Village Summary

Alt Döberitz - In 1655, the estate in Alt Döberitz was owned by Adrian von Borcke. There were about 279 residents in 1925. The Evangelical residents of the village attended church in Stargordt in the mid' 1800s.. Therefore, this church was built after the mid' 1800s. Photo by Bill Ammons	Altenfleiss - was located in the far southwestern area of Regenwalde. There were about 142 residents living in the village in 1925. The Evangelical residents belonged to the Mellen Parish during the mid 1800s. This pictured church must have been built later . Photo by Bill Ammons
Bandekow - The estate was controlled by the van der Osten family from 1357 to 1807. The Evangelical residents belonged to the parish in Daber, Naugard during the mid' 1800s. This church was built later. Photo by Bill Ammons	Birkhelde -was very near the Stramehl estate. This village is seldom shown on maps, probably because of it's closeness to Stramehl and also because it was a very small village.
Bonin - The estate belonged to the von Borcke family from 1416 to 1903. There were 378 residents in 1925; the Evangelical residents attended church in Labes during the mid 180s. This church was built later.. Photo by Ammons.	Dorow - the owner of the estate in Dorow was Antonius von Borcke. During the 19th century, the Evangelical residents of the village belonged to the Obernhagen parish. The pictured church was built later. Photo by Bill Ammons
Dübzow was known as Dubbesow prior to 1348 and was named for the lake located nearby. The village was situated on a plateau and served as a train station for the Regenwalder Kleinbahn that traveled from Labes to Daber and to Regenwalde Stadt. Dübzow was both a church and an estate village. The estate was owned by Curt Jürgen and Andreas Adrian von Borcke in 1655. It was owned by Heinrich, Andreas Adrian, Franz Jochim and Kurt Georg von Borcke in 1666. The Pretzel family were the owners during the 1800s and until the Vertreibung. These "Gutsbesitzers" were Johann Christian Friedrich Pretzel in 1817, Eugen Pretzel in 1859, Richard Pretzel in 1898 and Helmut Pretzel in 1919. The Evangelical residents of Dübzow were affiliated with the Evangelical Church congregation in Stramehl prior to 1860, the church pictured here was built after that . There were 216 residents in the village in 1932, and 215 of those residents were Evangelical Christians. In 1874, about half of the land in Dübzow was owned by the church and the other half belonged to the estate. There were 11 houses for the 72 workers of the church and an additional house for the pastor who also served as the teacher. There were 16 horses, 28 head of cattle and 370 sheep on the land within the estate. On the property outside of the estate, there were 148 people employed, for whom there were 23 houses. The tax records indicated there were also 27 horses, 59 head of cattle and 1580 sheep.
Elvershagen - Andreas and Matz von Borcke from Zozenow were the owner of the estate before 1666. Then it was passed on to Adrian, Ulrich Felix's widow and Andreas Adrian von Borcke. The Evangelical residents of Elvershagen belonged to the Obernhagen parish.	Gardin - In 1655, Jürgen Heinrich and Adrian von Borcke are recorded as the owners of the estate in Gardin. In 1666, the owners are Antonius, Adrian, Jürgen Matz, Marten von Borcke and Frau Drosedowsche von Flackenhagen. The Ev. residents of Gardin belonged to the Regenwalde church parish
Geiglitz - the owners of the estate was Phillip von der Ostens sons. The residents of Geiglitz included these surnames: Gandike, Zuer, Zirven, Gandike, Fritze, Gresekens, Krüger, Stechow, Carsten, Greseke, Pöereke, and Tetze. During the 1800s the Evangelical residents attended church in Labuhn. Photo by Bill Ammons	Gerdshagen - was owned by the von Borcke family in 1642, then Hermann Mueller, Eugene Possart, Max von Mannlich-Lehmann and then Max von Zitzewitz, Kratzig in 1929. There were 282 residents in 1925. The Evangelical residents belonged to the Klaushagen parish during the 1800s. Photo by Bill Ammons
Gienow - was owned by the von Dewitz family from 1830 to 1880 followed by Rudolf von Kyam and Werner Strauss. There were 377 residents in the village. The Evangelical residents attended the Schivelbein, Belgard church. Photo by Bill Ammons	Gross Borckenhagen - was owned by the von Borcke family from 1678 to 1883. There were 403 residents in the village in 1925. The Gross Borckenhagen church was also attended by the residents of Reckow and Klein Borckenhagen. Photo by Bill Ammons
Heydebreck - The earliest history of Heydebreck dates back to about 1367 and the estate as early as 1577 was owned by the von der Osten family. It continued to be owned by the Von de sostens to 1888. In 1895, Karl Graf von Bismarck-Osten was identified as the Eientümer. In the mid 1800s the residents belonged to the Kirchhagen Church parish. Photo by Bill Ammons	Hoffelde - General Lieutenant and Governor Jakob Friedrich von Rüchel-Kliest occupied the Hoffelde estate prior to 1836. Ownership was transferred to the von Bülow family at that time and they owned it until 1899 when it was passed on to Bernd von Lettow-Vorbeck. The Evangelical residents were a part of the Maldewin church parish.
