Babilon, Kreis Schlochau,
West Prussia
Babilon was originally just a tavern on the road north from Konitz (it is named after Babylon from the Bible). Its
location is at the center of the below map; it is labeled Babilon
Krug:
(Click
the map to blow it up)
Here is a picture of the tavern (Krug) in
1919 courtesy of Bernd Reddies ibereddies@t-online.de whose
grandmother Marie Patzlaff was born in this village:
This tavern (Krug) still exists and has been
converted into a private home by a retired forest ranger. Here is a picture:
Between the wars the border between Germany
and Poland was at this Krug and so this was where traveler's papers were
checked when they crossed the border.
The German troops who manned this border post
stayed at Alt
Rogonitza.
The Polish troops stayed just across the road from the Krug. Their barracks is
now a tourist resort with lots of old pictures and an interesting interior (and
ice cream bars for the hot traveler). It is shown in this picture:
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send any queries to Bill Remus at
September
3, 2006