Place:Schildberg, Posen, Preußen, Germany

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NameSchildberg
Alt namesKreis Schildbergsource: German
Powiat ostrzeszowskisource: Polish
TypeHistorical kreis, Former district
Coordinates51.423056°N 17.928889°E
Located inPosen, Preußen, Germany     (1871 - 1919)
See alsoOstrzeszów, 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, Schildberg 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 town of Ostrzeszów in Poland.

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source: Family History Library Catalog
wikipedia:Kreis Schildberg
wikipedia:Ostrzeszów