor. Tall linden trees planted right next to the eastern section of the building bestowed much charm. After World War II the manor held the Agricultural Mechanization Personnel Training Center and presently belongs to the Mechanical Equipment Plant \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Kamax\u201d in Ka\u0144czuga.<\/p>
Described by Rafa\u0142 Marion Bogus\u0142awski, Count of Ostoja (grandson of Casimir Bogus\u0142awski)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
A couple of comments to put some things into perspective:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- The Ko\u015bciusko insurrection occurred in 1894 and was an attempt by Tadeusz Ko\u015bciusko to free Poland from the partitioning powers. Ko\u015bciusko had earlier distinguished himself by fighting for the colonies in the US Revolutionary War, and was a good friend of Thomas Jefferson. The Ko\u015bciusko insurrection failed, and in 1895, Poland was partitioned for the third time and effectively wiped off the map of Europe.<\/li>
- Stanis\u0142aw Stadnicki was known as “the devil of \u0141ancut<\/a>” for his reckless courage in war and because he spent much of his life raiding his neighbors’ lands with a band of mercenaries.<\/li>
- Before the agricultural reforms mentioned in the description, the land was owned by the nobility. After agricultural reforms, peasants could own land themselves.<\/li>
- The Alexander Fredro mentioned in the description is a renowned Polish poet and playwright who served in the military during the Napoleonic wars. In 2002, Fredro’s play “Revenge” was made into a film starring Roman Polanski.<\/li>
- From a genealogical standpoint, the history of the village may extend back to the 16th century, but the church records only extend back to the late 18th century.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Copyright \u00a9 2006- 2021 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My Da\u0144ko ancestors came from the Polish village of Nienadowa in Galicia (the Austrian partition of Poland) and I know that the Da\u0144kos have lived in Nienadowa for over 200 years. In the village, there is a manor house, built by … Continue reading