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Die Auswanderung deutscher Bauern des Gostyniner Landes nach Wolhynien (1855-1885)

by Albert Breyer

First published 1937
in: Deutsche Monatshefte in Polen, Jahrg. 3(13), Heft 8/9, Feb/Mrz 1937

In this article Albert Breyer writes about the migration of German settlers from the area of Gostynin to Volhynia.

As an interesting detail Breyer describes the point of view of the people who stayed in the Gostynin area.

Breyer discusses the cause of the migration, describes the preparations for the trip, the departure and mentions the reports that the migrants sent back home. He also describes the consequences for the German villages in the Gostynin area caused by the exodus of so many people.

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