The value of 1 reward night is the average price of the 10 stamps you collect. State archives in poland with contact details, list of collection and description how. It received town privileges in 1237 and prospered as a trading centre through the 17th century. Search results for poland plock 1,373 messages per page. There is a possibility to search entries after filling out any of the fields, and in case of the surname and name also it is possible to enter only the first letters it is important in cases when we are not sure of the spelling, for example a or on as well as with regard to different spelling of the same names in the original text, for instance maryanna, marianna, marjanna and. For all general inquiries about jri poland activities and indexing, address email to. The site also gives starting dates of church books available for parishes in. Plock town leader, plock archives project, greta davis. The shrine of the divine mercy in plock is the place of the first revelation of merciful jesus to saint sister faustina, during which she was told to paint a picture with the caption. It must be recalled that the polish government in exile, marshaled the third or fourth largest military force of the allies during world war ii, providing over 250,000 soldiers to the allied cause in the west initially behind france.
An exceptional character of this place makes visitors find it easier to enjoy quietness and personal prayer. The only information i have regading my grandfathers place of birth is dobrzen, plock, russia 1873 or 1874difficult to read the last digit. This was on his declaration of intention for naturalization which, unfortunately, he did not pursue. Jri poland is an independent nonprofit taxexempt organization under section 501c3 of the u. Having no background in polish history, other than what little was covered in high school history, i wanted to acquaint myself with the history and heritage of this nation, before taking a trip to poland. Plock is located in the province of mazowieckie in centraleast poland and is approximately 120 kilometres 70 miles northwest of warsaw. History books recommended polish history and world. Maps of poland, volhynia, and other parts of eastern europe 1. Jaminski zespol indeksacyjny jaminski indexing team. History books recommended polish history and world politics.
The 16th century was the golden age of the city, before it suffered major losses in population due to plague, fire, and warfare, with wars between sweden and poland in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. An inseparable part of western civilization, polands intricate history extends from ancient tribes, catholic baptism, rule of kings, cultural prosperity, expansionism and becoming one of the largest european powers to its collapse. The information in these records may include the name, age, occupation, destination, and place of origin or birthplace of the emigrant. Partitions of poland, three territorial divisions of poland 1772, 1793, 1795, perpetrated by russia, prussia, and austria, by which polands size was progressively reduced until, after the final partition, the state of poland ceased to exist.
Learn more about the partitions of poland in this article. Immense yizkor book plotzk plock holocaust poland immense and heavy book, plotzk, a history of an ancient jewish community in poland. The diocese of plock is a roman catholic episcopal see in poland. A history of an ancient jewish community in poland. Hudge yizkor book plotzk plock poland holocaust israel. It remains unknown when the first jews arrived in plock. A view of the castle on tumskie hill and the river wisla vistula in plock, poland, c. Its full ceremonial name, according to the preamble to the city statute, is stoleczne. Vicechairman, plotzker association in israel hamenora publishing house. Plock map city plan, index of streets map of poland. This is the result of both migration eastward from various german provinces as well as the numerous boundary changes that took place over polish regions from the partitions of the.
The writer beautifully illustrates the events that take place in poland s history. Plock a history of an ancient jewish community in poland. Genealogy and history of the rummelsburg now miastka, poland, county. From simple outline map graphics to detailed map of plock. Covering approximately a thousand years of a nations history in some 450 pages inevitably means there is insufficient space to cover the key events in great depth, but that will suit any reader who, like myself, is looking for a beginners guide to the subject. Jripoland is an independent nonprofit taxexempt organization under section 501c3 of the u. It begins with the story of poland in 800 ad, and continues all the way through the solidarity movement. Plock, city, mazowieckie wojewodztwo province, central poland, on the vistula river. According to the book of residency, kasryel was married twice and had at. Secretary general of episcopal conference of poland 1918 1919 titular archbishop of silyum 1930. For all general inquiries about jripoland activities and indexing, address email to.
