poniedziałek, 17 marca 2014

The former Undertakings in Ligota


Poultry farm: Near the pond in the vicinity of the former castle, were two piggeries. After the war, there were grown pigs. In 1953. was established there Poultry farm - Meat bets, that were subject Undertakings Meat in Wroclaw.
In 1991-1993 was signed bankruptcy of poultry farm.


House belonging to the white poultry farm.


Piggery along house.



Piggery - near the office, in 1998-2003 there was a shelter for animals.


Piggery near the pond-1998-2005 there was a car repair shop


The entrance from the road


Farm building the so-called 'trupociarka'. Now there is a flat.

Polish version:
English translation: Julia

Castle 'Kloh' in Ligota

CASTLE 'KLOH' IN LIGOTA


Photo from 1938.

Castle was demolished in perionds the Second World War by Russians. Arfet the war, the entire structure has been preserved in addition  of the roof, which burned down. It was pulled down and taken away out of our area to the vicinity Poznan. In August 2010. we were visited by a former resident of the castle, Mrs. Kloh. When she was five years left her mansion (1944) and she left to Germany. Her father died in France, and the mother died in Germany. Together with her husband visited Ligota and Maslow, which also belonged to the possessions of her husband. In the parish church in Maslow is plaque, which commemorates a Klohs' visit in our town. In Ligota's forest, near Maslow, is buried Mrs. Kloh's grandfather.





Park near the castle. Photo of the 70-80 years.




Plaque is located on the right side of Maslow Church, opposite the old church's cemetery chapel.

After the war, from the castle was only ruins. People who came from the eastern Polish territories still remember the walls and cellars of the castle, the park of precious trees and a pond full of fish.

Today the castle is nothing. The park has a single tree, a pond overgrown.

  
Pond.



Stone of - Walf ron Losbbeeke - grandfather. The owner of the manor in the years 1902-1945.


Polish version:
English translation: Julia



Surroundings of Ligota - Ksieginice (Księginice)



 

KSIEGINICE 
(Księginice)







The number of residents: 699
Distance from Trzebnica: 3km


The origin of the name of the village:


Old names of Księginice: Knegitz, Cnegnice, Knygniz, Kniegnitz,
from 1945 : Księgnice.

The modern name comes from the Slavic Knieźnice or Krzyżnice, that from the word Duke, Knez, Prince. Its etymological meaning "princely village" refers to the fact that Księginice was one of the possessions of Henry the Bearded. Princely bakers lived here.

History of willage:

In 1204 Księginice - the will of the prince - enriched emoluments of Trzebnica's monastery. Under the management of Cistercians were until secularization in 1810. The willage was founded under German law. In 1416 peasants' rights were owned by Heinrich Patche, then in 1826 their own becomes a Treugoottem Tauchen. This continues until 1926, when the local goods are chipped and divided among four owners-in this form survived until 1945.


Qualities and cultural peculiarities of nature

On the area ​​the village are the houses from the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth century. Important elements are furthermore stone monument-Denkmal and pre-war cross.

In an area ​​villages is very important for the development of ecosystems species: white stork - Ciconia ciconia. Its nest is located in the center of the village on the main road.

Polish version: 
English translation : Julia

niedziela, 15 grudnia 2013

CHURCH IN MASLOW


CHURCH IN MASLOW



Church in Maslow is the most important monument in the surroundings of Ligota.

Now the church is Evangelical, - Roman Catholic, renaissance from 1592, built by Evangelicals, rebuilt in 1710 - the eighteenth century and after 1945; stone epitaphs from the end of sixteenth and seventeenth century.




On the right side of the church are interesting plaques written in German, but we will write about it later.














source : Wikipedia.pl


Polish version: Agata i Ala
correction and English translation: Julia

Surroundings of Ligota - MASLOW (Masłów)

MASLOW
This red mark is Maslow
Maslow (from Polish - Masłów) is a village in Poland, in Lover Silesia, near than Ligota and Trzebnica.
In years 1975-1998 place belonged administratively to Wroclaw province. Name of village come from polish word - butter (masło).


House in Maslow during Winter.

And during Spring.


sources: 
map -link
information - Wikipedia.pl



Polish version: Ala i Agata

correction and English translation: Julka

niedziela, 3 listopada 2013

Ligota and surrounding area - history project


Welcome.

Blog created for the history project.

Ligota
and surrounding area 


Our goal is to give you information about Ligota - the village in the district of Trzebnica in Lower Silesia. We will describe here the sights and we'll post photos.

Regards - Julia, Agata, Alicja, Weronika, Jagoda and Krzysiek.