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Günther von Reibnitz

Miejsce Odrzańskie, 8 Sep 1894 – Breitbrunn am Chiemsee, 2 Feb 1983

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Facts and their sources

  • Born8 Sep 1894, Miejsce Odrzańskienot verified1 source
  • Died2 Feb 1983, Breitbrunn am Chiemseenot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 8 Sep 1894

    Born in Miejsce Odrzańskie

  2. 15 Jan 1945

    A daughter is born

  3. 2 Feb 1983

    Dies in Breitbrunn am Chiemsee, aged 88

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Miejsce Odrzańskie.

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The 1890s · Günther is born in Miejsce Odrzańskie

In the news1899

Lublin launches public water supply system

After cholera epidemics, a water supply system was finally launched in Lublin on July 1, 1899.

Getting around

Locked railway compartments for safety

On the Vienna Railway, carriage doors were locked from the outside by conductors for safety, trapping passengers in isolated compartments between stations. Passengers were alerted to upcoming door closures by a second bell at the station.

At the table

Potatoes and bread dominated peasant diets

Potatoes were the staple of the peasant diet, often eaten daily alongside rye bread, cabbage, legumes, and groats. Due to widespread poverty, families frequently lived in a state of chronic malnutrition.

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.Around the world · 1889–1890

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.

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What people wore

Walking barefoot to church services

Prudence often dictated that peasants carry their shoes in their hands while walking to church, putting them on only just before entering.

Music

Customs of rural dance parties

Dance parties began with a dance for men only, followed by couples dancing polkas, waltzes, and obereks. Participants could pay the musicians to play a specific requested tune, after which they would lead into the next dance with a song.

Daily life

Lighting with brass candlesticks and snuffers

In many Warsaw households of the era, brass candlesticks with steel snuffers were essential for lighting, as oil and kerosene lamps remained rare.