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  PGSA - Town Translation Entries (N)
A village in the parish of Lejpuny, rural district of Kopciowo, Sejny county.
A village in the parish and rural district of Kopciowo, Sejny county.
A settlement in the parish and rural district of Kopciowo, Sejny County.
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 PGSA - County Translation Entries (W)
It borders on the north with the county of Grudziadz, on the west with the counties of Chelmo and Torun, on the south with the river Drweca and the Kingdom of Poland, on the east with the county of Brodnica.
It is bordered on the south by Wylkowyszki county, and on the east by Maryampol county; the Niemen river [Nemunas] comprises part of the the eastern and northern border, dividing it from Kowno gubernia; and on the west the Szeszupa river separates the county from that of Pilkaly in East Prussia.
The county’s population grew from 64,396 in 1867 to 77,745 in 1890.
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 Bydgoszcz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
In September 2004 Medical Academy in Bydgoszcz joined Torun University as Collegium Medicum UMK in Bydgoszcz.
In 1941 A number of Boy Scouts in Bydgoszcz who ranged from twelve to sixteen years of age, who were set up in the marketplace against a wall and shot.
Bydgoszcz Department (Polish: Departament Bydgoski): a unit of administrative division and local government in Polish Duchy of Warsaw in years 1806-1815.
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 Bydgoszcz Voivodship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bydgoszcz Voivodship (2) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship.
Bydgoszcz Voivodship (1) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1946–1975.
Initially called the Pomeranian Voivodship, it was created from the southern part of the pre-war Pomeranian Voivodship and superseded by the voivodships of Bydgoszcz (2), Torun and Wloclawek.
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 Staskiewicz / Szulc Family History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Anna Victoria, legitimate daughter of Johann Kiedrowski and Anna Lemanczik, was born in Kielpin on 1 Jan 1963 and baptized in the Catholic Parish of Konarczyn on 4 Jan 1863.
KRUSA was born in 1798 in Borowy Mlyn, Chojnice, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
KRUSA was born in 1812 in Borowy Mlyn, Chojnice, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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 History of Pomerania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Since the wealth of the province arose from trade and the main trade route for the country was the Vistula river.
Most of Grenzmark and 2 counties of Brandenburg were made a district of the German province of Pomerania.
Several counties from Mazovia and Greater Poland were joined to Polish Pomerania, and the voivodship's capital was moved from Torun to Bydgoszcz.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Pomerania   (3858 words)

  
 Kaszuby Region
Portage County intents filed by Joseph Green, Anton Green, and John Green indicate arrivals in the U.S. in 1865, 1865, and 1862, respectively.
County marriage records indicate a representation from throughout this region, although the majority came from the centrally located parishes of Stezyca, Suleczyno, Sierakowice, Gowidlino, and Parchowo, along with the more southern parishes of Brusy, Lipusz, Lesno, Koscierzyna, Wiele, and Czersk.
The immigration continues until today, drawn, perhaps, to Portage County by the successful, large Polish community, which began with the arrival of the Koziczkowski family in 1857, and the 13 families who joined them in 1858 and 1859.
www.pchswi.org /archives/polish_heritage/spoa_kaszuby.htm   (2089 words)

