Ornshagen, Kr. Regenwalde, Pomerania
(Zerzyno, Poland)

Ornshagen is located at the confluence of the Paatziger and Rega rivers about four miles southwest of Regenwalde. This village was the home of two Maass families -- David and Friedrike Maass (my great great grandparents) and Franz and Johanna Maass, David's brother and sister-in-law. Julius Maass was born here in 1846 and Johanna Maass in 1850. In 1871 there were 365 inhabitants living in 60 households in Ornshagen. The village was almost completely destroyed in WWII and is now nearly deserted.

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(photos taken in Sept. 2003; except cemetery photos taken May 1, 2007)

Cobblestone road to Zerzyno

Entrance gate to the former von Borcke mansion

Gate pillar

Barns on the former Gut

Barns on the former Gut

Barns on the former Gut

One of the few remaining houses in Ornshagen

A restored barn

Ornshagen cemetery and chapel (5/1/07)

Gravestone for Grafen von Perponcher-Sedlnitzky

Gravestone for Graf and Grafin von Bulow

Foot bridge and dam on the Paatziger river

Foot bridge and dam on the Paatziger river

Pond behind the Paatziger dam

Ruins of what appeared to be a mill-dam on the Paatziger river

A concrete fence on the former estate

Dam on the Rega river

For more photos of Ornshagen, Go to: rootsweb.com

© - Gene Maas
Rev. Nov 2007