Hello Vivien, 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. Best regards Ernst Dierich. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rice-Witzerman <vmark@trump.net.au> To: <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 1:11 PM Subject: [PFALZ] Beeck - place name? > I have a 1921 Australian marriage certificate which gives the > birthplace of the bride as "Beeck - Rhineland". > > My German atlas doesn't show any such place and the only > conclusion I can make is that it is a mishearing/misspelling > of the town name "Berg". > > Does anyone have any other suggestions, please? > > Vivien Rice > Tasmania, Australia >