Manorhouse in Zelewo

In the first mention of this village from 1400, there is a mention of the presence of Jeszka and Maciej in Żelewo. The name of the village comes from the surrounding marsh, which is reflected in the name. The village operated under Polish law, which meant that the inhabitants were obliged to pay rent in kind and provide one inhabitant for military service. What is unusual about this place is that from the very beginning until the end of World War II, it remained the property of the Żelewski family. The modest, unadorned manor of the former Kashubian gentry Bach-Żelewski was owned by the family until 1945. During the war, it belonged to Erich, a commander during the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. The manor appears modest and unassuming, with a prominent gable supported by four pillars and a projecting bay topped with a triangular pediment. The manor resembles an ordinary farmhouse.