> the Webersik Geographical Lexikon of 1908 shows 2 Beecks: > > 1. Beeck, part of the town Ruhrort near Düsseldorf > 2. Beeck, small village (455 inhabitants in 1908) in the Prussian Rhineland > near Aachen. Thankyou very much for this information, Ernst. I have now located them in my German Euro Atlas (I couldn't find them before because they didn't appear in the index). I'm still rather confused over the political/historical changes which happened in this part of Germany and I'd be grateful for your knowledge in this area. Would both the above have been considered part of the Rhineland early this century or only the village near Aachen? With kind regards, Vivien Rice Tasmania, Australia