Hi List I sent a BCC to Bernard Hi Bernard ! I wouild 1st subscribe to the czech list, you will find some knowledgeable and helpful people there. Ther is no W in the Czech language, this is obviously, I think, an English translation to the Czech name, OR it could be of the German name. Some folks on the Czech list may be able to give a better translation than me So I am estimating and see it MAYBE as ... Vilkovice , I dont see it in my book of villages or my maps There is a VLACHOVICE~ VRBETICE in the Zlin distric, this would be eastern Moravia, which is East of Bohemia. In my Train map and booklet that lists villages there are : VLKOVEC ( train rte 222 ) and SE of Prague and NE of Benesov. Benesov is S of Prague VLKOVICE ( train Rte 149 ) is very close and SE of Marianske Lazne, ( Western Bohemia ) Marainske Lazne is S of Karlovy V\ary You could also try variations of spelling and go to www.jewishgen.org/shtetlseeker to look for your villages. Regards, Mike in AZ SWARTZ~SVARC / CERNY / HAJEK / HOSEK / KREISSINGER / CERMAK