German Genealogy
Rheinprovinz / Rhineland
(Provinz / Province) [Presently in Nordrhein-Westfalen] [Presently in Rhineland-Palatinate]
Some basic facts about Rhineland: (from Uncapher, Wendy K. and Linda M. Herrick. German Maps & Facts for Genealogy. Janesville, Wisconsin: Origins Books, 2002)
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Size: 10,412 square miles (compared to Maryland at 9,383 square miles)
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Population: 1855- 3,006,657; 1871 - 3,579,347; 1875 - 3,804,381 (1,915,979 males and 1,888,402 females)
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Dominant Religion: Catholic (1871 - Evangelical - 906,867; Catholic - 2,628,173; Other - 5,834; Jewish - 38,423; and Non-Christian -50)
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Since 1949 part of: Nordrhein-Westfalen & Rheinland-Pfalz
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Formerly: Province of Prussia
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Prussian: 1815-1947
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Principal crops: rye, oats, hay, wheat, potatoes, fruit trees
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Livestock: poultry, cattle, pigs
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Industry: wine, iron, glass, timber, ceramics
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Minerals: coal, lignite
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Rivers: Rhine, Mosel, Wupper, Saar
Resources
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ArGeWe -
Westerwald Familyresearch Workgroup.
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Auswanderer aus dem Gebiet des ehemaligen preußischen
Regierungsbezirks Trier 1700 - 1900
(Rhineland).
Emigrants from the former Regierungsbezirk Trier 1700-1900.
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Auswanderer aus Taben-Rodt nach U.S.
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Auswanderer der Rheingemeinde Weisweil (Rhein).
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Emigration
Irscher Bürger nach Nord Amerika (1856-1882)
- Krudewig, Anton. Neues Verzeichnis der Kirchenbücher der
ehemaligen Rheinprovinz. Köln: Westdeutsche Gesellschaft für
Familienkunde, 1977. (Family History Library 943.42 K23k;
microfiche 6053535).
- Mergen, Joseph. Auswanderungen aus dem Saarland. (FHL 943.42 W29m)