Złe Mięso

Złe Mięso [ˈzwɛ ˈmjɛ̃sɔ] (evil meat, German: Bösenfleisch) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czersk, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Czersk, 40 km (25 mi) east of Chojnice, and 69 km (43 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Złe Mięso
Village
Złe Mięso
Coordinates: 53°49′41″N 18°6′25″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyChojnice
GminaCzersk
Population
195

For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 195.

Name

Earliest written mentions are German-language Boszfleyth (1480) and Bösem fleisch (1495). Polish versions are Liemieszo (1585) then Złe Mięso (1664). The names stabilized by 17c in German and Polish as respectively Bösenfleisch and Złe Mięso.

Legend

According to a legend, there was a small inn by a river ford next to the village. A series of mysterious disappearances of travellers hasn't been connected to a new innkeeper, until after several years of investigation it was revealed it was the innkeeper who not only murdered and robbed those guests but also fed their flesh to other customers. The proprietor was then hanged and the inn demolished to the ground.

Archaeology

According to a 1994 dig, the village existed in the neolithic 6000 years ago, and has been since inhabited continuously or near-continuously.

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.



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