Dirschau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
Dirschau (also known as Trsow and Derszewo, now known as Tczew; coordinates: 54.1° N, 18.716667° E [54° 6′ 0″ N, 18° 43′ 0″ E]; population in 1852, 5,360, in 1905, 14,184, in 1943, 25,689, in 2009, 60,279) on the left bank of the Vistula River some 20 miles (33 km) south of Danzig (now Gdansk). Formerly Prussian, and since 1920 Polish, it was the seat of the headquarters of the Mennonite Central Committee/Mennonite Relief Committee Polish relief unit, 1947-1948.
Bibliography
"Familienforschung in Westpreußen." Hans-Jürgen Wolf. Web. 29 September 2012. http://www.westpreussen.de.
"Tczew." Wikipedia. Web. 30 September 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tczew.
Maps
Map:Tczew (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Dirschau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Dirschau_(Pomeranian_Voivodeship,_Poland)&oldid=80204.
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Bender, Harold S. (1956). Dirschau (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Dirschau_(Pomeranian_Voivodeship,_Poland)&oldid=80204.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 68. All rights reserved.
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