Horst - There were 373 residents in Horst in 1925. The Evangelical residents of the village of Horst were a part of the Mellen parish in the mid 1800s. The church pictured here was built later. Photo by Bill Ammons	Justin - was originally owned by Hans von Bülow in 1865; it was passed on to von Perponcher in 1871. The Evangelical residents attended church in Woldenburg in the mid 1800s. The pictured church was built later. Photo by Bill Ammons
Karnitz - was owned by Konrath in 1818 and passed on to Kgl. Kammerherr Hugo Friedrich Erdmann von Wilamowitz-Moellendorf in 1835; Friedrich von Bülow family in 1844, Georg von Bülow in 1875, von Bülow'sche Erben in 1891 and Hans von Diest in 1901. There were 396 residents living in the village; all were Evangelicals except for one Jew; and they attended church in Karow during the mid' 1800's. The above church photo was built later. photo by Bill Ammons	Klein Raddow - was owned by Ulrich Felix Borcke's widow. 1629 residents: Raddyge, Lüdeke, Niemar, Bölicke, Ties Zül, Jandrew, Jandrey, Willer, Niemar, and Züele. In 1666, the residents included: Hannß Niemar, Christian Koch, Drews Niemar, Jacob Niemar, Vrban Jandrey (mayor), Heinrich Miltprat, Old Märten Niemar and Young Märten Niemar. During the mid 1800s, the Evangelical residents belonged to the Gross Raddow parish. This church was built later. Photos by Joyce Gardner
Kratzig - The estate was owned by von Dewitz before 1842. It was then passed on to Sell, then Gackbjusch, then Possart, and then Max von Mannlich-Lehmann. There were 286 residents, and the Evangelicals were part of the Kankelfitz parish during the mid 1800s. This church pictured here was built later. Photo by Bill Ammons	Kummerow - was owned by the the Ernst von Bülow in 1805, Hans von Bülow in 1851, Graf Louis von Perponcher in 1876, Graf Wilhelm von Perponcher in 1915 and Eva Gräfin von Perponcher, geb von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff in 1931. There were 231 residents and the Evangelicals were a part of the Klaushagen parish during the mid 1800s. This church was built later. Photo by Bill Ammons
Labes - The history of Labes is closely tied to the Borcke family and can be traced back to the 14th century. Knight Wolf Borcke, originally from the Kolberg area, settled near a Wend settlement that had existed from around 1193, known as Lobese. This fishing and farming settlement was located close to a shallow area of the Rega River and was protected by a castle wall behind dense bushes and bogs . Borko built a wooden fortress, surrounded by an embankment and moat, on top of a mountain several kilometers down river. This fortress was later replaced with a more stately building, but the old fortress remained. There is an elevation of the embankment and traces of moats and the last house of the town, where the castle was situated. Knight Wolf Borck called himself "Dominus de Lobis" Master of Labis in a register of 1271. In 1295, the town of Labes, castle and land, was given to the Wolgast line of the Borck family. The mayor and the councilors of Labes explicitly called the Borckes their masters in 1839. Wolf Borck later built a second castle, named Wulfsberg. The real estate of the Borcks expanded and finally the entire district was named after the Borcks, with Labes as the district town. They blended with the later immigrated German nobility, like the Ostens, Wedels, Flemmings and adopted German customs. They founded so-called Hagen villages in the area, usually areas that were previously cultivated and surrounded by natural barriers. Among these villages were Borckenhagen (named after Wolf Borck), Klaushagen, (after Klause Borck), and Gerdshagen (after Gert Borck), Henkenhagen. The settlers included Wendish followers of the Borcks and by immigrant merchants and workmen, who were tempted by the prospect of living securely under the shelter of a castle. Labes was organized with a marketplace and city hall in its center, with a church near by. A strong wall was constructed, with an eastern gate named the Rega Gate, and at the northern exit toward Regenwalde was another gate named the Greifenberg Gate. A framework building stood in front of the gates where bridge tolls and excise taxes were charged. When the weather was bad, the carriages sank down to the axles and pedestrians walked knee deep in mud and mire. The earliest construction of pavements can be found in a recorded contract of 1566, between the Borcks and the city. The village was famous for its' thoroughbred horses, even as it does today under Polish domain. One of the outer beams on a very old house, at the corner house of Baustrasse and Marktstrasse, owner townsman: Hermann Pieper, bears the following inscription: "Who trusts in God has built well in Heaven and on Earth. Who depends on Jesus Christ, he will inherit Heaven." Otto Theodor Heros von Borcke owned Labes in 1828, Constantine Felix von Borcke in 1836, Max Coste in 1877 and Stephan Christlieb Heros von Borcke in 1887. There were 6,088 residents in 1925; 5982 were Evangelical, 42 reformed, 43 Jewish, and the rest non-religious. The city covered 560 hectare. There most likely were more churches in this city. Church photo by Bill Ammons. Castle photo by Joyce Gardner
Labuhn - 1 020 ha. The village was owned by the Ernst von Bülow in 1827, Hans von Bülow in 1851, Graf Louis von Perponcher in 1877, Graf Wilhelm von Perponcher in 1915 and Eva Gräfin von Wilamnowitz-Moellendorff in 1931. There were 427 residents in 1925. The round barn pictured at the upper right was in Labuhn. They had their own Evangelical church and the villages ofFier, Flackenhagen, Höfchen, Neuhof, and Neu Labuhn also were a part of the parish. photo contributed by Bill Ammons.	Lasbeck - had a population of 457 in 1925, of which 453 were Evangelicals. The village was established in 1508 by the Dewitz family. They were members of the Grünhof Evangelical Church parish at least until the mid' 1800s. D. Herbert von Bismark owned the estate from 1854 to 1894. The church pictured was built later. photo contributed by Bill Ammons.
Lessenthin - encompassed 982 hectar. The estate was owned by Major Andreas Matz von Borcke in 1720, by Landrat Wilhelm Friedrich Leopold von Borcke in 1766, by Landrat Ernst August Philipp von Borcke in 1810, by Louis von Borcke in 1850, by Richard von Borcke in 1877 and by Elisabeth von Borcke, geb. von Kaene in 1919. There were 309 residents in the village and they were all Evangelical Christians; the attended church in Kankelfitz.

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