the Week of Proper 14 / Ordinary 19
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Posen
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
or A province of Prussia on the Russian frontier, surrounded by West Prussia, Brandenburg, and Silesia; belongs to the great North German plain; has several lakes, and is traversed by the navigable Warthe, Netze, and Vistula. The prevailing industry is agriculture; the crops are grain, potatoes, and hops; there are some manufactures of machinery and cloth. Originally part of Poland, half the population are Poles; except the Jews, most of the people are Catholics. The capital is
n the Warthe, by rail 185 m. E. of Berlin. It is a pleasant town, with a cathedral, museum, and library, manufactures of manure and agricultural implements, breweries and distilleries. It is now a fortress of the first rank. Gnesen and Bromberg are the other chief towns.
Public Domain.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Posen'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/posen.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
