Warcino
Encyclopedia
Warcino w is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Kępice
, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in northern Poland. It lies in the historic Pomerania
region on the left banks of the Wieprza
river, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Kępice
, 30 km (19 mi) south-west of Słupsk, and 117 km (73 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk
. The village has a population of 450.
The settlement, then part of the Duchy of Pomerania
under Duke Bogislaw X
, was first mentioned in a 1485 deed. Held by the Lords of Zitzewitz
, it was incorporated into the Pomerania province
of Brandenburg-Prussia
in 1653. On 7 June 1867 it was bought from the Blumenthal family for Otto von Bismarck
by the grateful Prussian state
for his services as Minister President in the Austro-Prussian War
. Bismarck, born in the Altmark
, had ties to Pomerania since he spent several years of his childhood at his family's estates in Kniephof
near Naugard
and had married Johanna von Puttkamer
at nearby Kolziglow in 1847. Johanna died here in 1894. Varzin manor remained a possession of the Bismarcks untilt their expulsion
in 1945. Now a forestry college, the manor house still has a huge sculpture of Bismarck's horse, Schmetterling, on its walls.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Kępice
Gmina Kepice
Gmina Kępice is an urban-rural gmina in Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kępice, which lies approximately south of Słupsk and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....
, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...
, in northern Poland. It lies in the historic Pomerania
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
region on the left banks of the Wieprza
Wieprza
Wieprza , a river in north-western Poland, is a tributary of the Baltic Sea, with a length of 112 kilometers and a basin area of 2,170km². Its German name is Wipper .Towns:* Sławno * Darłowo See also: rivers of Poland, list of...
river, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Kępice
Kepice
Kępice is the town in Słupsk county, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It has 3,878 inhabitants and is 6.11 km² in size....
, 30 km (19 mi) south-west of Słupsk, and 117 km (73 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
. The village has a population of 450.
The settlement, then part of the Duchy of Pomerania
Duchy of Pomerania
The Duchy of Pomerania was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania ....
under Duke Bogislaw X
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw X of Pomerania, the Great, was Duke of Pomerania from 1474 until his death in 1523.Bogislaw was born in Rügenwalde into the House of Pomerania . His father was Eric II, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast, his mother was the duchess Sophia of Pomerania, both distant relatives of the House of...
, was first mentioned in a 1485 deed. Held by the Lords of Zitzewitz
Sycewice
Sycewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobylnica, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Kobylnica, south-west of Słupsk, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk.Before 1648 the area was part of Duchy of Pomerania,...
, it was incorporated into the Pomerania province
Province of Pomerania (1653–1815)
The Province of Pomerania was a province of Brandenburg-Prussia, the later Kingdom of Prussia. After the Thirty Years' War, the province consisted of Farther Pomerania. Subsequently, the Lauenburg and Bütow Land, Draheim, and Swedish Pomerania south of the Peene river were joined into the province...
of Brandenburg-Prussia
Brandenburg-Prussia
Brandenburg-Prussia is the historiographic denomination for the Early Modern realm of the Brandenburgian Hohenzollerns between 1618 and 1701. Based in the Electorate of Brandenburg, the main branch of the Hohenzollern intermarried with the branch ruling the Duchy of Prussia, and secured succession...
in 1653. On 7 June 1867 it was bought from the Blumenthal family for Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck
Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg , simply known as Otto von Bismarck, was a Prussian-German statesman whose actions unified Germany, made it a major player in world affairs, and created a balance of power that kept Europe at peace after 1871.As Minister President of...
by the grateful Prussian state
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
for his services as Minister President in the Austro-Prussian War
Austro-Prussian War
The Austro-Prussian War was a war fought in 1866 between the German Confederation under the leadership of the Austrian Empire and its German allies on one side and the Kingdom of Prussia with its German allies and Italy on the...
. Bismarck, born in the Altmark
Altmark
The Altmark is a historic region in Germany, comprising the northern third of Saxony-Anhalt. As the initial territory of the Brandenburg margraves, it is sometimes referred to as the "Cradle of Prussia", as by Otto von Bismarck, a native from Schönhausen near Stendal.- Geography :The Altmark is...
, had ties to Pomerania since he spent several years of his childhood at his family's estates in Kniephof
Konarzewo, Goleniów County
Konarzewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogard, within Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland...
near Naugard
Nowogard
Nowogard of northwestern Poland, with some 16,733 inhabitants -Location:Situated in the Goleniow County of West Pomeranian Voivodship , previously in Szczecin Voivodship ....
and had married Johanna von Puttkamer
Johanna von Puttkamer
Johanna Friederike Charlotte Dorothea Eleonore von Puttkamer was a Prussian noblewoman, also known as Johanna von Bismarck. She was the sister of statesman Robert von Puttkamer....
at nearby Kolziglow in 1847. Johanna died here in 1894. Varzin manor remained a possession of the Bismarcks untilt their expulsion
Flight and expulsion of Germans from Poland during and after World War II
The flight and expulsion of Germans from Poland was the largest of a series of flights and expulsions of Germans in Europe during and after World War II...
in 1945. Now a forestry college, the manor house still has a huge sculpture of Bismarck's horse, Schmetterling, on its walls.
Notable people
- Walter FlexWalter FlexWalter Flex was a German author responsible for Wanderer zwischen beiden Welten , a stunning war novel dealing with themes of humanity, friendship, and suffering during World War I....
, author of the Wild GeeseWild Geese (song)Wildgänse rauschen durch die Nacht is a war poem by Walter Flex. It was published in 1917 in his poem book Im Felde zwischen Nacht und Tag...
poem, stayed at Varzin as a coacher of the Bismarck family in 1910/11.