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Brotzen, Westpreussen, Germany

Historical place· 1945 city pl 53.524, 16.310

Renamed Broczyno, Poland

Brotzen 2), Kreis Deutsch-Krone is the only Brotzen in West Prussia in Meyers 1912 (the other is Kr. Rummelsburg, Pommern). Meyers' own 1912 coordinate for it, 53.52589 / 16.31062, sits 200 m from Broczyno, gmina Czaplinek (Wikidata Q4972922), which is the independent confirmation. The stored pin was in Berlin, about 730 km away.

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  1. Born 12 MAY 1851
    Augusta Drewes

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German regional gazetteers and Wikipedia articles for Prussian-era and present-day localities Secondary

German regional gazetteers and Wikipedia articles for Prussian-era and present-day localities · Meyers Gazetteer; GOV/genealogy.net; AGOFF; Wikipedia (de/en)

Brotzen, Deutsch-Krone, Marienwerder, Westpreussen, Preussen

Meyers Gazetteer entry 'Brotzen 2)' (Type D. u. Rg., ev. Pfk. 1, population 596), 1912 coordinate 53.52588757 / 16.31062467. de.wikipedia 'Kreis Deutsch Krone' maps Brotzen to Broczyno; pl.wikipedia 'Broczyno' gives 53.523889, 16.310278.