Pszenno

Pszenno [ˈpʂɛnnɔ] (German: Weizenrodau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Pszenno
Village
Pszenno
Coordinates: 50°51′23″N 16°32′15″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚwidnica
GminaGmina Świdnica

It is located approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Świdnica, and 47 kilometres (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

In 1243 the village was established in Lower Silesia with German Law under Johann Graf von Wuerben.[1]

Since 1645, the Evangelical inhabitants of the town belonged to the Friedenskirche (Churches of Peace, Polish: Kościół Pokoju) in nearby Schweidnitz and since 1741 to the (county) Landkreis Schweidnitz. Until 1773 the Catholics belonged to the Jesuit Church of Schweidnitz.

In 1874 the Weizenrodau Standesamtregister (civil registrary) was established.

The German name Weizenrodau literally means wheat uprooting. The ancestors of the Watzenrode family of Prussia based their family name on the village[2] since this is where they originated.

A sugar factory was established at Weizenrodau early in the 19th century.

After 1945 Weizenrodau was renamed to Pszenno.

Famous residents
  • Watzenrode Family went from Weizenrodau to Thorn (Toruń) in Prussia in the 1350s.
  • Weigand Sachenkirch +1582 was pastor of Weizenrodau
  • birthplace of Copernicus mother

References
  1. Weizenrodau established 1243 with German Law
  2. Eugeniusz Rybka, Przemysław Rybka, "Kopernik--człowiek i myśl", Wiedza Powszechna, 1972, pg. 150,


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