  
 The German New Order in Poland: Part One
In the County town of Gostyn, at 11 o'clock on the morning of October 21, 1939, 30 persons were shot, among them the local leader of the National Party, Mieczyslaw Hejnowicz and his brother, several prominent members of the intellectual class, as well as many landowners from the surrounding country, including Mr.
As in Bydgoszcz, the Germans attacked too early, and were defeated; and several of them, captured with arms in their hands, were shot by the Polish troops.
In Kolniczki, a village in the County of Jarocin, Mr.
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 THE HISTORY OF THE KLAWITTER FAMILY
Hermansdorf is now the town of "Radzicz", in the state of Bydgoszcz, Poland, and is located on the Orla river (in German I do not know the Polish name for this river), where there is a bridge on the road between Lobsens and Nakel (now Notecia).
In the county records, it also shows that she was buried on November 12, 1896, in the Alaska Cemetery, which is outside of Mt. Carmel.
On Julius' application for citizenship, in.the Northumberland County Courthouse (dated Sept 26, 1889), he stated that his "time of arrival in the U.S. {was} April 15, 1883”, and that ''whence he emigrated was) Hamburg", and that his ',intended place of settlement was) Mount Carmel, Pa.".
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 PolishRoots - Geography & Maps
To the north it borders with Czluchow and Chojnic County, to the east with the Tuchol, Bydgoszcz and Wyrzysk Counties and to the west with Walecki and Szczecin Counties.
In 1858, the county population was 54148 (31243 Protestant, 19868 Catholic, 3037 Jew); mother tongue for 39291 was German, for 14,816 Polish, and 41 were dumb.
The county’s income and expenditure for 1894 was 250,500 marks and in 1896 it still had a debt of 800,400 marks.
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 PolishRoots - Geography & Maps
A town in the Chodziez district, in the Duchy of Posen and in the county of Bydgoszcz.
The county is flat except for the area around Rzadkow, Kaczor and the Olesnicki forests, which give rise to hilly land.
The Glumiu, which begins in Kwidzinski county near the village of Borki (Borkendorf) flows through part of the Chodziez district and is a left tributary of the Glda.
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 Chicago Suchomski Ancestry Website: John Suchomski's Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
John Suchomski was born June 25, 1852 in the village of Wysoka, near Cekcyn, in what is now the powiat [county] of Tuchola, near Bydgoszcz, Kujawy-Pomorze province, Poland.
A big party took place at the home of their son, John, and was attended by most of their surviving children, and fifteen grandchildren [16].
Three years later, he was committed to Oak Forest Hospital, a Cook County, IL poor farm [18].
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 Family Background
Records on our early Bogenschneider forefathers indicate that they lived in the city of Stettin, in areas southeast of Stettin in the county of Randow (Kreis Randow), and to the west and northwest of Stettin in the counties of Saatzig and Naugard (Kreis Saatzig and Kreis Naugard).
The county of Randow (Kreis Randow) was dissolved in 1939 and the area became part of the counties of Greifenhagen, Naugard, and Ückermünde.
The area east of the Oder in the former county of Randow is also part of Poland, and areas west of the Oder have been incorporated into today’s German provinces of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg.
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 Business Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
BYDGOSZCZ, Poland -- Giorgio Foods Inc., Giorgi Mushroom Co. and Can Corp. of America -- each owned by FandP Holding Co. Inc.
Started in 1928 as a mushroom-growing operation in Berks County, Giorgio Foods expanded over the years to form two corporations -- one to grow mushrooms, and the other to process and sell them.
Today, Giorgio Foods is the largest processor of mushrooms in the United States, and offers a full line of food products, including mushrooms, portabella burgers, veggie burgers, pierogies and battered cheese sticks.
www.business-journal.com /LateMay01/Berksjobs.html   (282 words)

  
 Warsaw Voice - Local Government- Strange Bedfellows
Over 70 percent of the seats on commune and county councils went to local groupings and committees, proof that local government in Poland is developing and has won a permanent place in the political awareness of Poles.
Samoobrona's success in the vote for commune and county councils came as a surprise, as well as that of the League of Polish Families (LPR).
The strongest competition among counties was reported in Ełk-16 candidates per seat on the council, while among provinces-Silesia, with 22 candidates per seat on the assembly.
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 History of Pomerania -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Since the wealth of the province arose from trade and the main trade route for the country was the (A European river; flows into the Baltic Sea) Vistula river.
Several counties from Mazovia and Greater Poland were joined to Polish Pomerania, and the voivodship's capital was moved from Torun to (An industrial city and river port in northern Poland) Bydgoszcz.
The (The branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war) strategy of the Nazi government was to temporarily divide Poland with the Soviet Union, formalized in the (Click link for more info and facts about Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/history_of_pomerania.htm   (4671 words)

  
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The Silesian region is the most industrialised, but also considered the greatest environmental hazard among all Polish voivodships (acid rains and mining damage).
It is also the most urbanised region and that is why it has the largest number of towns with county status.
Katowice airport is used for domestic and international flights and the Silesian agglomeration railway network has the largest concentration in the country.
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The town of Knock itself was made famous in 1879 when the Virgin Mary, St Joseph and St John were witnessed to have appeared there by 15 locals.
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 Family Vignettes
Paul Dudzik was born at Wlosciborz, Woldowo parish, Bydgoszcz, Poland, in 1828.
Paul Cisewski and his wife, Elisabeth Cherek, were born at Brusy parish, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
On May 2, 1861, the family consisting of Paul, Elisabeth and their daughter, Apolonia, left from Hamburg, Germany, on the ship “Oden,” which set sail for Quebec.
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 wikien.info: Main_Page
The administrative center was in the city of Bromberg (modern-day Bydgoszcz).
Note: Prussian provinces were subdivided into units called "Kreise" (singular "Kreis", abreviated "Kr.", English "circle"), which were similar to large counties in US terms.
Cities would have their own "Stadtkreis" (English: "municipal county") and the surrounding rural area would be named for the city, but referred to as a "Landkreis" (English: "rural county").
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 PGSA - Town Translation Entries (O)
Oborniki, in German Obornik, is a county seat in the Grand Duchy of Poznan.
Also in Oborniki are a royal county treasury, a savings bank, a master-builder’s office, a customs office, a Polish loan society, and Polish and German agronomical societies.
The inhabitants are employed in farming, milling, distilling alcohol, the lumber trade, and manufacturing starch, bricks, and drainage pipes.
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 Encyclopedia: Pomerania
The biggest cities are (with population figures for 1999): Kujavian-Pomeranian voivodship since 1999 The Kujavian-Pomeranian Voivodship (in Polish województwo kujawsko-pomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in central-northern Poland.
Jump to: navigation, search Bydgoszcz (in Polish pronounce: [:bidgɔʃʧ], German: Bromberg, Latin: Bydgostia) is a city in northern Poland, on Brda and Vistula rivers, with a population of 369,151 (2004).
The eastern part of Pomerania, Pomorze, is a geographical and historical region in Poland that encompasses three Polish voivodships: the West Pomeranian Voivodship (Zachodniopomorskie), Pomeranian Voivodship (Pomorskie) and the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship (Kujawsko-Pomorskie).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pomerania   (3406 words)

