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Skórzenno
Skórzenno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osiek, within Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Osiek, south of Starogard Gdański, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. Skórzenno is located in the ethnocultural region of Kociewie. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD, with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polans (western), Polan rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern times Pomerania has been split betw .... References Villages in Kociewie Villages in Starogard County {{Starogard-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Osiek, Pomeranian Voivodeship
__NOTOC__ Gmina Osiek is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Osiek, which lies approximately south of Starogard Gdański and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 2,416. Villages Gmina Osiek contains the villages and settlements of Błędno, Bukowiny, Cisowy, Dębia Góra, Długolas, Dobry Brat, Frąca, Gęby, Głuche, Grabowiec, Jasieniec, Jaszczerek, Jaszczerz, Jeżewnica, Karszanek, Kasparus, Komorze, Lisówko, Łuby, Markocin, Okarpiec, Osiek, Osiek-Pole, Piecki, Pieczyska, Radogoszcz, Recice, Skórzenno, Skrzynia, Suchobrzeźnica, Szlaga-Młyn, Trzebiechowo, Udzierz, Wierzbiny, Wycinki, Wycinki Małe, Wymysłowo, Zdrójki and Żurawki. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Osiek is bordered by the town of Skórcz and by the gminas of Lubichowo, Nowe, Osie, Osieczna, Skórcz, Śliwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Znamierowska-Prüfferowa
Maria Znamierowska-Prüfferowa (1898–1990) was a Polish ethnography, ethnographer, professor at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, founder and long-term director of the Toruń Ethnographic Museum, posthumously named after her. She was also an activist of the Polish Ethnological Society. Biography Early life Znamierowska was the daughter of Stanisław, a customs officer, and Leokadia née Andrzejewski, a governess. She was born on May, 13, 1898, in the village of Kybartai, Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire. She completed primary school and middle school in Liepāja (in today's Latvia), passing her final exams in 1915. First studies and activism While her family moved abroad for professional reasons (Russia, Romania), she left in October 1915 for Kyiv, Kiev, where she stayed for nearly 3 years. There, the young Maria became acquainted with the Polish community. At the beginning, she attended lectures at the "Higher Women's Courses" at the Faculty of Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
