Place:Lissa, Posen, Preußen, Germany

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NameLissa
Alt namesKreis Lissasource: German
Powiat leszczyńskisource: Polish
Lesznosource: Polish
TypeHistorical kreis, Former district
Coordinates51.843236°N 16.571131°E
Located inPosen, Preußen, Germany     (1848 - 1919)
See alsoLeszno, 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, Lissa was a district (aka county) (German:kreis) in the province of Posen in the state of Prussia in the German Empire.

Today (2017), this location is the village of Leszno in Poland.

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source: Family History Library Catalog
wikipedia:Kreis Lissa
wikipedia:Leszno