  
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The territory of the duchy was divided into 2 districts (Polish: Rejencja, German: Regierungsbezirk): Poznań Disctrict, Bydgoszcz District, which were further divided into 26 original counties (Polish: Powiat(y), German: Kreis(e)) administered by the landrats and the county councils.
Later, these were redivided into 40 counties, plus 2 urban districts.
Up to 1830 the Prussian authorities were relatively tolerant to the Polish people, only the Prussian administrative schemes were introduced and the role of German language was strengthened in education.
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 Bydgoszcz District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bydgoszcz District (Polish: Rejencja Bydgoska, German Regirugnsbezirk Bromberg) was the northern of two administrative districts of the Grand Duchy of Poznan (1815-1918) later also called the Province of Poznań (1849-1918).
(plaese note that at this time Polish county names were written with capital letters)
This page was last modified 07:04, 9 January 2005.
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 Courtly Lives -The Runge-Sypniewski Towns/Estates of Dzwierszno Wielkie and Mal~e
Dzwierszno Wielki (County of Wyrzysk) is located south of Mal~e.
From 1821-1920, when this part of Poland was under German control, the Lobzenica diaconate was part of the Bydgoszcz diaconate.
Another lake in Wyrzysk County is named Dzewianowo.
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 Plebeians' Union   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Private property rights were to be suspended for the period of insurrection and the landholdings turned over to the county economic committees.
The committees were to fulfill self-government and administrative roles and to direct distribution of goods and labor.
The union was growing particularly rapidly in 1843, when its influences widened to Bydgoszcz and Torun, the Wiarusy setting up their units in Chojnice, Olesnica, and Wroclaw.
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 Courtly Lives - Stempnakowski
There is a good chance that all these Stempnakowskis are related to my line, since they appear near the last known residence of Leo Stempnakowski which was Dirschau, Germany or as it is named now: Tczew, Poland, in the Pomeranian Vojvodship (Voivodeship).
Leo Stempnakowski (Stempel) was buried in St. Stanislas Cemetary in Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on January 13, 1987 (death certificate) at 3109 Brereton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA.
Leo Stempnakowski married Franciszka Mentkowski, daughter of Joseph Mentkowski and Mary Plotkowska (Glutkowska), on May 29, 1917 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
New Md. Test of English Shows Wide Disparities : Less than 45 percent of Prince George's County students who took Maryland's new high school English test passed the exam last spring, while Howard County's 77 percent passing rate was the highest in the state, according to data made public yesterday.
AU's Board Looks to Era After Ladner : Benjamin Ladner is gone as president of American University-- but, paradoxically, so are his harshest critics on the board of trustees.
George's Students Transfer Under U.S. Law : More than 1,400 students in Prince George's County have switched public schools this academic year under a federal law allowing them to leave neighborhood schools that fail to meet state standards.
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 Search Results for Lakeland - Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
city, Polk county, central Florida, U.S., about 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Tampa and some 10 miles (16 km) west of Winter Haven.
district, administrative county of Cumbria, northwestern England, in the southern part of the county, bordering the shallow Morecambe Bay of the Irish Sea to the south.
It crosses the provinces of Zielona Góra, Gorzów, Pila, Poznan, Bydgoszcz, Torun, and Wloclawek.
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 Soccer Players Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
As a coach, he led Bulgaria's national team to the 1998 World Cup finals in France.
One of Poland's greatest players, Boniek was originally born in Bydgoszcz.
He helped his county with their second place in 1998 and was instrumental in their 2002 title.
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