Niederausmass and Oberausmass villages (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
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| Niederausmass (now Dolne Wymiary, Poland) Source: Wikipedia Commons |
Oberausmass (now Górne Wymiary, Poland) Source: Wikipedia Commons |
Niederausmass (also known as Nieder Ausmaaß, Nieder Ausmaß, Niederuasmaaß, and Niederausmaß, now known as Dolne Wymiary; coordinates: 53.39, 18.5383 [53° 24′ 0″ N, 18° 32′ 0″ E]; population in 1852, 278, in 1905, 353), lies 9 kilometres (6 miles) north-east of Chełmno (Culm), 42 km. (26 miles) north of Toruń, and 48 km. (30 miles) north-east of Bydgoszcz. Oberausmass (also known as Ober Ausmaaß, Ober Ausmaß, Oberausmaaß, and Oberausmaß, now known as Górne Wymiary; coordinates: 53.385, 18.503889 [53° 23′ 6″ N, 18° 30′ 14″ E]; population in 1852, 260, in 1905, 347), lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 miles) east of Chełmno (Culm), 40 km. (25 miles) north of Toruń, and 45 km. (28 miles) north-east of Bydgoszcz.
These two villages in West Prussia, Germany (Polish before 1772 and after 1919), belonging to the territory of the city of Culm (now Chełmno, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland), were largely inhabited by Dutch families who settled there shortly after 1600. Most of them may have been Mennonites. Niederausmass was a Mennonite village belonging to the Schönsee congregation and had a Mennonite school.
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Wikipedia. "Dolne Wymiary." Web. 30 September 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolne_Wymiary.
Wikipedia. "Górne Wymiary." Web. 30 September 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Górne Wymiary.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 874. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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