[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Question on 2 Russian / Polish Films

Kenneth Browne kbrowne01518 at gmail.com
Wed Apr 17 07:43:40 PDT 2013


On 04/17/2013 10:23 AM, Jan Textor wrote:
> Yes, Petrikau and Piotrkow Trybunalski are one and the same.
>
> The distinction between Zgierz and Piotrkow is that they are two 
> different towns.  Piotrkow is situated about 50 kilometers SSE of 
> Zgierz.  Both towns are in Poland, not in Volhynia.
>
> Urodzenia, Malzenstwa, and Zgony are not place names.  They are the 
> Polish words for births, marriages, and deaths.
>
> Hope this clears up the matter.
>
> Jan Textor

Thank you Jan, especially for the explanation of  Urodzenia, 
Malzenstwa, and Zgony. I didn't see anything on the web page I pulled 
up that indicated an English version. My great grandfather was born in 
Rozhysche but I've seen other family connections and possible 
connections with Piotrkow.

Ken



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