Homannheirs

Gargzdai (Gorzd), Lithuania

Homann Heirs (1735)

"Lithuaniam Borussicam"

Note: This map is discussed by Povilas Reklaitis, Kleinlitauen in der Kartographie Preussens, in M. Brakis, ed., Lithuania Minor: A Collection of Studies in Her History and Ethnography, New York: Lithuanian Research Institute, Inc. (1976), pp. 81-83. The author notes that the Lithuanian villages shown are places of settlement of refugees from Salzburg. Other sources note that in 1730, 30,000 Protestants from Salzburg emigrated to Lithuania. See 1907 Nutall Encyclopaedia of General Knowledge (at site of www.fromoldbooks.org).

Although many of the place names surrounding Garsden represent small villages, most are identifiable on two detailed 20th century maps of the region - the 1921-1929 Karte des Deutschen Reiches, and the Lithuanian Army Topographic map from 1938.

Lithuaniam Borussicam	Lithuanian Topo 1:100,000 (1938)	Karte des Deutschen Reiches (1921-29)
Alxne	Alksniai	Bajohr-Mitzko (?)
Azeiten	Ezaiciai (?)	Ezajcie (?)
Baiten	Baitai	Baiten
Bauschken	Baukstininkai	Baugskorallen
Dauper	Dauperai	Daupern
Davel	Dovilai	Dawillen
Gribzeme*	Gribziniai	Grybzany
Gudaugschke	Gudiske	Gudama
Ilginen	Ilginiskiai (?)	Ilgegahnen (?)
Kauleck*	Kojeliai (?)	Kojellen (?)
Livren*	Lyveriai	Liewern
Matzeiten	Maciuiciai (?)	Macujcie (?)
Medicke	Medikiai	Meddicken
Paugen	Lydimai (?)	Paugen
Qvetine	Kvietiniai	Kwieciany
Schuper	Siupariai	Szupory
Smilginen	Smilginai	Schmilgienen
Spankus	Stimbrai (?)	Podsseit-Stankus (?)
Weitelen*	Vaiteliai	Wojtele
Wizeiten	Vezaiciai (?)	Wiezajcie (?)
Zabern	Ziobriai	Szabern

Berenne*, immediately northwest of Garsden on this Homann Heirs map, is shown as Birennischken, E. Prussia, in the Prussian General Staff Map of 1860-75. The name is not shown in later editions of Karte des Deutschen Reiches.

* Modern map indicates village is on opposite side of former German border than indicated on 1735 map

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