Mieczewo is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in the administrative district of
Gmina Mosina
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Gmina Mosina is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Mosina, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Poznań.
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, within
Poznań County,
Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.
It lies approximately east of
Mosina
Mosina (german: Moschin) is a town in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, about 20 km south of Poznań, with 12,107 inhabitants (2004). The Mosiński Canal runs east and west through the town, and joins the Warta River just ...
and south of the regional capital
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 ...
.
The village exists at least since the 13th century. Before the late 14th century, a parish was established there. According to historical records, in 1510 the parish included Dobiertki, Góra,
Czołowo and Ożyczewo, which no longer exists. In 1614 all the villages became a part of the
Bnin parish, and in 1639 the ruined church in Mieczewo was demolished.
In the late 19th century, the village was composed of 38 farms, with 455 inhabitants. At least 30 people from this village emigrated to
Michigan
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at that time.
Currently the village has a population of about 500.
Polish website of the village
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References
Mieczewo
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