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From: "David Zincavage" <>
Subject: Re: [LITHUANIA-L] Willkowischken, Litauen
Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 08:40:17 -0700
References: <000501c31238$3d5428a0$3622e33e@PC>


The reference is likely to be merely to the powiat [district/county] of
which that town was the administrative seat.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lutz Szemkus" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 5:25 AM
Subject: [LITHUANIA-L] Willkowischken, Litauen


> Hello,
> I'm new to this list & researching ancestors from Wilkowischken, Litauen.
I hope the spellings are correct. Can anyone help with information on
location of this village/town? I'm not having much success in finding them.
Other ancestors from this same surname [SCHLITZKUS] were from Eszrerkinken
Labiau [near Popelken] E. Prussia. Any help is greatly appreciated!
> Marie
>
> Hi Marie,
> you won't find your Willkowischken in modern Lithuania. This "Litauen" or
Lithuania Minor was in Germany/East-Prussia.. Willkowischken was (it
probably no longer exists) also in the district of Labiau, you can find it
in this list of East-Prussian towns and villages:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/5329/onfenster.
> Maybe you can locate it on this map of East-Prussian districts:
http://www.ostpreussen.de.vu, click on "Ostpreussenkarten".
> The name of Schlitzkus looks very East-Prussian-Lithuanian to me: two
syllables, the last ending in -kus. Your Schlitzkus probably was a
Protestant.
> It might be helpful for an East-Prussian research to join the
list.
> Regards
> Lutz Szemkus
>
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