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German place names
Researchers of ancestors coming from Germany often have difficulty finding the modern name by which the ancestor's place of origin is known.
The area covered by the Germany of today differs markedly from the German Empire of 1871, parts of which have come under the jurisdiction of Austria, Denmark, France, Poland or Russia at various times . Regions such as East Prussia and Silesia are now part of countries such as Poland and the Czech Republic.
Changes in jurisdiction were often accompanied by a change of the language used in official records and place name changes, further compicating the search for an ancestor's origins.
This index compiled by the late SLQ volunteer Roy Claringbould is useful in tracing the modern names of places in eastern regions of the old German Empire. It provides:
- the old German version of the name
- the coordinates and relevant map number in the Karte des deutschen Reiches map series (held at SLQ)
- the modern version of the name, often in Polish or Czech
- coordinates of its location in the modern road atlas in which it is shown
Ask for the German Place Names Index at the Micrographics Desk on Level 3 or at the Heritage Collections information desk on Level 4
For full details on how to find us check our web page at http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/about/visit
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