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Several boundary changes occurred after World War I. Elsaß-Lothringen (Alsace-Lorraine) was returned to France in 1918. A few towns and villages of Rheinland were ceded to Belgium. The northern tip of East Prussia_ was given to Lithuania.<br>The northern part of Schleswig-Holstein passed from Germany to Denmark in 1920. | Several boundary changes occurred after World War I. Elsaß-Lothringen (Alsace-Lorraine) was returned to France in 1918. A few towns and villages of Rheinland were ceded to Belgium. The northern tip of East Prussia_ was given to Lithuania.<br>The northern part of Schleswig-Holstein passed from Germany to Denmark in 1920. | ||
After World War II, other former Prussian areas, such as Posen, most of Schlesien, Westpreußen, and parts of Pommern, became part of Poland. Russia and Poland split Ostpreußen, and a tiny part of Schlesien went to | After World War II, other former Prussian areas, such as Posen, most of Schlesien, Westpreußen, and parts of Pommern, became part of Poland. Russia and Poland split Ostpreußen, and a tiny part of Schlesien went to Czechia. | ||
== Boundaries and Atlases == | == Boundaries and Atlases == | ||
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=== Sachsen === | === Sachsen === | ||
Sachsen (Saxony) covered a wide band of Germany from the North Sea to | Sachsen (Saxony) covered a wide band of Germany from the North Sea to Czechia.<br>The three modern German states carrying this name are Niedersachsen, Sachsen, and Sachsen-Anhalt. The FamilySearch Catalog lists several old Empire states under Sachsen:<br>Sachsen (the kingdom)<br>Preußen Sachsen (the province)<br>Thüringen (the Duchies of Sachsen)<br>Sachsen-Altenburg<br>Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha<br>Sachsen-Meiningen<br>Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach<br>When using the International Genealogical Index on compact disc, you can filter on “Sachsen” (the kingdom), "Prussia" (including the province of Sachsen), and “Thuringen” (including the Duchies of Sachsen). | ||
===Thüringen=== | ===Thüringen=== | ||
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