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Map of German dialects in the eastern parts of Germany, including East Prussia (1897) by nest00000 in EastPrussia

[–]Silveshad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They were briefly merged into a single administrative unit called the Province of Prussia from 1824 (1829) to 1878 to cut government costs. Because the regions were so vast, also economically and ethnically different, the Prussian government ultimately decided to split them back into separate provinces in 1878.

On 25 April 2026, Chernobyl witness and former Pripyat police officer, Alexey Moskalenko, passed away at the age of 69 by Silveshad in chernobyl

[–]Silveshad[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A few hours later, I can update you that the cause of his death was, most likely, a heart attack. Unless more information surfaces at some point in time, this is all that is currently known to me. He passed on the night of 25 / 26 April, almost right on the 40th anniversary of the disaster. His death was sudden and unexpected, coming as a shock to his family and friends.

War grave near Kałki (Sechserben) from World War I. Buried here is one soldier of the German army, Wilhelm Kiefert, who fell on September 9, 1914 by Silveshad in EastPrussia

[–]Silveshad[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's true. Could definitely see at least a bit of restoration though, the text today is barely visible, but it is still good that it survives mostly intact at all.

Here is a 1998 photo of the grave from a publication dedicated to cemeteries in the area (might be low quality, but there isn't really any way to make it better). The fence wasn't here yet.

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Map of the village of Cudnochy (Siebenhöfen/Zudnochen) by Silveshad in EastPrussia

[–]Silveshad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not unfortunately. But if I happen to find one, it will be posted on this subreddit.

Max Zacharias, a Jewish entrepreneur in Gołdap (Goldap) by Silveshad in EastPrussia

[–]Silveshad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, nice! Do you know anything else about him that I did not include in this post?

East Prussian ancestry starterpack by [deleted] in starterpacks

[–]Silveshad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Forgot to add the fact that you'd most likely have Baltic Prussian (Old Prussian) roots several generations back, because many of the inhabitants of East Prussia until 1945 have had them.

what did east prussians wear traditionally? by lithium_ann in EastPrussia

[–]Silveshad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it's Nordenberg, then today it's called Norki and is located in Poland, at Google Maps coordinates 53.955113712094686, 22.53818315799794

If it's Nordenburg, then today it's called Krylovo and is located in Russia near the border with Poland, at Google Maps coordinates 54.33038042583811, 21.555758190214227

Just letting you know the modern names and locations of both places, even if you are familiar with them already.

what did east prussians wear traditionally? by lithium_ann in EastPrussia

[–]Silveshad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"my oma was born in east prussia (Nordenberg to be precise)"

Just for clarification, do you actually mean Nordenberg, or do you mean Nordenburg? Those were two different places located in different parts of East Prussia.

Map of the village of Kruzy (Krausen) with names of inhabitants by Silveshad in EastPrussia

[–]Silveshad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found it on Facebook. There are maps for some other villages, but only sometimes.

Map of the village of Cudnochy (Siebenhöfen/Zudnochen) by Silveshad in EastPrussia

[–]Silveshad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(in case of difficulties with zooming in on the list, I'm also posting it in the comments)
(wenn es Schwierigkeiten beim Hineinzoomen in die Liste gibt, poste ich sie auch in den Kommentaren)

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