Polska Wieś, Gniezno County

Polska Wieś ([ˈpɔlska ˈvjɛɕ]; German: Paulsdorf[3]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kłecko, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[4] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) west of Kłecko, 17 km (11 mi) north-west of Gniezno, and 43 km (27 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań. In the years 1975-1998, the village administratively belonged to the Poznań Voivodeship.[5] According to the 2021 National Census, Polska Wieś was inhabited by 242 inhabitants, of which 49.6% were women and 50.4% men.[6]

Polska Wieś
Village
A shingled windmill (koźlak) in Polska Wieś (photo from the late 1980s)
A shingled windmill (koźlak) in Polska Wieś (photo from the late 1980s)
German map of the Gmina Kłecko from 1919, the village of Polska Wieś was marked as Paulsdorf
German map of the Gmina Kłecko from 1919, the village of Polska Wieś was marked as Paulsdorf
Polska Wieś is located in Poland
Polska Wieś
Polska Wieś
Coordinates: 52°38′N 17°25′E
Country Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland Voivodeship
CountyGniezno
GminaKłecko
Population
242[1]
Postal Code
62-270[2]
Area code+48 61
Car platesPGN

History

Polska Wieś was one of the few villages located in the Middle Ages under the so-called Polish law (at that time, a location based on Magdeburg law was much more popular).[7] The village probably existed before 1523 and was part of the Kłecko starosty, created as a result of the division of the Środa starosty. In the years 1580 - 1620 the village belonged to the Czarnkowski family. In 1771 the village paid a sheaf tithe to the parish priests of St. George in Gniezno, and its owner was Antoni Mirosławski.[8] From April 9, 1901 to the incorporation of Greater Poland into the Polish state (1919) and during the German occupation, the village was called Paulsdorf.[9][10]

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