[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Poland Maps 1919-1939 Rumunki translation

[Michael & Maureen McHenry]

Thanks Jan. I wonder why this distinction seemed necessary?

 

                    Mike 

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From: Jan Textor [mailto:textor_jan at hotmail.com] 
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Mike, 

I quote from http://www.upstreamvistula.org/Places/Naming_Convention.htm: 

'Rumunki = Settlement on cleared woodland. German: "Räumung" or "Rodung".' 

Hope this helps. 

Jan Textor 

 

>From: "Michael & Maureen McHenry" 

>To: "'Jerry Frank'" ,        "'Klaus-Guenter Leiss'" ,         

>Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Poland Maps 1919-1939  Rumunki translation 

>Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:53:27 -0400 

> 

>I down loaded the Plock rectangle. Near the town of Lipno there is the 

>abbreviation RUM. before a few town names. In the legend it has Rum. 

>Rumunki. The word isn't in my Polish dictionary. Can someone translate? 

> 

>                     Mike 

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