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Duchy of Warsaw

Immigration of German colonists
Paintings by Franciszek Kostrzewski, c. 1866 Tygodnik Ilustrowany 1915
The The municipal report of the Krasna colony dated May 8, 1848 states that 133 families left their Polish settlements in Orschokowin and Schitoniz in 1814.
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Settlement passport from 1784

Historical events

1772 – 1941

Historia niemieckiej kolonizacji Zamojszczyzny from Maciej Łopaciński
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Historia niemieckiej kolonizacji Zamojszczyzny from Maciej Łopaciński


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1774 – 1799


1774 – 1936


1785

Zamośćer Ansiedlungsvertrag vom 28.02.1785

Starting on page 13 with the names of the 100 settlers.

This legal agreement, dated February 28, 1785, outlines the terms for the settlement of 100 German families—90 farmers and 10 tradesmen—in the Zamość region. The contract details the land allocations for houses, gardens, meadows, and arable fields, which are granted in perpetuity through hereditary right. It also specifies the provision of housing, agricultural implements, and livestock to these families, with stipulations for repayment over several years. Furthermore, the document defines the settlers' obligations regarding taxes, labor, and community maintenance, while also establishing their rights and responsibilities within the Zamośćer Ordinations Dominium, including legal jurisdiction and the prohibition of property division. The agreement reflects an effort to promote German settlement and includes provisions for financial support from the Zamośćer district treasury.

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1815 – 1864


1914 – 1918

1939 – 1944


1941

Kolonistenbriefe

Information from a propaganda newspaper, Kolonistenbriefe, about the origins of the colonists. During World War II, a group of German scientists came to Sitaniec to study the 200-year-old Saarbrücken dialect (the colonists in the Zamość region were cut off from the living German language and spoke a very old dialect).

Kolonistenbriefe

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Settlers from the Duchy of Warsaw

First settlers in Krasna in 1814/1815 from the Duchy of Warsaw.

Bogolowski
BOGOLOWSKI, Jakob *1784
Bonjakowski
BONJAKOWSKI, Johann *~1781
BONJAKOWSKY, Jakob *1803
Bruschinski
BRUSCHINKSKI, Franziskus *1805
Gajewski
GAJEWSKI, Johannes *<1795
Gedak
GEDAK, Johannes *1795
Grabowski
GRABOWSKI, Johannes *1795
Harabura
HARABURA, Karl *1818
Novak
NOVAK, Martin *1795
Plotzki
PLOTZKI, Kaspar *1769
Ruscheinski / Ruscheinsky
RUSCHEINSKI, Joseph *1798
RUSCHEINSKI, Michael *1792
RUSCHEINSKY, Jakob *1777
Schulkowski
SCHULKOWSKI, Andreas *1800
Tschischmak / Cismak
TSCHISCHMAK, Paul *1795
TSCHISCHMAK, Jakob *1785
Wuitschik
WUITSCHIK, Dominic *1789

: Lublin Wurzeln

Orschokowin | Orzechowo

historic.place Orzechowo

Krasna people from Orzechowo (South Prussia)

Baldus
BALDUS, Anna Catharina *1782
Becker
The hiking instructors Mathias Müller and Peter Becker
BECKER, Peter *1779
Dressler
DRESSLER, Martin *1775
Eisler
EISLER, Margaretha *1767
Hartmann
HARTMANN, Peter *1752
Hein
HEIN, Johannes *1798
Jakobs
JACOBS, Rosina *1767
Müller
The hiking instructors Mathias Müller and Peter Becker
MÜLLER, Mathias *1774
Wagner
WAGNER, Georg *1763

Sitaniec, Zamość

historic.place Sitaniec

Krasnaer from Sitaniec (Galicia)

In 1941, the following families lived in the Zamość area

Lambert, Sitaniec
LAMBERT Sebastian *1787
Lublin Wurzeln
Paul, Sitaniec
Individual Report
PAUL Jan *1787
PAUL Peter *1742
PAUL Michael *1775
Lublin Wurzeln
According to the Polish ID number database (PESEL), there are 80 people named Paul in the Lublin Voivodeship in 2025, and 867 men and 942 women throughout Poland.
Speicher, Sitaniec
Individual Reprot
SPEICHER Johann *1750 & BALTES Katharina *1752
SPEICHER Georg *1767
SPEICHER Valentin *?
Lublin Wurzeln
According to the Polish ID number database (PESEL), there are 2025
  • 10 people named Speichert in the Pomorski Voivodeship.
  • 5 people named Speichert in the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship.
  • 7 people named SZPEJCHER in WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE
  • 6 people named SZPEJCHER in MAZOWIECKIE
  • 5 people named SZPEJCHER in ŚLĄSKIE
  • 2 people named SZPEJCHER in DOLNOŚLĄSKIE
Ternes, Miaczyn
Individual Report
TERNES Johann *1730
TERNES Josef *1779
TERNES Mathias *1781
Descendants live in Horyszów.
Lublin Wurzeln
According to the Polish ID number database (PESEL), there are 21 people named Ternes in the Lublin Voivodeship in 2025.

1795 – 1814 lebten im Raum Zamość folgende Familien

Sitaniec

Source: Maciej Łopaciński

Survey report for the village of Sitaniec, 1786

Excerpt page 9-11

Albrecht
Albrecht, Benedict *~1798
Alwinger / Albinger
Alwinger, Julianna *1793-1794
Becker
Becker, Johannes *1791
Dirk
Individual Report
Dirk, Nikolaus *1732
Dirk, Nikolaus *1769
Dirk, Anna Maria *1782
Dokendorf / Tokendorf
Tokendorf, Johann *~1765
Frank
Frank, Johanna *1798 - Was among the first settlers, so came from Warsaw!
Frank, Marianna *1786 - Was among the first settlers, so came from Warsaw!
Frank, Magdalena *1807 - Was among the first settlers, so came from Warsaw!
Gross
Gross, Joseph *1783
Kuss
Kuss, Mathias Martin *1797 - Was among the first settlers, so came from Warsaw!
Löb / Löw / Leib /Leeb
Löw, Valentin *~1759
Maas
Maas, Michael *~1796
Plotzki
Plotzki, Kaspar *1769
Schreiner
Schreiner, Nikolaus *1791
Söhn / Sehn / Seinn
Individual Report
Söhn, Christian *1777 -Was among the first settlers, so came from Warsaw!
Weber
Weber, Martin * 1797

Neuostpreußen

Luisenau and Wilhelmsdorf

historic.place Wilhelmsdorf

Krasnaer from Luisenau and Wilhelmsdorf (New East Prussia)

Riehl
RIEHL, Johannes Diebold * 1763
Ulrich
ULRICH, Christian * 1775
ULRICH, Johanna Maria Dorothea * 1799