STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 270, sig. 109-4/12

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(t 7 2.) Rie Wischauer Sprachinsel covers the following municipalities: Area 1890 1910 1920 1930 ha D. Tsch. D. Cha D. Csch, Bye. Gundrun 588 418 78 489 31 286 255 395 262 Hobitschau 787 509 123 717 56 510 233 514 233 Kutscherau 881 573 71 703 3 673 61 728 105 Lissowitz 525 413 11 425 8 405 23 445 32 Rosternitz 474 412 4 442 2 433 15 420 25 Swonowitz 289 248 - 279 25 263 12 261 17 Czechs 474 332 106 450 66 192 346 1219 348 aa a d d a der Wischauer Sprachinsel über 3o0o German, it can be said that Germanism has been relatively well maintained. On the other hand, however, the attempts of Czechism to gain a foothold in the language island have also been successful, they have more than five times their number between 1910 and 1930. In this respect, creating change will be one of the closest tasks of German policy, and it will be necessary to ensure in particular that the land that has been transferred to Czechs in the language island will be recovered. Regarding a 175 hectare Meierhof in the municipality of Hofitschau, which was formerly the large estate of Habrowan of the Jewish Dr. The necessary measures have already been taken at the Bcdenamt by Gomberz and have been assigned to the Czech Podi vinski during the land reform. The area that builds the bridge between Wischau, the Wischauer Sprachinsel and Brno, is bordered in the north by large forest holdings, which are in German hands, it is the large property of Prince Lichtenstein Poseritz (6958 ha, of which 6848 ha forest, the property Raschitz of the Lord of Schöller (2269 ha) and the foundation property Drinowitz 1010 ha), whose transfer into German administration is currently floating. In the duutsch administration is also the possession of the Jewish Dr, von Gomperz, Lulsch-Hobrowan (8O3 ha). In the south the area of interest will be limited by the line Maxdorf-