Place:Posen Ost, Posen, Preußen, Germany

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NamePosen Ost
Alt namesKreis Posen Ostsource: German
Poznańsource: Polish
TypeHistorical kreis, Former district
Coordinates52.4°N 16.916667°E
Located inPosen, Preußen, Germany     (1871 - 1919)
See alsoPoznań, Poznań, Polandpresent day name

Note: In keeping with the 1900-rule at WeRelate, places in Germany are organized as they were in 1900 when Germany was known as the German Empire.

In 1900, Posen Ost was a district (aka county) (German:kreis) in the province of Posen in the state of Prussia in the German Empire. It was also the capital of the province.

Today (2017), this location is the town of Poznań in Poland.

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source: Family History Library Catalog
wikipedia:Kreis Posen Ost
wikipedia:Poznań