Amy, I completely forgot to say that the villages you mention are indeed in Saarland (although it's going to be very difficult to find them as such on an acutal map0. Barbara > > ----- Message d'origine ----- > De : "Amy Gray" <[email protected]> > À : <[email protected]> > Envoyé : lundi 8 juillet 2002 21:04 > Objet : Re: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Re: Roehl...Trier, etc. > > > > > > > > Yes it is correct that 70 % of the county of Bitburg-Pruem (what is the > > > actually name) belonged to the duchy of Luxemburg untill 1801, 1794-1800 > > > as french occupation zone. From 1801 when it was officel annext to > > > France it was a part of this country untill 1814. Then, after Napoleon > > > last his last battle in Waterloo and after the "Congress of Vienna" the > > > parts west of the rivers Our ans Sauer (french "la Sure") came to the > > > "Goverment of Lower-Rhine = Herzogtum Niederrhein" in the "Kingdom of > > > Prussia = Koenigreich Preussen". > > > > Sorry about all your family trouble, Werner. I wonder if you might know > the history of the region about 35 kilometers south of Trier that includes > Besch, Wochern and Nennig. (This is the area directly east, across the > Mosel/Moselle River from Remich, Luxembourg. > > > > I have concluded that the area was also part of Luxembourg, then turned > over to Prussia in 1815 - but I do not know for sure. Was this area under > French rule before 1815? > > > > Does anyone know? > > > > Thank you in advance, > > > > Amy Gray > > > > > > > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? Go to > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/TRIER-ROOTS.html > > to unsubscribe > > > > > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/TRIER-ROOTS.html > to unsubscribe >