Dear Anna Jobes, My name is Darlene Kritzman. I just got on the mailing list yesterday. This is a great web site if you have access to the internet: http://www.genealogy.net/gene/ At that site, there is a map of Germany as it was in 1815, as well as maps of other time periods. I searched it very carefully for you, and this is what I found: there was an area called Osters Schlesien south of the Oder River. I did not see Bezek. Schlesien sounded enough like Silesian that I thought you would want to check into it. The site I referred you to has lists of historic places in Germany; it's a really great site. Schlesien belongs to Poland now. Anna! I just checked the site for you and I found out I was right! They have Schlesien translated as Silesia! Oberschlesien (Upper Silesia) ! They have a beatuiful page of information! http://www2.genealogy.net/gene/reg/SCI/sil-e.html I think Kreis Leiblenetz means the County of Leiblenetz. Lublinitz/Loben is the closest thing I could find to Leiblenetz. -- Translation Results by Transparent Language -- 28. circle Guttentag - circle Lublinitz/praises the district Guttentag is original the district Lublinitz (government district Oppeln) been. The largest part of the district Lublinitz (praises) had to be lectured after the 1st world war at Poland. The label district Guttentag received the remainder circles. To the german occupation of Poland 1939 out of the circle zone lectured after the 1st world war, the district Lublinitz was formed and 1941 in district was renamed praises and unites with the district Guttentag. This new district received the label district praises. 28.Kreis Guttentag - Kreis Lublinitz/Loben Der Landkreis Guttentag ist ursprünglich der Landkreis Lublinitz (Regierungsbezirk Oppeln) gewesen. Der größte Teil des Landkreises Lublinitz (Loben) mußte nach dem 1. Weltkrieg an Polen abgetreten werden. Der Restkreis erhielt die Bezeichnung Landkreis Guttentag. Nach der deutschen Besetzung Polens 1939 wurde aus dem nach dem 1. Weltkrieg abgetretenen Kreisgebiet der Landkreis Lublinitz gebildet und 1941 in Landkreis Loben umbenannt und mit dem Landkreis Guttentag vereinigt. Dieser neue Landkreis erhielt die Bezeichnung Landkreis Loben. Good luck, Anna! Yours, Darlene K. (^_^)