German Genealogy
Waldeck / Waldeck
(Fürstentum / Principality) [Presently in Nordrhein-Westfalen]
Some basic facts about Waldeck: (from Uncapher, Wendy K. and Linda M. Herrick. German Maps & Facts for Genealogy. Janesville, Wisconsin: Origins Books, 2002)
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Size: 433 square miles (comparable to Rhode Island at 1,054 square miles)
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Population: 1816 - 52,557; 1828 - 57,156; 1840 - 58,381; 1849 - 58,219; 1855 - 58,132; 1864 - 59,143; 1871 - 56,224; 1875 - 54,743 (25,695 males and 29,048 females)
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Dominant Religion: Protestant (1871 - Evangelical - 54,055; Catholic - 1,305; Other - 30; Jewish - 834)
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Pyrmont joined Hanover in 1922 and Waldeck joined Hesse-Nassau in 1929
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Formerly: Principality
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Prussian: 1929-47
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Principal crops: potatoes, grains
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Livestock: cattle
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Industry: mining
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Minerals: iron
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Rivers: Eder, Diemel
Resources
Waldeck (state) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Byler, John M. Amish immigrants of Waldeck and
Hesse : a record of 263 immigrants, with a record of their
descendants to those who were married by about 1865, plus
historical records of Germany, shiplists, etc. Bellville, OH
: J.M. Byler, 1993. Genealogical information about 263 emigrants
from Waldeck and Hesse.
- Eisenberg, Erich. Kirchenbuchverzeichnis der
Evangelischen Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck. Kassel: Verlag
Evangelischer Presseverband, 1973. (Family History Library
Ref943.41 K23e).
- Thomas, Karl, Die Waldecksche Auswanderung zwischen 1829 und 1872 (FHL 943.41 W2tk)