Nowa Wieś [ˈnɔva ˈvjɛɕ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osjaków, within Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Osjaków, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Wieluń, and 74 km (46 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.
Administrative data
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Wieluń |
| Gmina | Osjaków |
| Population (2022) | 139 |
| Postal code | 98-320 |
| Vehicle registration | EWI |
| Coordinates | 51°16′57″N 18°45′40″E |
History
The territory became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. The village has a medieval provenance and has existed since at least the 15th century. It was first mentioned in a Latin-language document from 1446 under the names villa Nowa, and later also as Ossijakowska Wola and Nowawyesch. Historically, it belonged to the ziemia wieluńska (Wieluń Land) and was associated with Greater Poland.
Nowa Wieś was a private village of Polish nobility, including the Stawski and Starzeński families, administratively located in the Sieradz Voivodeship within the Greater Poland Province. In 1511, the village lay in the Wieluń district and comprised one łan (a medieval unit of land area), with inhabitants paying the Archbishop of Poznań a pot of honey as tithe. By 1518, the village had grown to 1.5 łany, and in 1552 it was owned by B. Stawski and S. Starzeński, with five kmiecie (peasant farmers) working the land. In 1520, it belonged to the parish of Osjaków.
In 1827, the village had a population of 120.
During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, in 1940, the German gendarmerie carried out expulsions of Poles. Those expelled were placed in a transit camp in Łódź; young Poles were subsequently deported to forced labour in Germany and German-occupied France, while others were deported to the General Government in the more eastern part of German-occupied Poland. Houses and farms of expelled Poles were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.
From 1975 to 1998, the village administratively belonged to the Sieradz Voivodeship.
