Kommerau (Polish, Osiec), a hamlet on the left bank of the Vistula River in the district of Graudenz, where on Polish territory (after 1772 German) Dutch Mennonites founded a settlement about 1570. Land leases of 1604, 1656, 1684, and 1773 have been preserved. In 1623 the Mennonites of Kommerau obtained exemption from military taxes and quartering of soldiers.

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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 218. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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