re Even today German maps and atlases usually prefer the German names for towns in the Czechs Republic and other eastern countries that were formerly heavily Germanized. This is an unfortunate practice, since Adalbert Goertz responds >>>>>>>>>>>> I disagree. If the German names were not given, there would be NO way to find B.Leipa. -- *************** Adalbert Goertz ****** ph 717-762-7378 ******** retired in Waynesboro PA (65 miles from Baltimore/Washington DC Mennonite genealogy of East and West Prussia prior to 1945. Wanted: house in Colorado/New Mexico/Arizona for us retirees