Misplaced Pages

#76923

26-549: The area has traditionally been divided into the Kashubia , Kociewie and Tuchola Forest regions. The Lębork and Bytów Land is considered by the Polish historiography a part of Kashubia (and thus Gdańsk Pomerania), while German historiography tends to treat it as a part of Farther Pomerania . Gdańsk Pomerania has been inhabited by ethnic Kashubians , Kociewians and Borowians, respectively. A small portion of Gdańsk Pomerania in

52-695: A time and is buried here. In 2010, the Kashubian Unity Day was held here. On March 28, 2010, after the Holy Mass in the fourteenth-century collegiate church, Kashubes in colorful regional costumes with black-and-yellow flags passed through the streets to the Team of Schools No. 2 for Wybicki's Estate where the main celebrations were held. The town was administratively part of the Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. A coat of arms for Kartuzy

78-454: A wide variety of music ; Zemia Rodnô is widely considered to be the anthem of Kashubia. The most recognised Kashubian song is Kaszëbsczé nótë , a traditional song that is the most recognisable part of Kashubian folklore . Dances are also a noticeable part of Kashubian culture, which are moderately energetic, except for a few. The most famous dance is the Kòséder . The Kashubian language

104-556: Is a West Slavic language belonging to the Lechitic subgroup. It was historically considered a dialect of Polish, but is now officially recognized as a regional language and enjoys legal protection as such. In a 2011 census, over 108,000 people in Poland declared that they mainly use Kashubian at home. The population of the region, like the majority of Poland, is predominantly Catholic . Important regional Catholic sites include

130-488: Is a town in northern Poland , located in the historic Eastern Pomerania ( Pomerelia ) region. It is the capital of Kartuzy County in Pomeranian Voivodeship . Kartuzy is located about 32 kilometres (20 miles) west of Gdańsk and 35 km (22 miles) south-east of the town of Lębork on a plateau at an altitude of approximately 200 metres (656 feet) above sea level in the average. The plateau, which

156-531: Is divided by the Radaune lake, comprises the highest parts of the Baltic Sea Plate . In the west of this lake are the highest points of the headwaters of rivers Łeba , Słupia and Bukowina at an altitude of up to 271 metres (889 feet). A hill in the south of the lake is 331 metres (1,086 feet) high. Kartuzy was established about 1380 as a monastery for Carthusian monks descending from Prague in

182-413: Is yellow (golden). A Kashubian flag with a griffin in the center is also used. If there is an emblem on the flag, then the background is yellow. Embroidery is an important part of Kashubian culture which uses seven colours; three shades of blue representing the sky, the lakes and Baltic Sea , green representing the meadows and forests, yellow representing the sun, red representing the peoples' love for

208-808: The Borowiacy speaking the Greater Polish dialects of Polish. The Kashubians are organized in the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association . Kashubia Kashubia or Cassubia ( Kashubian : Kaszëbë or Kaszëbskô ; Polish : Kaszuby [kaˈʂubɨ] ; German : Kaschubei or Kaschubien ) is an ethnocultural region in the historic Eastern Pomerania ( Pomerelia ) region of northern Poland . The unofficial self-description of "capital city of Kashubia" has long been contested by Kartuzy and Kościerzyna . Located west of Gdańsk (inclusive of all but

234-678: The Kingdom of Bohemia , after whom it received its name. The charterhouse was vested with large estates by the State of the Teutonic Order . According to the Second Peace of Thorn the area returned to the Kingdom of Poland in 1466, within which it was administratively part of the Pomeranian Voivodeship in the provinces of Royal Prussia and Greater Poland . The Carthusian monks had the nearby woodlands cleared out, and peasants from

260-523: The Prussian State Railway . At the turn of the 20th century, the town had a Protestant church, a Catholic church and a synagogue. The town was appreciated as a climatic type of health resort. Many pensioners and other retired persons settled down here. According to the census of 1910, Karthuas had a population of 3,699, of which 1,937 (52.4%) were Germans , 1,696 (45.9%) were Kashubians and 50 (1.4%) were Poles . When after World War I

286-692: The SS Wachsturmbann "Eimann" and Einsatzkommando 16 entered the town to carry out mass arrests and massacres of local Poles as part of the Intelligenzaktion Pommern . Around 4,000 Poles from Kartuzy and the county were arrested in September 1939. That same month, many local pre-war Polish activists, as well as railway, post and court employees, were murdered in massacres in the forests in Gmina Somonino and at

SECTION 10

#1732772212077

312-622: The Kartuzy forest. At the end of World War II Kartuzy was captured by the Red Army and afterwards it was restored to Poland. Kartuzy has long been a cultural center of the Kashubians . Since 1947 a Kashubian Museum has featured numerous exhibits connected to Kashubia and its inhabitants. The town has also set up a bust to honor Dr. Aleksander Majkowski , author of The Life and Adventures of Remus , who practiced medicine in Kartuzy for

338-468: The Kashubian identity of its fanbase. On the occasion of Kashubian Unity Day in 2023 the team played in the colours of the Kashubian flag with a kit incorporating the Kashubian language and patterns inspired by traditional Kashubian embroidery. Kartuzy Kartuzy ( Polish: [karˈtuzɨ] ; Kashubian : Kartuzë , Kartëzë or Kartuzé ; former German : Karthaus )

