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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 20:02:37 +0200
From: Peter van der Krogt <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Location for town in Germany <fwd>
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I suppose "Hesse Kossee" is a phonetic transcription of "Hessen-Kassel",
one of the many counties in the German Empire. The county (Landgrafschaft)
was founded in 1567 and in existence up to 1866 when it was annexed by
Prussia.
Source: Gerhard Köbler, Historisches Lexikon der deutschen Länder, 5.
Auflage (München: Beck, 1995)
Peter
At 12:50 14-07-1998 -0400, you wrote:
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>Subject: Location for town in Germany
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>Can anyone tell me the location of Hesse Kossee? The patron
>said it was in existence about 1663, and was probably in Germany.
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