Sachsen Provinz / Province of Saxony
(Provinz / Province)
[Presently in Sachsen-Anhalt]
Some basic facts about the Province of
Saxony: (from Uncapher, Wendy K. and Linda M. Herrick.
German Maps & Facts for Genealogy. Janesville,
Wisconsin: Origins Books, 2002)
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Size: 9,743 square miles (compared to
Maryland at 9,838 square miles)
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Population: 1855 - 1,862,073; 1871 -
2,103,245; 1875 - 2,168,988 (1,072,445 males and
1,096,543 females)
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Dominant Religion: Protestant (1871 -
Evangelical - 1,966,696; Catholic - 126,735; Other -
3,813; Jewish - 5,917; and Non-Christian - 13)
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Since 1990 part of: Sachsen-Anhalt
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Formerly: Province of Prussia
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Prussian: 1815-1947
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Principal crops: sugar beets, wheat,
rye, flax, hops, fruit
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Livestock: cattle, goats
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Industry: sugar, textiles, leather,
iron, steel, distilleries, beer, building stone
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Minerals: lignite, salt, copper, lead,
silver, sulfur, potash, plaster of Paris, alabaster
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Rivers: Elbe, Saale, Unstrut, Mulde,
Weser
Resources
Provinz Sachsen (Province of Saxony) - Genealogy.net
- Köhler, Hermann. Verzeichnis der Kirchenbücher
und der übrigen für die Sippenforschung wichtigen
Amtsbücher. Dresden: Ungelenk, 1938. (Family
HistoryLibrary Ref943.21 K23k; microfiche 6053524).
- Kraut, D.H. Handbuch Kirchen-Statistik für den
Freistaat Sachsen. Dresden: Leipsch & Reichardt,
1930. (Family History Library 943.21 E4k 1930).
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Saxon Forefathers - Immigrants to America - Sächsische
Vorfahren - Auswanderer nach Amerika. Lists names
and date of emigration, but not town of origin.
Additional information can be requested from site owner.
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