Hi Ron The map is great. I found it easy to use without considering the Czech directions as long as you know where you want to go. I found Vitin no trouble. Frances Hrdina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Mlejnek" <rvmlejnek@navix.net> To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 12:05 PM Subject: Re: [CZ] trip to Czech and looking for ggm house > For locating a town in the Czech Republic, I think one should learn to use > the Mapy web server: > > http://mapy.atlas.cz/aquariusnet/frm_uvod.asp > > A link to it is at the Mail List web site at: > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~elainetmaddox/czgenealogy.htm > > It is under On-Line Research tools. > > ShtetlSeeker has merits, but sometimes it lists towns that no longer exist > except for a possible Jewish cemetery. > > On Mapy, there appears to be only one Vitín listed (note accent over the > last "i"). It is a "stone's throw from Sveten (carka over the "S" and > second "e"). > > Based on the information you provided, I see no need to look further. If > you have any problems locating it, let me know. > > Ron Mlejnek > > > At 03:07 AM 07/11/2004, you wrote: > > > ­Hi > > > > Does anyone have any idea which Vitin would be closest to ­ > > Sevetin in SE Bohemia. I want to make sure I get to the correct > > Vitin where is it? My Michelin doesn't show it but Sheltaseeker on the > > web lists several. One is north and one too far west. There are two close > > to Sevetin. One south and east of Sevetin and north and east of Ceske > > Budjeovice where I will be staying latitudes and longitudes are 49 05 and > > 14 33. This is the one I think it is. The other possibility is north and > > east of Sevetin at 40 35 and 14 22. > > > > I have a house number so can at least find the place if I know what > > town to go to. > > > > My great grandmother Anna Viduna's family is from there. > > > > I will be using public transport as I have a catarack which really > > wants to be removed (when I come back) > > > > I have contacted my researcher but he is mp off working around the > > country and I really need to know by next week as I need to pay for my > > bookings by the 21st and of course want to book for the right place. > > > > Frances Hrdina (in Australia) > > > > > > > >==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > >Czech Message Boards are at > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > Please do not repost the whole digest when replying to mail. >