Wielki Mędromierz
village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland
Wielki Mędromierz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvjɛlkʲi mɛnˈdrɔmjɛʂ]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostycyn, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
History
7 June 1313 is the date of the first known document to mention the village. The Święców family was buying it from the Teutonic Order.
Wielki Mędromierz was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940–1942 and 1944, the Germans carried out expulsions of Poles, whose houses were then handed over to Germans as part of the Lebensraum policy. Many of the expelled Poles were initially imprisoned in the Potulice concentration camp and then enslaved as forced labour of new German colonists.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Wielki Mędromierz” is village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Wielki, Mędromierz and village, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7999031. Authority coordinates are 53.536, 17.798. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1313, 1940, 1942 and 1944.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
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- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Wielki Mędromierz”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Wielki Mędromierz primary sources, Wielki Mędromierz archive and Wielki research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Wielki Mędromierz” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.