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BACKGROUND GENEALOGY
Bischofswerda, Saxony, Prussia
" a town of Upper Saxony, in
Misnia, seated on the Weiseritz; 18 miles E. of Dresden "
A general gazetteer, or Compendious geographical dictionary By Richard
Brookes
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http://www.postleitzahl.org/sachsen/bischofswerda/

http://www.reisen-deutschlandweit.de/?menu=objekt&objekt=487&bund=14®ion=86

http://www.bischofswerda.de/stadt/karte1.htm
The town is located 33 km to 40 km to the east of Dresden at the edge of the Upper Lusatian mountain country.
The train ride of twenty-five miles from Bischofswerda to Dresden to the southwest was less than one hour.
1801
BISCHOFSWERDA
(just North-East of Dresden)

1856
BISCHOFSWERDA
(just North-East of Dresden)
[Das Koenigreich Sachsen, entworfen und gezeichnet von C.F. Weiland. (with) Grundriss von Dresden n.d. neust. Aufnahmen gez. von A. Roetsch. (with) Der besuchteste Theil dersogenannten Sachsischen Schweiz nach v. Odeleben gez. von F. Hockner. Gest. v. C. Poppey. Weimar, im Verlage des Geograph. Instituts, 1856 - http://www.davidrumsey.com/directory/where/Saxony++Germany+/ ]
1901 and 1906

Mittelschule Bischofswerda - Middle School Bischofswerda
Am 31. März 1864 wurde die Schule eingeweiht. Damit die Schüler auch Sport treiben konnten, wurde 1878 auf der Bautzner Straße eine Sporthalle gebaut. Ein weiteres Schulgebäude wurde am 28.09.1901, neben dem ersten Gebäude, eingweiht. 1906 wurden die Schulen als Allgemeine Volksschule zusammengeführt ... In den Jahren 1914/15 wurde ein Verbindungsbau zwischen den beiden Gebäuden errichtet ...
Schule 1901 Bildurheber: MS Kirchstr - http://www.bautzen-kamenz.city-map.de/01091200/mittelschule-bischofswerda
See also: http://www.mskirch.bischofswerda.de/

Bischofswerda Kategorie Alte Ansichtskarten Postkarten ws97835 Bischofswerda Teich Friedrich August Park Schule x postalisch gelaufen 1913 gute zeitgenoessische Erhaltung
For much of the nineteenth century, Germany had two distinctive educational tracks: the Gymnasium , which provided a classical education for elites; and the Volksschule , which was attended for eight years by about 90 percent of children. The two schools were administered and supervised separately. Later in the century, two additional types of school emerged: the Realgymnasium , which substituted modern languages for the classics, and the Oberrealschule , which emphasized mathematics and science. Most children, however, could not attend the schools that prepared students for the professions or university entrance because of the schools' high standards and long duration. Hence, around the turn of the century, the Mittelschule , or middle school, was introduced to meet parental demand for expanded educational and economic opportunities. Children entered the Mittelschule after three years of elementary school, and they attended that school for six years ...
1902

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnstrecke_Neukirch_West%E2%80%93Bischofswerda - Ausschnitt der Streckenkarte Sachsen 1902
1904

Butterberg Mountain
Ak Gruß vom Butterberg bei Bischofswerda 1904
http://www.hood.de/angebot/33221790/21979-ak-gruss-vom-butterberg-bei-bischofswerda-1904.htm
1905

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Schlesien_1905.png
Butterberg Mountain
Bischofswerda Butterberg gl1905
1907

Butterberg Mountain
41600 Ak Gruss vom Butterberg bei Bischofswerda 1907
http://www.hood.de/angebot/40527803/41600-ak-gruss-vom-butterberg-bei-bischofswerda-1907.htm
ND

Butterberg Mountain
Mehrbild Ak Gruß vom Butterberg bei Bischofswerda
http://www.hood.de/angebot/40579456/41845-mehrbild-ak-gruss-vom-butterberg-bei-bischofswerda.htm
1911
BISCHOFSWERDA, a town of Germany, in the kingdom of Saxony, on the Wesenitz, and at the junction of the DresdenGorlitz and Bischofswerda-Zittau railways in the governmental district of Bautzen. Pop. (1905) 7465. There are cloth, artificial flower, and cigar factories, glass-works, potteries, and in the neighbourhood large granite quarries. It is famous as the scene of a battle, on the 12th of May 1813, between the French and the Allies after Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. It was the residence of Benno, bishop of Meissen, in the 11th century, and the "Bishop's Road" still runs from here to Meissen.
1915
Bischofswerda Parkanlagen Bischofsplatz Kutsche
ws97876 Bischofswerda Parkanlagen Bischofsplatz Kutsche x postalisch gelaufen 1915 gute zeitgenoessische Erhaltung
1915
From Dresden we again countinued [sic] our journey, arriving about five o'clock in the morning at Bischofswerda, a small place in Saxony about ten miles from the Austrian border ...
THREE YEARS A PRISONER IN GERMANY THE STORY OF Major J. C. Thorn A FIRST CANADIAN CONTINGENT OFFICER Who Was Captured by the Germans at Ypres on April 24th, 1915 Relating His Many Attempts to Escape (Once Disguised as a Widow) and Life in the Various Camps and Fortresses. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS 1919 - http://www.archive.org/details/threeyearsprison00thorrich
1917
Bischofswerda, Bischofs-Platz
1919
Bischofswerda, Bischofs-Platz
[http://www.mau-ak.de/Shopsoftware-o8500-bischofswerda-bischofsplatz-1919-p-16710-1.html ]
c. 1920
BISCHOFSWERDA.—A little town (pop. 8,000).The officers' camp consists of new cavalry barracks situated some distance from the town on a hill near pine woods. Barracks not used before the war. For the moment abandoned. 12th Army Corps ...
[Mrs] Pope-Hennessy, Map of the main prison camps in Germany and Austria (London: Imperial War Museum, 1989). Originally issued c.1920. - http://themanchesters.org/forum/index.php?topic=746.0
1922
Bischofswerda, Bischofs-Platz
AK Bischofswerda, Bischofs-Platz mit Anlagen 1922
http://cgi.ebay.de/AK-Bischofswerda-Bischofs-Platz-Anlagen-1922-/310311264438
Unknown Date
Bischofswerda, Bischofs-Platz
http://cgi.ebay.de/tolle-AK-Bischofswerda-Bischofs-Platz-/310316128871
1950

AK, Bischofswerda, Gesamtansicht, um 1950
http://cgi.ebay.de/AK-Bischofswerda-Gesamtansicht-um-1950-/400225095720