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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: History

Dear Lowlanders,

Many of you will remember us mentioning Scottish (besides Dutch-speaking)
immigration to Prussia. Some of you may be interested in
ElectricScotlands.com's republished list of Scottish members of merchant
guilds in Western and Eastern Prussia:

http://www.electricscotland.com/history/prussia/part3-3.htm

Only German place names are given in the list. Please find their Lithuanian
(L.), Polish (P.) and Russian (R.) equivalents below (non-italic bold
versions now being the official ones in English):

*Western Prussia*:

   - *Deutsch Krone** *=* Wałcz* (P.)
   - *Elbing* = *Elbląg* (P.)
   - *Konitz* = *Chojnice* (P.), *Chònice* (Kashubian)
   - *Marienburg* = *Malbork* (P.)
   - *Marienwerder* = *Kwidzyn* (P.)
   - *Neuenburg* = *Nowe* (P*.*)
   - *Stuhm* = *Sztum* (P.)
   - *Thorn* = *Toruń* (P.)

*Eastern Prussia*:

   - *Angerburg* = *Węgorzewo* (P., previously P. *Węgobork*)
   - *Barten* = *Barciany* (P.), *Barčianiai* (L.)
   - *Bartenstein* = *Bartoszyce* (P.), *Baršteinas* (L.)
   - *Braunsberg* = *Braniewo* (P., formerly P. *Brunsberga*), *Prūsa* (L.)
   - *Fischhausen *= *Primorsk *(*Приморск*, R.), *Rybaki* (P.), *Žuvininkai
   ~ Skanavikas* (L.)
   - *Goldap *= *Gołdap *(P.), *Geldapė* (L.)
   - *Insterburg* = *Chernyakhovsk* (*Черняховск*, R.), *Wystruć* (P.), *
   Įsrūtis* (L.)
   - *Johannisburg* = *Pisz* (P., previously P. *Jańsbork*)
   - *Königsberg *= Kaliningrad (*Калининград*, R.), *Królewiec* (P.), *
   Karaliaučius* (L.)
   - *Memel *= *Klaipėda *(L.)
   - *Ortelsburg* = *Szczytno* (P.)
   - *Preußisch Holland* ("Prussian Holland") = *Pasłęk* (P.)
   - *Ragnit* = *Neman* (*Неман*, R.), *Ragneta* (P.), *Ragainė* (L.)
   - *Rastenburg* = *Kętrzyn* (P., previously P. *Rastembork*)
   - *Sensburg *= *Mrągowo *(P., previously P. *Żądźbork*)
   - *Tapiau *= *Gvardeysk* (*Гвардейск*, R.), *Tapiawa ~ Tapiewo*
(P.), *Tepliava
   ~ Tepliuva* (L.)
   - *Tilsit *= *Sovetsk *(*Советск*, R.), *Tylża* (P.), *Tilžė* (L.)

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
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