The Kashubian Ethnographic Park
Location: Wdzydze Kiszewskie
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In 1907 Ernst Seefried-Gulgowski/Izydor Gulgowski) and Friedrich Lorentz founded the Association for Kashubian Folklore in Kartuzy which in 1911 published the book Von einem unbekannten Volke in Deutschland [Of an unknown people in
Germany]. Gulgowski (1874-1925), influenced by German local history and folklore, established an open air museum in Wdzydze Kiszewskie in the Chojnice district. It exerted influence throughout the territory of Kashubia and still has a prominent status as a cultural site for the Kashubian way of life.
The Kashubian Ethnographic Park [founded in 1906] in Wdzydze Kiszewskie is a heritage park that gives you an exposure to the famous folk culture and tradition of the place. On a visit to the Park you will see 18th and 19th century Kashubian cottages, farms, manor houses, a windmill and a church, all with the original wooden construction. The St. Barbara wooden church is of special importance. Various fairs and folk art shows are also held there for tourists.
Kaszubian Park of Ethnography
e-mail: muzeum@muzeum-wdzydze.gda.pl.
To reach this burial site from Gdansk take the E77 West and turn left at Highway 20 Southwest to Koscierzyna. Follow Hwy 20 for 3 miles and turn south to Wdzydze Kiszewskie about 10 miles.
Ethno Park Hours:
This Museum is a part of Wdydze Landscape Park.
West Kashubian Museum
Their ethnographic collection include tools and equipment which document the state of material culture in south-western part of the Kashubian Region ranging from farming and crafts to household utensils.
Photos by Commodore Dr. Paul W. Count Gulgowski-Doliwa, CStS
and
Dame Heide Anna Maria Countess Gulgowski-Doliwa, DStS © 2000 [unless otherwise noted].
District: Chojnice
County: Koscierski
Voivodship: Pomerania
Province: Pomorskie
Country: Poland
83-406 Wglikowice
Wdzydze Kiszewskie, Poland
tel./fax (0 prefix 58) 686-11-30
tel./fax (0 prefix 58) 686-12-88
WINTER HOURS:
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Monday and Tuesdays
Jan., Feb., March, Nov., and Dec.
SPRING HOURS:
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Tuesday - Friday
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.on Saturday and Sunday
May and June
SUMMER HOURS:
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Tuesday - Sunday
July and August
FALL HOURS:
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Tuesday - Sunday
Sept. ..................
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Tuesday - Sunday
Oct.
Bytów ul. Zamkowa 2
77-100 Bytów, Poland
te/fax. 0-59 822 2623
The Ethno Park on ground level.
This is an open-air museum/village.
Another view of the park.
The old church, St. Barbara's, is in the background.
Pansies mark the gravesite of Izydor (Theodore) and Theodora Gulgowski-Doliwa.
Their grave is on an island in Lake Gotun,
which is part of the chain of Wdzydze Lakes.
Izydor Gulgowski b. April 4, 1874, in Iwiczno.
d. September 22, 1925, in Wyzydze.
Teodora Gulgowska b. September 24, 1860,
in Chelmy Male.
d. February 21, 1951, in Wdzydze Kiszewskie, Z Domu Fethke.
Artist Theodora Gulgowska, and her paintings.
Related Links:
Kaszubian Park of Ethnography
Burial Plot of the Gulgowskis.
