Hello, it is again the old (hi)story. During the Vienna Congress in 1815 nobody wanted the tiny and so poor principality of Birkenfeld. Finaly the Duc of Oldenburg agreed to take the responsibility and the principality Birkenfeld became in 1816 part of the Duchy Oldenburg. After World War II Birkenfeld was integrated into Rheinland-Pfalz. Bergen lays 5 km West of Kirn on the river Nahe. Regards Ernst Dierich ----- Original Message ----- From: <PSpeersch@aol.com> To: <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 12:47 AM Subject: [PFALZ] Bergen_town / Risch_family > I am looking for location of town of Bergen. > Here is record I am working with: > > Volume 1 (marriage records) > "(page 8, 1853, entry 17) In preacher's home, in Green Bay on 11 August, > August Speerschneider born in Blankenburg, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt married > Caroline Risch born in Bergen, Fürstenthum Birkenfeld." > > Translated from East Side Moravian Church, Green Bay,Wisconsin by Ellen Marie > Piehl accredited genealogist in 1984 in book named "German Birthplaces of > Green Bay Area Immigrants" > > On 1860 Wisconsin census,Caroline [b.1833 d.1867] is listed as from > Oldenburg. > {I assumed the Duchy of Oldenburg as Birkenfeld was a principality} > > I have been informed from Oldenburg mailing list to look to the southwest > part of Germany. > > Below is town location service answer: > > Subj: Re: _GEO_ > Date: 5/7/00 9:47:51 AM Central Daylight Time > From: geo@genealogy.net > To: PSpeersch@aol.com > > Bergen (b Kirn, Nahe) > GKZ : 07 1 34 006 > County : | | +---- Birkenfeld {BIR} > RegBez : | +------- Koblenz > Land : +--------- Rheinland-Pfalz > ZIP : 55608 > Popul : 459 > Locat : (Birkenfeld) 49d39m N 7d01m E > Maps : TK25 6308 Birkenfeld-West > TK50 L6308 Idar-Oberstein > Euro Ha51 > > Does anybody have info on Bergen and / or Risch family from Bergen? > Caroline was my great,great grandmother[b.1833 d.1867 here in Wisconsin] > Father's name was Peter Risch [b. abt. 1808 in Germany d. Wis. aft 1880] > Mother's name was Elizabeth unknown last name[ b. abt 1790 d. before 1880] > Caroline had a sister here in USA named Dorothy {married to Ludwig Bender} > I think she also had brother named Charles {no positive proof as yet} > > Paul Speerschneider > New Franken,Wisconsin >