this city/country was listed as the birthplace for an ancestor, perhaps near poland
2007-05-13 15:22:50 · 5 answers · asked by Sandra T 1 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Other - Europe
Ostpreussen (East Prussia) is found in Poland, more like a section of what is now Poland. the B you wrote, is the German SS sound.. make sence?
2007-05-13 15:59:00 · answer #1 · answered by milashka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That letter you took for "b" is actually "eszet" (double "s",it really looks like a big funny letter "b"):
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C3%9F&oldid=130528081
Here you can read about East Prussia more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=East_Prussia&oldid=130565248
2007-05-14 11:22:59 · answer #2 · answered by wschmerz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure its not Ostpreussen which was located in East Prussia.
2007-05-13 22:52:35 · answer #3 · answered by JT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Couldn't find it on a google search.
2007-05-13 22:33:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's some more info:
http://www.polishroots.org/genpoland/eastpr.htm
http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/OPRU/oprus.html
Hope that helps!
2007-05-13 23:01:11 · answer #5 · answered by love2travel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