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'''For a comprehensive understanding of maps, study the article''' [[Germany Maps|'''Germany Maps.''']] | |||
==Geographical Location Today== | ==Geographical Location Today== | ||
*After a new administrative reform on 1 January 1999 in the southern part of Poland, the area has been, almost in its entirety, the Warmia-Masurian Voivodeship with the capital Olsztyn. | *After a new administrative reform on 1 January 1999 in the southern part of Poland, the area has been, almost in its entirety, the Warmia-Masurian Voivodeship with the capital Olsztyn. | ||
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[[File:GenWiki Ostpreussen map.png]] | [[File:GenWiki Ostpreussen map.png]] | ||
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===Germany Nationwide Maps=== | |||
*[http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/home.html ''Ravenstein's Atlas of the German Empire''] covers Germany as it existed between 1871 and 1914. The maps and accompanying gazetteer from the University of Wisconsin Libraries can be downloaded in sections. Once downloaded, each colored map can be enlarged to show details. Localities are charted down to the parish level. | |||
*''Königliche Preußische Landesaufnahme. Kartographische Abteilung. Karte des Deutschen Reiches (Map of the German Empire).'' Scale1:100,000. Berlin, Germany: Königliche PreußischeLandesaufnahme, 1914-1917. (FS Library film 68,814.) This map will help you find places in the former German Empire as they existed from 1871 to 1914. The detailed maps on this microfilm are in numerical order. A digital verson of this map is available on [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1294/ this link]. You can also search the Ancestry card catalog for the term "Ubersichtsblatt" to get to the map set. | |||
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[[Category:East Prussia ( | [[Category:East Prussia (Ostpreussen), German Empire]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:09, 5 December 2022
| East Prussia (Ostpreussen) German Empire Genealogy Wiki Topics | |
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| Getting Started | |
| Major East Prussia (Ostpreussen) Record Types | |
| Reading the Records | |
| Additional East Prussia (Ostpreussen) Record Types | |
| East Prussia (Ostpreussen) Background | |
| Ethnicity | |
| Local Research Resources | |
| Germany Record Types | |
| Germany Background | |
For a comprehensive understanding of maps, study the article Germany Maps.
Geographical Location Today[edit | edit source]
- After a new administrative reform on 1 January 1999 in the southern part of Poland, the area has been, almost in its entirety, the Warmia-Masurian Voivodeship with the capital Olsztyn.
- The former Northeast Prussia today forms the Russian Oblast Kaliningrad with the capital Kaliningrad . After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, this region is now an exclave of the Russian Federation.
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Administrative Districts 1871-1945
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Partition After World War II
The northern line separates the northern part of East Prussia, |
Germany Nationwide Maps[edit | edit source]
- Ravenstein's Atlas of the German Empire covers Germany as it existed between 1871 and 1914. The maps and accompanying gazetteer from the University of Wisconsin Libraries can be downloaded in sections. Once downloaded, each colored map can be enlarged to show details. Localities are charted down to the parish level.
- Königliche Preußische Landesaufnahme. Kartographische Abteilung. Karte des Deutschen Reiches (Map of the German Empire). Scale1:100,000. Berlin, Germany: Königliche PreußischeLandesaufnahme, 1914-1917. (FS Library film 68,814.) This map will help you find places in the former German Empire as they existed from 1871 to 1914. The detailed maps on this microfilm are in numerical order. A digital verson of this map is available on www.ancestry.com at this link. You can also search the Ancestry card catalog for the term "Ubersichtsblatt" to get to the map set.