364-526: The Kashubian language into its club name. Supporters of the football club Arka Gdynia regularly express their Kashubian identity with the chant " Arka Gdynia Kaszëbë! " In 2010, during the Tricity Derby at the MOSiR stadium, ultras of Arka Gdynia unveiled a new banner displaying the moniker Kaszëbë , which was to become one of the fans most recognisable banners. The club has since capitalised on

390-699: The Wejherowo Calvary in Wejherowo , and the Church of the Assumption within the former Carthusian monastery in Kartuzy . The ethnolinguistic identity of Kashubia is often reflected in the names of the region's sports associations such as Cassubian Bolszewo , Kaszubia Kościerzyna , Kaszuby Połchowo , Kaszubia Starzyno , Kaszubia Studzienice , and the football team Nörda Karwia which incorporates

416-634: The Wzgórze Wolności, while 10 Polish priests were murdered in the forest near Kartuzy (see: Nazi persecution of the Catholic Church in Poland ). Dozens of Poles from Kartuzy, including local officials, teachers, merchants, postmen, restaurateurs, policemen were murdered in October and November 1939 in the nearby forest and in Piaśnica . Poles from the village of Egiertowo were also murdered in

442-663: The eastern part of the Vistula Spit around the abandoned village of Polski is now part of the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia . In Polish language, the area was called Pomorze ('Pomerania') since the Middle Ages . In the early 14th century the Teutonic Knights invaded and annexed the region from Poland into their monastic state , which already included historical Prussia , located east of

468-660: The easternmost district) and the mouth of the Vistula river, it is inhabited by members of the Kashubian ethnic group. The region is home to the Kashubian Lake District . According to the 1999 basic study Geografia współczesnych Kaszub (Geography of present-day Kashubia) by the Gdańsk scholar Jan Mordawski 43 municipalities ( gminas ) of the Pomeranian Voivodeship have a Kashubian share of at least one third of

494-569: The neighbouring Duchy of Pomerania were encouraged to settle and farm in the newly cleared areas. During the course of the Protestant Reformation Kartuzy and its surrounding area were incorporated into the possessions of Cistercian Oliwa Abbey in 1565. The area was annexed by Prussia in the First Partition of Poland in 1772. The Prussian government finally dissolved the monastery in 1826. Around that time

520-662: The new Second Polish Republic and was organized into the Pomeranian Voivodeship . After World War II , Poland gained the remainder of the area including the city of Gdańsk , except the village of Polski , which was annexed by the Soviet Union . The indigenous population of the area are the Slavic Kashubians , who speak the Kashubian dialect of the Pomeranian language , as well as the Kociewiacy and

546-459: The region, and the black representing the hard work of the Kashubians. Its origins date back to the early 13th century. Kashubian cuisine is mostly based on fish and meat . Grain is also widely used within Kashubian dishes. Herring are the most widely used fish due to their high numbers in the region. Mushrooms are also a part of Kashubia's wide variety of dishes. Kashubia has

SECTION 20

#1732772212077

572-628: The region. As a result of the Teutonic rule, in German terminology the name of Prussia was also extended to annexed Polish lands like Vistula/Eastern Pomerania, although it was never inhabited by Baltic Prussians but by the Slavic Poles. After the area was reintegrated with Poland in 1466 both names were in use: Pomerania was used when referring to the Pomeranian Voivodeship (Gdansk Pomerania) and Chełmno Voivodeship , while Royal Prussia

598-621: The regulations of the Treaty of Versailles became effective in 1920, Kartuzy was reintegrated into the re-established Polish Republic where it was the seat of the Kartuzy County within the Pomeranian Voivodeship and in 1923 it was granted town rights . After the invasion of Poland , which started World War II , Kartuzy was occupied by Germany , where it was administered as part of the newly formed province of Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia , Regierungsbezirk Danzig. In mid-September 1939

624-762: The settlement was fairly insignificant. It began to play a greater economic role after 1841 when the lands of the monastery were parcelled out. From 1871 to 1920 it was also part of the German Empire and belonged to the Karthaus district in Regierungsbezirk Danzig in the Prussian Province of West Prussia . In 1894, Kartuzy, then officially Karthaus , was connected to the Praust ( Pruszcz Gdański )-Lauenburg ( Lębork ) railway line of

650-405: The total population: Although there are no legal regulations regarding the use of Kashubian symbols, the griffin , i.e. a mythical animal, derived from antiquity, is considered the emblem and symbol of the Kashubians. The Kashubian griffin is in black on a yellow background (optionally golden). The colors of the Kashubian flag are taken from the emblem - the upper color is black, and the lower one

676-808: Was used as the name of the wider province, which, however, also included the Malbork Voivodeship and the Prince-Bishopric of Warmia , covering the Prussian historical areas of Pomesania , Pogesania and Warmia . After the Partitions of Poland , the area was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia and formed part of the newly established province of West Prussia , and the name Pomerania was not used by Prussian or German authorities in relation to this region. Following World War I and Poland's independence, much of this area became part of

#76923