Il mio antenato ha dichiarato che sua moglie è nata in quello che credo sia Ragned, Germania, ma non riesco a trovare un posto con quel nome online. Mi chiedo se il trascrittore abbia sentito male? Avete qualche idea?
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1eedisb
di fjsjshahaisnakal
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It is most likely “Ragnit”, if you say “Ragnit” in the German pronounciation an English speaker might transcribe it at “Ragned”.
[https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/20539064](https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/20539064)
[http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/City.asp?CitNum=2155](http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/City.asp?CitNum=2155)
It could be [Ragnit, East Prussia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neman,_Russia). After WW2 it became part of Russia.
Curious, as the English “R” sound at the beginning of words is often difficult for Germans to pronounce. I would definitely bet it’s a wrong transcription.
No idea of what it could be though unfortunately.
[https://www.archion.de/de/alle-archive/berlin-/-brandenburg/evangelisches-zentralarchiv-in-berlin/kreis-ragnit-provinz-ostpreussen](https://www.archion.de/de/alle-archive/berlin-/-brandenburg/evangelisches-zentralarchiv-in-berlin/kreis-ragnit-provinz-ostpreussen)