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'''Mątawy''' (formerly German: Montau) is a village in the administrative district of [[Gmina Nowe]], within [[Świecie County]], [[Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship]], in northern Poland. It is located within the ethnocultural region of [[Kociewie]].
'''Mątawy''' (formerly [[Frisian languages|Frisian]]: ''Montau'') is a village in the administrative district of [[Gmina Nowe]], within [[Świecie County]], [[Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship]], in northern Poland. It is located within the ethnocultural region of [[Kociewie]].
==History==

The first mention of Mątawy in the historical record dates to the 14 century when it was granted privileges under [[Kulm law]] by the [[State of the Teutonic Order|Teutonic state]]. In 1568 the village was first settled by [[Olenders|Olender]] [[Vistula delta Mennonites|Mennonites]] taking advantage of religious freedom in the [[Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Kingdom of Poland]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weckwerth |first1=Marek |title=Mątawy z drewna i żywej pamięci |url=https://pomorska.pl/matawy-z-drewna-i-zywej-pamieci/ar/7281695 |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=Gazeta Pomorska |date=27 April 2012 |language=Polish}}</ref> By 1624, 24 Olender families were recorded to be resident in the village. In the latter 1800s Mątawy contained 97 buildings, housing 466 inhabitants, the vast majority of whom were [[Protestantism in Poland|Protestant]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Szalygin |first1=Jerzy |title=Katalog zabytków osadnictwa holenderskiego w Polsce: Mątawy |url=http://holland.org.pl/art.php?kat=obiekt&id=492 |website=holland.org.pl |access-date=30 June 2024 |language=Polish |date=2005}}</ref>


==Architecture==
The village has eight existing Olender timber framed houses from the 19 century, numerous brick Olender houses, and a Mennonite church dating from 1898.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Szalygin |first1=Jerzy |title=Katalog zabytków osadnictwa holenderskiego w Polsce: Mątawy |url=http://holland.org.pl/art.php?kat=obiekt&id=492 |website=holland.org.pl |access-date=30 June 2024 |language=Polish |date=2005}}</ref>
[[File:Matawy A 348.JPG|thumb|A surviving timber framed [[Olenders|Olender]] house with portico, constructed in 1837<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weckwerth |first1=Marek |title=Na szlaku wzdłuż wałów Wisły ślady historii zobaczysz |url=https://pomorska.pl/na-szlaku-wzdluz-walow-wisly-slady-historii-zobaczysz/ar/6419672 |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=Gazeta Pomorska |date=20 April 2014 |language=Polish}}</ref>]]
[[File:Matawy A 350.JPG|thumb|The former [[Mennonites|Mennonite]] church in Mątawy, currently the ''Kościół [[The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland|Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Polski]] w Mątawach''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Klassen |first1=Peter |title=Item 1.0 - Former Mennonite church |url=https://archives.mhsc.ca/index.php/former-mennonite-church |website=Mennonite Archival Information Database |access-date=30 June 2024 |date=7 August 2019}}</ref>]]


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[[Category:Villages in Świecie County]]

Revision as of 09:22, 1 July 2024

Not to be confused with Mątawa.
Mątawy
Village
Map
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian–Pomeranian
CountyŚwiecie
GminaNowe
Population
 • Total374

Mątawy (formerly Frisian: Montau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe, within Świecie County, Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kociewie.

History

The first mention of Mątawy in the historical record dates to the 14 century when it was granted privileges under Kulm law by the Teutonic state. In 1568 the village was first settled by Olender Mennonites taking advantage of religious freedom in the Kingdom of Poland.[1] By 1624, 24 Olender families were recorded to be resident in the village. In the latter 1800s Mątawy contained 97 buildings, housing 466 inhabitants, the vast majority of whom were Protestant.[2]

Architecture

The village has eight existing Olender timber framed houses from the 19 century, numerous brick Olender houses, and a Mennonite church dating from 1898.[3]

A surviving timber framed Olender house with portico, constructed in 1837[4]
The former Mennonite church in Mątawy, currently the Kościół Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Polski w Mątawach[5]

References

  1. ^ Weckwerth, Marek (27 April 2012). "Mątawy z drewna i żywej pamięci". Gazeta Pomorska (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ Szalygin, Jerzy (2005). "Katalog zabytków osadnictwa holenderskiego w Polsce: Mątawy". holland.org.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  3. ^ Szalygin, Jerzy (2005). "Katalog zabytków osadnictwa holenderskiego w Polsce: Mątawy". holland.org.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  4. ^ Weckwerth, Marek (20 April 2014). "Na szlaku wzdłuż wałów Wisły ślady historii zobaczysz". Gazeta Pomorska (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. ^ Klassen, Peter (7 August 2019). "Item 1.0 - Former Mennonite church". Mennonite Archival Information Database. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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