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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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Children · 1

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

Train travel time from Warsaw

A trip from Warsaw to Nowo-Aleksandrja by train took about 5 to 6 hours in the late 19th century.

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 first modern Olympics. Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games, with 241 athletes from 14 nations.Around the world · 1896

The first modern Olympics. Athens hosted the first modern Olympic Games, with 241 athletes from 14 nations.

Émile Gilliéron · public domain

What people wore

Peasant women used wraps to carry goods

In the Sącz Highlands, women used large, thick, unbleached linen wraps called łoktuse to carry shopping by knotting the corners on their chests and forming a bag at the back.

Music

Celebrations and songs of the harvest

Harvest festivals involved processions with wreaths carried to church for dedication, followed by festivities featuring music and dancing. Harvesters sang songs about the hardships of field work and their hopes for future abundance, accompanied by refreshments provided by the estate owner.

Daily life

Hardening children in manor houses

In wealthy manor houses, children were often hardened by sleeping on hard mattresses in unheated rooms and being splashed with cold water upon waking.