After 1736, many ethnic Germans from the Bamberg region were resettled to Poznań (German: Posen) in order to rebuild the city following devastating floods and plagues. After 1793, Poznań became part of Prussia.
Names
Poznań, Wielkopolskie Voivodeship, Poland
Posen, Prussia
Surnames
Panorama of Poznań (2007).
Source: Wikipedia Commons.