Polish & Prussian/German town name cross-reference.

KentThreads: 6 Posts: 5 Joined: Mar 30, 08 ♂	Apr 11, 08, 14:38 #1
Does any one know of a good cross reference for Polish towns that may have been renamed under Prussian/German occupation? I have found several town names on documents from that period that I can not find on todays maps. Either the towns no longers exist, changed their names or the document is using the Prussian/German name on the document. Thanks

Polonius3Threads: 1,005 Posts: 4,833 Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂	Apr 11, 08, 15:36 #2
A partial lsit is found at: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niemieckie_nazwy_polskich_miejscowo%C5%9B ci

KentThreads: 6 Posts: 5 Joined: Mar 30, 08 ♂	Apr 11, 08, 20:56 #3
Thanks Polonius3, this will be very helpful.

Slovicgirl	May 1, 10, 04:36 #4
My great grandparents came from Prussia. Great Gr father last name was "Prain" probably prehn originally but don't know. His wife Great Gr mother last name was "Unka" maybe "Yonka" question:1. Are Prussians part Russian? 2. Is "Unka" a Russian name?3. How about "Prain"? 4. What are Prussians, part Polish, Russian and German? Appreciate any help Slovicgirl

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Edited by: skysoulmate May 1, 10, 09:22 #5

Slovicgirl:

My great grandparents came from Prussia. Great Gr father last name was "Prain" probably prehn originally but don't know. His wife Great Gr mother last name was "Unka" maybe "Yonka" question:1. Are Prussians part Russian? 2. Is "Unka" a Russian name?3. How about "Prain"? 4. What are Prussians, part Polish, Russian and German? Appreciate any help Slovicgirl

I'll just answer the Russian question...

Prussians are definitely not part Russians - if anything they're Germans.

It's a simplified answer as the original Prussians no longer exist. They were Baltic people related to the Lithuanians and Latvians (NOT Russians).

The region is pretty much split between Poland and Russia today but has been it's own country for many years and the capital was Königsberg which today is called Kaliningrad (Królewiec i Polish). For a very long time Prussia was also part of Germany. Confusing enough? Welcome to European history... ;)

Prussia is the English term. In Polish it's called Prusy and in German it's called Preußen.

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Just check out this link below and maybe it'll help...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia

TrevekThreads: 33 Posts: 2,155 Joined: May 21, 08 ♂	May 1, 10, 09:24 #6
This one is pretty good too. http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp

Bratwurst BoyThreads: 11 Posts: 14,563 Joined: Apr 2, 07 ♂	May 1, 10, 09:55 #7
skysoulmate: Welcome to European history... ;) Heh:)

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May 1, 10, 13:38 #8

There is a name of a tree which is purely polish, i.e. spruce, sonding 100% Polish and meaning literally coming form Prussia.

This is what about the word origin says etymology:

Spruce: lit. "from Prussia," from Spruce, Sprws (late 14c.). Spruce seems to have been a generic term for commodities brought to England by Hanseatic merchants (beer, board, leather, and the tree was believed to have come from Prussia.

Also in Norman Davies's book God's playground: a history of Poland
The name of the spruce tree is supposed to derive from the Polish words z Prus 'from Prussia'

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