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Old Prussians, Baltic Prussians or simply Prussians [1] ... On the other hand, the Old Prussian and modern Lithuanian names for localities, ...
Pages in category "Old-Prussian-language surnames" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K. Kujat;
On 16 July 1938, more than 1500 place names in East Prussia were changed, following a decree issued by Gauleiter and Oberpräsident Erich Koch and initiated by Adolf Hitler. [1] Most of the names affected were of Old Prussian, Lithuanian and Polish origin; they were either eliminated, Germanized, or simplified.
There was Prussian toponomy and hydronomy within the territory of (Baltic) Prussia. Georg Gerullis undertook the first basic study of these names in Die altpreußischen Ortsnamen ('The Old Prussian Place-names'), written and published with the help of Walter de Gruyter, in 1922. [15] Another source are personal names. [41]
List of cities and towns in East Prussia, as used before 1945: City/Town District (Kreis) Pop. in 1939 Current Name Current Administrative Unit Allenburg: Landkreis ...
Prussia (Polish: Prusy ⓘ; Lithuanian: Prūsija; Russian: Пруссия [ˈprusʲ(ː)ɪjə] ⓘ; Prussian: Prūsa; German: Preußen [ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ⓘ; Latin: Pruthenia/ Prussia / Borussia) is a historical region in Central Europe on the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, that ranges from the Vistula delta in the west to the end of the Curonian Spit in the east and extends inland as far ...
Prussian Lithuanians in 1744. The territory where Prussian Lithuanians lived in ancient times was inhabited by the Old Prussian, Skalvian and Curonian tribes. The area between the rivers Alle and Neman became almost uninhabited during the 13th-century Prussian Crusade and wars between the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Order. [10]
Members of the Prussian House of Lords (189 P) P. Pomeranian nobility (12 C, 41 P) De Pury family (13 P) R. Queens consort of Prussia (2 C, 13 P) S. Schwabach family ...