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My grandmother was born in Wojciechówka and my grandfather in Szczelno (spelling from some document isnt very legible on this one)
The thing is, there are many places with the former name and the latter doesn't seem right. Thank you for your time.
Comment by BronkyOne at 02/02/2025 at 21:08 UTC
25 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I guess the second one correctly is "Strzelno" and this is real town on the border of Kuyavia-Pomerania and Greater-Poland.
"Strz" to "Szcz" is phonetic simplification, because "Szcz" is easier to say, but gramatically it's incorrect. However this simplification is typical for some regions of Poland.