Monday, May 31, 2010
K.
What exactly is the abbreviation "k." in an expression such as “ur. 14 IX 1859 w Skrzypczyńcach k. Humania (Ukraina)”. In this case, I found the same information in German: “(Nobelpreisträger); Zielinski Tadeusz, *1859 Gut Skrzypczynce, Kr. Uman, Ukraine”. It seems to be translated into German as "gouw.”. In other cases, it seems to mean a suburb of a big city.
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"koło" - by or near.
:)
I would go and poke about to solve the German riddle, but at first glance "gouw." suggests a geteutsched version of "gubernia".
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