Wszechświęte, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Explained

Wszechświęte is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] The village lies approximately 8 kilometers (5 mi) east from Oleśnica.

Organizations

In the village there are three organizations

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

Area

Wszechświęte occupies an area of 398.55hectare, of which 358.48hectare is agricultural land. It consists of:

• arable land – 311.91hectare
• meadows – 31.75hectare
• pastures – 12.81hectare
• orchards – 2.01hectare
• built-up areas – 10.49hectare
• forests – 7.77hectare
• water – 3.54hectare
• road – 16.59hectare
• waste land – 1.6hectare

Names

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

• 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 236hectare 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 300hectare of land, including a park and garden of 6hectare, 4hectare 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.