Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:11 am
Post subject: Village: benczyn
My grandfather came from the village benczyn, in Southern Poland ( 49° 56' 0" North, 19° 40' 0" East )
I would like to know if this village would have been part of Galicia or part of Germany, Silesia? Thanks in advance.
Mary
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:16 am
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Henryk,
Thanks for posting the 19th century map! I've never seen that map. I noticed many Little dates like "1887" all over the map-Do you have any idea what they refer to?
MaryAnne
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:51 am
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Henryk
Thanks for the map. I now know I am looking in the right area. Does anyone have information regarding the village beczyn?
Mary
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HenrykPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:24 pm
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| MDuplaga wrote: | Henryk,
Thanks for posting the 19th century map! I've never seen that map. I noticed many Little dates like "1887" all over the map-Do you have any idea what they refer to?
MaryAnne |
My guess is that they refer to the construction dates of the railroads. 1850s -1870s for those marked by alternating black and white, and 1880s and plus for the white lines.
The title and colours of the map are misleading. "Ziemie Polskie W 2 Poł XIX w Gospodarka" "Economy of the Polish Lands in the Second half of the 19th Century"
The Polish Lands are more than the rose coloured area: the "Kingdom of Poland". They include in Germany: Silesia, Poznan, Pomerania, West Prussia and East Prussia, in Austria: Galicia, and in the Western Provinces of Russia.
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:15 am
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| Henryk wrote: | | MDuplaga wrote: | Henryk,
Thanks for posting the 19th century map! I've never seen that map. I noticed many Little dates like "1887" all over the map-Do you have any idea what they refer to?
MaryAnne |
My guess is that they refer to the construction dates of the railroads. 1850s -1870s for those marked by alternating black and white, and 1880s and plus for the white lines. |
That's right Henryk, the dates refers to the construction of roads and railroads.
The whole topic with the map can be found in our Forum here: http://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=868 .
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HenrykPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:52 pm
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