Scharpau (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)
Scharpau, located between the Vistula and the Nogat rivers near the Baltic Coast, was settled by Dutch Mennonites from Danzig. By 1590 Mennonites had already located in this area. In 1618 Jacob Jantzen from Emden settled in Beyershorst. Other places settled here at this time were Altebabke, Jankendorf, Kalteherberge, and Tiegenort.
Bibliography
Penner, Horst. Ansiedlung mennonitischer Niederldn-der im Weichselmündungsgebiet von der Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts bis zum Beginn der preussischen Zeit. Weierhof, 1940: 37-43.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1120. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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