Hello Marian, Grossmaischeid belongs to the district (Kreis) Neuwied North of Koblenz. The district Neuwied became 1815 part of the Prussian Rheinland but never belonged to Bavaria. Since 1946 it is integrated in the federal state (Bundesland) Rheinland-Pfalz whose Pfalz-part was Bavarian. Best regards Ernst Dierich ----- Original Message ----- From: Marian Dietrich <myrnnch@prodigy.net> To: <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 8:17 PM Subject: [PFALZ] Grossmaischeid > I understand there is a place in the Rhineland-Pfalz by the name of > Grossmaischeid. Does anyone know if, in the early 1800's, this could > have been considered part of Bavaria? > Thanks for your help. > Marian >