gm. Nowy Dwór Gdański, pow. nowodworski, woj. pomorskie

The village was founded between 1632 and 1640 by Dutch settlers. In addition to the farming function, the village also served as a ferry crossing through the Nogat. The sources from 1776 mentioned 21 Mennonite families: Andres, Bachmann, Driedger, Dick, Friesen, Gerbrand, Jantzen, Kroecker, Loewen, Martenr, Penner, Rogaliki, Wiebe, and Wilcke among others. In 1820, the village had 273 residents, including 77 Mennonites. The petition from 1868 from Jazowa was signed by Andres, Dick, Fast, Konrad, Penner, and Wiebe - large farms owners.

Village layout - flood bank row village located on the western bank of the Nogat.

The cultural landscape includes buildings from Dutch type homesteads dating from between the 1st quarter of the 19th century and 1920s, a house from mid 1700s (no. 9), houses for border guards, a school, colonial houses from 1930s, and old trees surrounding homesteads. In 1986, 10-12 homesteads out of a total of 20 still had historical buildings. Currently, the layout of ca. 11 homesteads is detectable. The homesteads have been transformed to various degrees (farming section demolished or transformed). There are ca. 12 wooden or bricked houses, 5 granaries from the beginning of the 20th century, and ca. 5 barns erected before 1945. New buildings are part of the state farm (PGR) and date from 1960s. Construction of new residential and farming buildings has been on the increase. Generally, new buildings follow the traditional homestead layout, but in various forms. A field layout, draining system, trees lining the ditches in the western section of the village have survived.

No. 56 is a Dutch homestead of the longitudinal type situated in the northern section of the village on a terpa, facing the road with the gable. A cowshed (higher roof) has been modified and a barn, demolished. The house dates from the 4th quarter of the 19th century. It is a single-storey building with a log structure and quoins covered by boards imitating Tuscan pilaster, a vertically boarded gable, a wooden porch in front of the southern entrance. The gable elevation has 3 axes, 4-axial gable, two windows enclosed by quarter circular small windows, and a semicircular small window above. The southern elevation has 6 axes with the entrance and a porch in the 3rd axis from the west. A second barn from 1930s is located in the western section of the yard.No. 55 is a Dutch homestead of the longitudinal type situated in the southern section of the village on a terpa, facing the road with the gable. The cowshed has been re-bricked and a barn, demolished.
The house is a single-storey building dating from the 3rd quarter of the 19th century. It has a pointing sill, a corner-notched log structure with quoins covered with boards imitating Tuscan pilaster. The gable and pointing sill are boarded vertically. The gable elevation has 2 axes. The building has been partially demolished; it is in very poor condition. There is a detached wooden barn in the western section of the yard and a half-timbered/brick granary.
No. 52 is a Dutch homestead of the longitudinal type situated in the northern section of the village on a terpa, facing the road with the gable. A barn has been demolished.
The house and cowshed have a common ridge and are separated with a low fire wall. The buildings date from 1930s and were erected in place of earlier buildings. The house has the same form as the wooden building: the gable wall has 3 axes, the southern wall, 6 axes with an entrance in the 3rd from the west. The entrance has a modern, masonry porch. A detached barn from 1930s is located in the western section of the yard.
No. 51 is a Dutch homestead of the longitudinal type situated in the northern section of the village on a low terpa, facing the road with the gable. The cowshed is higher with 1.5 stories and is separated from the residential section with a high fire wall. A barn has been demolished. The house (one storey) dates from the 3rd quarter of the 19th century. It has a corner-notched log structure with quoins covered with boards imitating Tuscan pilaster, a pointing sill, a stone underpinning, a vertically boarded gable (upper section), and a small arcade (later addition) supported by 4 wooden posts (currently, the bottom section is covered). The roof has a queen post - purlin structure with an angle brace and is covered with asbestos tiles and ceramic tiles above the cowshed. The gable elevation has 4 axes and a 4-axial gable (bottom) with two windows enclosed by narrow small windows, a small window above, and a grid located between wind ties. The southern elevation has 7 axes and a 2-axial arcade located in front of the entrance in the 3rd axis from the west. The building is richly decorated with imitations of Tuscan pilasters in the corners, three-section architrave, decorative window frames with low triangular pediments, carved planking boards and wind ties, and fretwork decorations in the arcade gable and supports between posts.
A barn from 1930s is located in the western section of the yard and a wooden granary from the 3rd quarter of the 19th century, in the southern section.
No. 50 is a house from a Dutch homestead of the longitudinal type located in the eastern section of the village. A cowshed burnt down and a barn had been demolished earlier. The building was erected in 1930s in place of an earlier one. It is made of brick and has a half-timbered gable and a pointing sill. The building has 1.5 stories and originally had a shallow arcade with an extension and a high double pitched roof covered with pantiles on the northern side. The first storey has been modified and covered with siding; the arcade has been bricked. A masonry granary/coach house from 1920 and a gate made of heavy, round posts are located in the northeastern section of the homestead.
No. 18 is a Dutch homestead originally of the angular type situated in the southern section of the village, facing the road with the ridge. A barn has been demolished. The house dates from the 2nd quarter of the 19th century. It has a wooden, bricked structure with a vertically boarded gable. The gable elevation has 2 axes and a 3 axial gable with a window enclosed by quarter circular small windows. The side elevation has 2 axes.
No. 9 is a homestead comprising a detached house from the beginning of the 18th century and perpendicular farming buildings - a barn and a cowshed from 1930s. Until 1945, the homestead belonged to Thil. The house is made of brick (plastered) and has half-timbered gables and a high partially hipped roof covered with pantiles. The interior and elevations have been partially transformed. The current eastern elevation has 2 axes, two-level gable with two windows at the bottom and one above. The southern elevation has 7 axes with an entrance in the 3rd axis from the west.
No. 6 is a former inn situated in the southern section of the village, facing the road with its gable. It dates from the 4th quarter of the 19th century. It has a corner-notched log structure resting on a stone underpinning. Quoins are covered with boards imitating Tuscan pilaster. It is a single storey building with a vertically boarded gable and a wooden porch on the southern side. The gable elevation has 5 axes with a centrally located entrance, which used to have a wooden porch. The gable has 2 levels with 4 axes in the bottom section with an exit to a no-longer-existing balcony and a window above. The space between wind ties and a pazdur is decorated with fretwork. The southern elevation is symmetrical with 7 axes and a central entrance with a wooden porch.