Chołodecki (variously spelled as Cholodecki, Hołodecki, Holodecki) is the Polish

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

of one of the noble (''

szlachta The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the ...

'') families. It is derived from the village of Chołodec located in Wołyń, currently located in

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. According to historian

Józef Białynia Chołodecki Józef Dominik "Kresowiec" Bartłomiej Chołodecki (15 August 1852 – 30 January 1934) was a Polish historian. Biography Chołodecki was born in 1852 in in the Galicia (Central Europe), Galician region of the then Austro-Hungarian empire, clo ...

, an unknown member of the Białynia clan was given the rights to develop the land in and around Chołodec, and that individual took the last name of Chołodecki. The Chołodecki surname first appears in the 17th century in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

. A Chołodecki is listed in the registers during the election of King Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki in 1669. In the late 17th century Kazimierz Amor Chołodecki becomes a man of some stature in Włodzimierz Wołyński, living on the estate of Piatydnia. The family was confirmed as Szlachta in 1783 and 1825 by the Austrian authorities in Galicia. In Wołyń, nobility under the stricter Russian rules was confirmed in 1811 and 1827.

Patriotic traditions

The Białynia clan, to which the Chołodecki family belongs, was granted its coat of arms for bravery in battle under King Łokietek. The Chołodeckis continued their clan's tradition. In 1675, Chołodeckis took part in the famous Defense of Trembowla under Jan Samuel Chrzanowski. In that battle, a small group of soldiers managed to defend the town against a Turkish army. The family had significant members involved in the

November Uprising The November Uprising (1830–31), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in W ...

(

Tomasz Chołodecki Tomasz Chołodecki (21 December 1813 – 17 July 1880) was a political activist and Polish rebel and soldier, who took part in almost every major event that supported Poland's independence in the 19th century. November uprising Tomasz Chołodec ...

, Ferdinand Chołodecki, Celestyn Chołodecki) of 1830. Chołodeckis played a significant role in the planning and execution of the failed

Kraków Uprising of 1846 Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

. Tomasz Chołodecki was initially sentenced to death for his part, but the sentence was later reduced. Chołodeckis also took part in the battles of the

January Uprising The January Uprising ( pl, powstanie styczniowe; lt, 1863 metų sukilimas; ua, Січневе повстання; russian: Польское восстание; ) was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at ...

of 1863 (Tomasz Chołodecki, Ferdinand Chołodecki, Celestyn Chołodecki,

). Due to the families' continued involvement in major upheavals in Poland's fight for independence during the 19th century, the family living in Wołyń had all of its land and belongings confiscated. The major confiscations occurred after the Kraków Uprising and the January Uprising. Some members, such as Aleksander Chołodecki, fleeing to France.Z minionych stuleci (In the past 100 hundred years) Michał Rolle, Lwów 1908
/ref> The small but more prominent section of the family located in Galicia was left with mostly leasehold estates. Chołodecki involvement in the fight for Poland's independence also extended into World War I, the Polish-Ukrainian War (Józef Białynia Chołodecki), and World War II. Witold Chołodecki, for example, was murdered by Soviet forces in Charków in 1940. During the

Massacres of Poles in Volhynia The massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia ( pl, rzeź wołyńska, lit=Volhynian slaughter; uk, Волинська трагедія, lit=Volyn tragedy, translit=Volynska trahediia), were carried out in German-occupied Poland by the ...

in 1943 Antoni and Wiktoria Cholodecki were murdered by UPA forces, while the largest segment managed to flee west and eventually settled around the city of

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

. A smaller group of Chołodeckis from Huta Stara took part in the defense of the town. Huta Stara, while consisting of around 100 homes, became a regional sanctuary for 10,000 Poles who flocked to the town seeking shelter and safety from UPA attacks. A decisive battle waged on October 16, 1943, defeated the UPA and allowed the family to stay in the town until the summer of 1945, when they were forcibly repatriated to areas around

Kołobrzeg Kołobrzeg ( ; csb, Kòlbrzég; german: Kolberg, ), ; csb, Kòlbrzég , is a port city in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in north-western Poland with about 47,000 inhabitants (). Kołobrzeg is located on the Parsęta River on the south coast o ...

. The remaining family located in Lwów settled in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...

. Chołodeckis also fought for an end to communism in Poland. Jarosław Chołodecki was the vice-chair for the Regional Board in "Solidarność" when it was formed in 1980, and he spent over a year in jail when Poland instituted martial law in 1981.

Estates

Members of the Chołodecki family owned small tracts of land and villages in

Wołyń Volhynia (also spelled Volynia) ( ; uk, Воли́нь, Volyn' pl, Wołyń, russian: Волы́нь, Volýnʹ, ), is a historic region in Central and Eastern Europe, between south-eastern Poland, south-western Belarus, and western Ukraine. The ...

and Galicia in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The most significant holdings were around

Żytomierz Zhytomyr ( uk, Жито́мир, translit=Zhytomyr ; russian: Жито́мир, Zhitomir ; pl, Żytomierz ; yi, זשיטאָמיר, Zhitomir; german: Schytomyr ) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the Capital city, a ...

Włodzimierz Wołyński Volodymyr ( uk, Володи́мир, from 1944 to 2021 Volodymyr-Volynskyi ( uk, Володи́мир-Воли́нський)) is a small city located in Volyn Oblast, in north-western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of the Volodymyr R ...

and Łuck, namely the villages of Obłapy, Kudynowce, Ceców, Lachowa, and Nikonówka. The family also had leaseholds in Galicia, namely Bednarów and Piatydnia. The family also had close relationships with the

Potocki The House of Potocki (; plural: Potoccy, male: Potocki, feminine: Potocka) was a prominent Polish noble family in the Kingdom of Poland and magnates of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Potocki family is one of the wealthiest and ...

s for hundreds of years, administering some of the vast estates of the family, including holdings in Lwów and the Brzoza Stadnicka estate into the 20th century, while a Mikołaj Chołodecki was listed as a reiter for the Potocki's as early as 1703.Historical information about the ancient painting of Gods birth giver Mary at Jasna Gora, 1856
/ref>

Coat of arms

The Białynia coat of arms is used by the Chołodeckis from

and Galicia.

Notable members

Some of the notable members of Chołodecki family include: *

* Celestyn Chołodecki *

*Antoni Chołodecki *Jadwiga Chołodecka *Aleksander Chołodecki *Jarosław Chołodecki *Olgierd Chołodecki

References

External links

Information and history of the Cholodecki Family
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cholodecki Family Polish noble families Surnames