Tomaschow Parish History

Tomaschow Parish

Settlement and history - The oldest German colony in the area was Laczkowice. It was established in 1797. Almost simultaniuosly, the colony of Maksymow was formed to the south. The colonies of Wykno, Ciosny and Lipkianki followed in 1818. These communities were very small farming communities until 1815 when a “Fabriktores” (factory complex ?) was formed in Tomaschow. The government seat was located in Ujazd Ostrowskis until 1812 when it was moved to Tomaschow. From 1821 onwards the area administrators actively sought out Tuchmachers from the Grunberg, Sagan, and Gorlitz areas. Most of these new colonists settled in Ujazd.

The parish was not formed until 1830. In 1863 the parish organized the affiliate of Wielka-Wola situated across the river from Tomaschow parish. The following villages belonged to this affiliate: Konstantynow, Blogie, Skorkowek, Opczno, and Feliksow. This affiliate was dissolved and absorbed into the parish in 1878 because of a large-scale exodus of Germans to Volhynia.

The parish consisted of 2 churches, 20 cemeteries, 11 prayer halls.

Villages associated with Tomaschow Parish:

Laczkowice

Maksymow

Wykno

Ciosny

Lipianki

Ujazd

Konstantynow

Blogie

Skorkowek

Opczno

Feliksow

Olszewice

Syski

Ciosny

Helenow

Walentynow