Monday, July 18, 2011

Krutsenberg - Kreuzberg - Kruzberk! - Czech Republic

Per my request, Serhiy of Interinfo has clarified the exact location of Kruzberk, Czech Republic, where my Great-Grandfather and Great-Uncle were born. I had been thinking that the spelling was merely a version of Krucemburk, near Stare Ransko -- however, I was wrong -- again.  (but not really, see below!!) That's why, especially in Ancestry research, it's always good to verify EVERYTHING more than once - and assume nothing.


Now I can write to the city of Kruzberg (although I've found that the Czech spelling is actually Kruzberk, and the Russian spelling is Krutsenberg!) in hopes of obtaining official information about Great-Great Grandfather Matthew, Great-Grandfather Jan Sr. and Grandfather's older brother Joseph Zvolanek.


Kruzberk, CZ with a latitude of 49.83 (49° 49' = 60 N) and a longitude of 17.68 (17° 40' 60 E)


Birthplace of John Zvolanek's father and 2 older brothers, Kruzberk is east of Stare Ransko - where John Zvolanek lived before coming to the United States.


7/28/2011 UPDATE:
Serhiy of the Ukraine is mistaken - Great-Grandfather's birthplace is indeed Krucemburk!  See the full blog post of 7/28/2011.  As I said before, it's always good to verify EVERYTHING more than once!