Eichberg

German name: Eichberg
Todays name: Zdzary
District: Naugard
Todays district: Zachodniopomorskie
Location: 14°46‘ Ost, 53°35‘ Nord
Locationdescription: approx. 4 km northwest of Gollnow, approx 25 km northeast of Stettin, approx 30 km behind the GermanPolish border
Religion: ev.luth.
Church district: Gollnow
Municipality encyclopedia: IV-16-2

Eichberg was not an own village, only a "Wohnplatz" (living place).
At the census on 17. Mai 1939 in the province Pommern existed 2.807 villages with 10.105 Wohnplätzen (incl. villages).
The children of Grünhorst und Eichberg went to the school of Eichberg. Der teacher was Hugo Rehbein (1930)
As my grandfather told me, in the year 1940 in Eichberg lived the following families:
Kaiser, Kliese, Klütz, Knaack, Poppendiek, Radtke, Siewert, Sternke, Umlandt, Zastrow

Population:
1905: 153 persons
2000: 122 persons

names i actually search for in Eichberg:
Sternke, Siewert, Radtke

Sources for ancestor research in Eichberg:
see: Gollnow

New !!!
Pictures of my attendance in October 2004:



Impressions:
I have a special relation to Eichberg, because my mother (geb.Sternke) was born here and this time i found the farm of her parents and grandparents (and where she was born). Very helpful for this were the detailed historic maps from 1890 (1:25.000) and a handmade map of the village by my grandfather, who lived in Langenhals.
Eichberg isn't an own village, it belongs to Gollnow. It consits only of some farms, at the edge of the forest between Langenhals and Gollnow only linked by path. The farms are still in use, but it's ovious that it is not easy to survive by farming in this region. The polish farmer on the former farm of my mother was very kind. I introduced myself and asked for taking some pictures. Next time i have let a local join me for translating, would make things a lot easyier.
Eichberg has no own church or cemetary.

If someone speaks polish: Here is a description of the village from the polish Gollnow-Homepage:
http://www.goleniow.pl/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=171