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Brandenburg,  Prussia, Germany
Flag of the German Empire, 1871-1917
Location of Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany
Map of the German Empire, 1871-1917
Location of Germany
Current Location
Parts of Brandenburg are now in Poland. Heegermühle is in Germany.
Record Description
Record Type	Miscellaneous Records
Collection years:	1559-1945
Languages:	German
Title in the Language:	Deutschland, Preußen, Brandenburg, Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Ausgewählte Sammlungen
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Brandenburg Genealogy
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Prussia-Brandenburg Compiled Genealogies
Related Websites
German Genealogy Society – Brandenburg
Kirchenbuchportal Germany Church Book Portal
Evangelical Church in Germany
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Kreisarchiv Ostprignitz-Ruppin

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This collection contains miscellaneous records for various cities in the Landkreis of Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Prussia. Records include alien registrations, birth registers, citizen rolls, city directories, census records, military records, and population registrations. The original records are located in the Kreisarchiv Ostprignitz-Ruppin.

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