The bishop is bishop piotr libera, appointed in 2007. As additional yearstypes of records are indexedextracted, surnames not previously in the list will be added. Summary of the book history of the jews of plotzk published 1939 foreword the jewish community of plotzk is considered, together with those of kalish and poznan, as one of the oldest in poland. Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving emigration or coming into immigration poland. Electronic index of holocaust victims from plock, poland, from a translation of a book on the history of the plock jewish community. A selection of images from our archive of the city of plock in the early 1900s. Please enter at the jri poland home page to truly understand jri poland. To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions such as a county, town, or parish, go to locating online databases. There is so much in this book that i did not know about plus, it is a very enjoyable read. Once the capital of poland, plock sits on the nations most fabled river, the wisla, made famous in many poems and ballads. The history of the plock relationship fort wayne sister.
The book provides quite a lot of information, for a general history, but what interested me the most was the overall lessons and patterns in polands history. Evangelical and reformed lutheran church parish records in russian poland large numbers of germans have lived in what is now modern poland for hundreds of years. The 10 best things to do in plock 2020 with photos. Holocaust victim name data from plotzk plock a history of. The icon indicates that accessing that resource requires a paid membership to the site where the resource exists. These lists include passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, and records of passports issued. The names come from polishlanguage lists andor transliterations of russianlanguage lists, so that the spelling of a name may vary depending on its source. As i suspected before reading, sheer luck of geography played a big part in the success and failure of the state. It is possible to show plock pictures after clicking on the blue icon gallery of photographs on the map of poland. It is located in the masovian voivodeship since 1999, having previously been the capital of the plock voivodeship 19751998. In february and march 2020, during the covid19 pandemic that started in late 2019, health authorities in poland carried out laboratory testing of suspected cases of infection by sarscov2, one of the seven known human coronaviruses, as well as home quarantining and monitoring. Holocaust survivors and victims database holocaust. We have reason to believe that there were jewish inhabitants in plotzk prior to 1237. Well even let you know about secret offers and sales when you sign up to our emails.
Local points of interest include masovian museum, plock cathedral, and plock zoo. Jan 01, 2009 a very interesting book that offers a comprehensive picture of the history of poland from the middle ages to a few years ago. Summary of the book history of the jews of plotzk published 1939. This area had many ethnic germans as well as polish. Poland online genealogy records this chart shows links to countrywide collections. It is located in the masovian voivodeship since 1999, having previously. History of the jews in plotzk until the first world war 1237 1914, the plotzk jewish community between the two world wars 19181939. Localities central europe poland former provinces 19751998 zielonagora. Peckwas austrian census returns 18691910 with emphasis on galicia.
I particularly like the fact that is showing the great differences that this history had compered with the rest of europe, with the resistance to centralized power giving the tone to the beginning and then greatly influence the development of the polish state, in any form. Bielsk, bodzanow, czerwinsk nad wisla, drobin, gabin books of residents, gostynin, plock vital records and books of residents, sierpc, wyszogrod vital. Before the nazi occupation, the city had a thriving jewish community. Rypin, the ancestral home of the binnard family, is today located in kuyavianpomeranian voivodeship, poland.
Plock is a city on the vistula river in central poland. This page provides a complete overview of plock, mazowieckie, poland region maps. Poland, roman catholic church books, 15871976 browse digital images of church books containing baptisms and births, marriages, burials, and deaths for parishes in the czestochowa, gliwice, radom, tarnow, and lublin roman catholic dioceses of poland. Plotzk memorial book plotzker association in israel plotzk plock a history of an ancient jewish community in poland. Plock pronounced is a city on the vistula river in central poland. Archiwum map wojskowego instytutu geograficznego is a site that is collecting and posting a variety of very detailed topographic maps of europe including poland and volhynia and ranging from 1. This is the best, most comprehensive book about poland s long and rich history. This destination may have covid19 travel restrictions in place, including specific restrictions for lodging. The pride of the town are the plock handball players of orlen wisla plock champion of poland in the season 20102011, the games of which can be viewed in a modern sportsentertainment hall orlen arena. Eisenberg, tel aviv, world committee for the plotzk memorial book. Archive coordinator, plock archive project, greta davis. Plock cathedral in plock, mazowieckie find a grave cemetery. I emailed the archives of plock and received an email reply which i cannot open for some reason.
