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| − | [[File:Neuss.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia Commons] | + | [[File:Neuss.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia Commons]'']] Neuss is a town on the Rhine (coordinates: <span class="geo"><span class="latitude" title="Latitude">51.200278</span>, <span class="longitude" title="Longitude">6.693889 [</span></span><span title="Latitude">51° 12′ 1″ N</span>, <span title="Longitude">6° 41′ 38″ E]) </span>which formerly belonged to the bishop and elector of Cologne, Germany. A letter written by [[Busschaert, Hans Bouwens (16th century)|Hans Busschaert]] in 1570 (found in <em>Antwerpsch archievenblad</em> XII, 26 f.) indicates that a Mennonite congregation existed at Neuss, of which there is, however, no further information. Andreas of Neuss ([[Andreas von Neiss (16th century)|Andreas von Neiss]]) was a [[Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder)|Hutterite]] elder who baptized at Paurbach in [[Moravia (Czech Republic)|Moravia]] about 1535. |
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| − | '']] Neuss is a town on the Rhine (coordinates: <span class="geo"><span class="latitude" title="Latitude">51.200278</span>, <span class="longitude" title="Longitude">6.693889 [</span></span><span title="Latitude">51° 12′ 1″ N</span>, <span title="Longitude">6° 41′ 38″ E]) </span>which formerly belonged to the bishop and elector of Cologne, Germany. A letter written by [[Busschaert, Hans Bouwens (16th century)|Hans Busschaert]] in 1570 (found in <em>Antwerpsch archievenblad</em> XII, 26 f.) indicates that a Mennonite congregation existed at Neuss, of which there is, however, no further information. Andreas of Neuss ([[Andreas von Neiss (16th century)|Andreas von Neiss]]) was a [[Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder)|Hutterite]] elder who baptized at Paurbach in [[Moravia (Czech Republic)|Moravia]] about 1535. | ||
A Mennonite family by the name of Neuss (or Neiss), the ancestors of the American Nice family, lived in the 17th century in the German Rhineland, particularly at [[Krefeld (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Krefeld]]. | A Mennonite family by the name of Neuss (or Neiss), the ancestors of the American Nice family, lived in the 17th century in the German Rhineland, particularly at [[Krefeld (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Krefeld]]. | ||
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Neuss is a town on the Rhine (coordinates: 51.200278, 6.693889 [51° 12′ 1″ N, 6° 41′ 38″ E]) which formerly belonged to the bishop and elector of Cologne, Germany. A letter written by Hans Busschaert in 1570 (found in Antwerpsch archievenblad XII, 26 f.) indicates that a Mennonite congregation existed at Neuss, of which there is, however, no further information. Andreas of Neuss (Andreas von Neiss) was a Hutterite elder who baptized at Paurbach in Moravia about 1535.
A Mennonite family by the name of Neuss (or Neiss), the ancestors of the American Nice family, lived in the 17th century in the German Rhineland, particularly at Krefeld.
Bibliography
Génard, P. Antwerpsch archievenblad: XII, 26 f.
Wolkan, Rudolf. Die Lieder der Wiedertäufer. Berlin, 1903: 29 f.
Maps
Map:Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Neuss (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Neuss_(Nordrhein-Westfalen,_Germany)&oldid=93070.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). Neuss (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Neuss_(Nordrhein-Westfalen,_Germany)&oldid=93070.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 857. All rights reserved.
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