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Tolkemit, Kreis Elbing
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Timeline
650 BC 650 zu 400 BC:
Castle settlement of the native prussian tribes. 1
1440 Tolkemit became part of the Prussian Federation. 1
1454 Burgermeister M. Reichnau pledges an oath of loyalty to the Polish King. 1
1456 The Teutonic Knights attack the small town. 1
1525 A war between Poland and the Teutonic Knights, another change for the small town. 1
1569 Nach dem Anschluß an die königlichen landesgueter, wurde es von polnischen Starosten verwaltet. 1
1694 A large fire destroyed half of the community centres as well as the parsonage building. 1
1700 1700 zu 1721:
Northern War - Swedisch soldiers march into the small town under Karl XII's rule. 1
1709 1709 zu 1710:
Plague from Pommern reached the village and hit it hard. In Tolkemit half of the inhabitants died. 1
1767 July 29:
Largest fire. This time, not only did homes burn down, but also city hall, the Church and the School. 1
1772 September:
The small town fell during the first division of Poland under the rule of the Prussian king Friedrich II at this time there stood 156 Houses within the town wall and 27 straw-covered Katen(need to tranlate 'katen' still) outside the town wall.
Plus:
  • One Church
  • One Kapelle on the cemetary
  • One small Hospital mit Obdachlosenunterkunft
  • One Brewery
  • Two Malt Breweries
  • Eleven Wells
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    1828 A town court was started. 1
    1873 A highway built from Elbing to Tolkemit. 1
    1899 Railway line along the Frisches Haff from Elbing to Braunsberg, over Cadinen and Tolkemit. 1
    1900 Railway opened. 1





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