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