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<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Slownik Geograficzny is a Polish language gazetteer. Its full title translated is “Geographic Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and Other Slavic Lands.” It was published in Warsaw between 1880 and 1903 in a series of 16 volumes, 14 alphabetical and two additional volumes with supplemental material. </span> | <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Slownik Geograficzny is a Polish language gazetteer. Its full title translated is “Geographic Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and Other Slavic Lands.” It was published in Warsaw between 1880 and 1903 in a series of 16 volumes, 14 alphabetical and two additional volumes with supplemental material. </span> | ||
<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Slownik Geograficzny has 15 to 20 thousand entries about regions, cities and towns of Eastern Europe. The description usually starts by giving the geographic setting of the village in relation to nearby rivers or larger towns. It also often describes local features of importance such as schools, churches, telegraph offices, industries, and fortifications. Other important information sometimes included is population count broken down by religion, and history of warfare in the area. </span><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Sometimes this information is given for multiple years in the village, giving a picture of how the village changed over time. </span> | <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Slownik Geograficzny has 15 to 20 thousand entries about regions, cities, and towns of Eastern Europe. The description usually starts by giving the geographic setting of the village in relation to nearby rivers or larger towns. It also often describes local features of importance such as schools, churches, telegraph offices, industries, and fortifications. Other important information sometimes included is population count broken down by religion, and history of warfare in the area. </span><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Sometimes this information is given for multiple years in the village, giving a picture of how the village changed over time. </span> | ||
<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Slownik Geograficzny also often traces the ownership of the village. These villages were almost always owned by a Polish or Russian noble family. Sometimes the owners of these villages kept censuses of the residents of their lands. Some of the papers of these large landowners have ended up in archival collections. AVOTAYNU ( http://www.avotaynu.com/ a Jewish Genealogy Organization) has a list of where known collections of such papers are located. </span> | <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Slownik Geograficzny also often traces the ownership of the village. These villages were almost always owned by a Polish or Russian noble family. Sometimes the owners of these villages kept censuses of the residents of their lands. Some of the papers of these large landowners have ended up in archival collections. AVOTAYNU ( http://www.avotaynu.com/ a Jewish Genealogy Organization) has a list of where known collections of such papers are located. </span> | ||