Pszenno

Pszenno
—  Village  —
Pszenno
Coordinates: 50°51′23″N 16°32′15″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Świdnica
Gmina	Gmina Świdnica

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

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 town was established in Lower Silesia with Magdeburg Law under Johann Graf von Wuerben.

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 town 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
• birth place of Copernicus mother

External links

• A 17th century Map of Silesia (Wissenroda) north of Schweidnitz
• A very detailed 1883 German Aerial Map of Weizenrodau and surrounding towns etc from the Prussian Government with later updates and stamps of Polish take-over administration after 1945