German Genealogy
Posen
(Provinz / Province) [Presently in Poland]
Some basic facts about Posen: (from Uncapher, Wendy K. and Linda M. Herrick. German Maps & Facts for Genealogy. Janesville, Wisconsin: Origins Books, 2002)
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Size: 11,175 square (compared to Maryland at 9,838 square miles)
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Population: 1855 - 1,392,636; 1871 - 1,583,843; 1875 - 1,606,084 (774-245 males and 831,839 females)
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Dominant Religion: Catholic (1871 - Evangelical - 511,292; Catholic 1,009,491; Other - 1,065; Jewish - 61,982; and Non-Christian - 13)
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Since 1945 part of: Poland
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Formerly: Grand Duchy
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Prussian: 1793-1807, 1815-1918, 1939-1945
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Principal crops: rye, wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, tobacco, vineyards in SW, fruit trees
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Livestock: horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats
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Industry: distilleries, sugar mills, starch, beer, locomotives
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Minerals: salt, gypsum, lignite
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Rivers: Oder, Vistula, Netze, Warthe, Obra
Resources
Posen - Genealogy.net
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Civil Registrations for Bartschin, Kreis Schubin - now Barcin, (Szubin),
Poland
- Martin, Joseph F. "Locating My Schultz Family: Overcoming the 'Posen' Brickwall." Everton's Family History, January/February 2000, 60-63.