Gostynin book of residents surname list plock psa archive. State archives in zielona gora state archives in plock state archives in przemysl. In the case of facebook groups, it indicates that the group is a closed group and you need to request access. Ancient institutions, buildings and traditions make plock a destination of choice, and it features the famed wisla dancers as its folk dancing national treasure. Plock map contains the accurate plock plan, streets, satellite photographs and the search engine of addresses. A jri poland surname list is a compilation of family names appearing one or more times in the records of a town. Jewish records indexing poland plock archives jripoland. In the early modern period, plock was a royal city of poland and capital of the plock voivodeship. The first definite reference to the cathedral is in 1102, when wladyslaw i herman was buried there. Historia polski represents over 1,000 years of recorded historical events as well as 500,000 years of human activity on polish soil. Poland is a land whose boundaries and people have been divided and redivided by conquering nations throughout its long and tumultuous history. First chronicled in the 10th century, plock is the oldest community in mazowsze mazovia, having served as the seat of polish rulers from 1079 to 18.
Located in plock, hotel herman is in the city center and near the boardwalk. Gostynin books of residents surnames from 1890 to 1900. For comments or questions related specifically to website technical issues, email. The website of the plock diocese steves genealogy blog. This compassionately written history provides readers with a clear understanding of polands complex history from its origins in the middle. Localities central europe poland former provinces 19751998 plock. Memorial books that document jewish life before world war ii, along with vivid. Plock is located in the province of mazowieckie in centraleast poland and is approximately 120 kilometres 70 miles northwest of.
The town has been in existence for hundreds of years. Eliyahu eisenberg vicechairman, plotzker association in israel hamenora publishing house telaviv, 1967 honorary president of the world committee for the plotzk memorial book. In the first 200 years of their residence there, the jews usually engaged in moneylending, sometimes accepting landed estates and other. In the 18th century it became a center for district courts, an army camp, and a salt warehouse. Cathedral basilica of the assumption of the blessed virgin mary in plock. Poland emigration and immigration genealogy familysearch wiki. According to the data provided by gus on 31 december 2018 there were 120,000 inhabitants in the city. All variations in the spelling, as they were written by the town registrar have been included in each surname list.
First chronicled in the 10th century, plock is the oldest community in mazowsze, having served as the seat of polish rulers from 1079 to 18. As jews settled in plock before 1237, when the city was the capital of masovia, the plock jewish community is one of the oldest in poland. The first case of a laboratory confirmed sarscov2 infection in poland was that of a man hospitalised in zielona. The present romanesque cathedral was built after 1129, by prince boleslaw iii and bishop aleksander of malonne. A very interesting book that offers a comprehensive picture of the history of poland from the middle ages to a few years ago. Plock 1967 names eisenberg, eliyahu editor, editor collection. Books about polish history and world politics our book recommendations the doomed soldiers book recommendations. Eisenberg, tel aviv, world committee for the plotzk memorial book, 1967.
A jripoland surname list is a compilation of family names appearing one or more times in the records of a town. Also, the maps of the changing polish borders are excellent. Information as to how to obtain records and what jri poland provides is explained within the jri poland web site. Choose from a wide range of region map types and styles. The icon indicates that accessing that resource requires free membership to the site where the resource exists. Holocaust survivors and victims database holocaust victim. The icon indicates that the resource was added or updated in. Plock in the early 1900s polish poland pictures history. Only now, as it enters the 21st century, is it a stable democracy with a bright economic and political future. Plotzk plock a history of an ancient jewish community in poland, eliyahu eisenberg, tel aviv 1967 the english part. It received town privileges in 1237 and prospered as a.
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