Hi Everyone, I have just received naturalization papers regarding my gg grandfather stating he was from a place in Germany which looks like Dantzig. Can anyone tell me where this place might have been - I can't locate it on the map. Perhaps, allowing for accents, it was actually a similar sounding name. Any help would be greatly appreciated, Cheers Catherine

Hi Catherine The closest I can see is below, check the spelling again. German Name Danzig Alternate Name 1: Vicus Theutonicus 1227 Alternate Name 2: Civitas Gedanensi 1236 Alternate Name 3: Civitas Danczik 1236 Alternate Name 4: Burgum Dantzike 1299 Alternate Name 5: Rechtestadt Danczk 1420 Today's Name Gdansk Kreis/County Stadtkreis Danzig German Province Westpreussen Today's Province Gdanskie Location East 18°39' North 54°21' Location Description This village/town is located km and degrees from , which is known today as Remarks Kreisstadt - County Seat in the same named Kreis/county. Also Province Capital.Location Code: II-4-1 Church Yes Good luck with your research. Kind regards Ron Clark East Fremantle Western Australia this message has been scanned by Norton Anti Virus 2002

Hello Catherine, Danzig, a seaport, in Prussia - now Gdansk in Poland - famous for Lech Walesa etc etc.... And also where my ggg'father came from in the1850s Jane Nicholas ----- Original Message ----- From: Catherine Edwards <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 9:48 AM Subject: [AUS-GERMAN] Frederick Paul - Dantzig, Germany - Help Please > Hi Everyone, > > I have just received naturalization papers regarding my gg grandfather stating he was from a place in Germany which looks like Dantzig. > > Can anyone tell me where this place might have been - I can't locate it on the map. Perhaps, allowing for accents, it was actually a similar sounding name. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated, > > Cheers > > Catherine > > > ==== AUS-GERMAN Mailing List ==== > For your Aus-German resources go to > http://members.dingoblue.net.au/~ainslee_hooper/germlinks.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237