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Prewar Glass Inscriptions in Lviv

Areta — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 13:49:14 +0000

Around Lviv etched window inscriptions that date from before the war can still be found, though not many — glass is the most fragile of all remnants of the past. Most of these are old street names and building numbers, conscription numbers, and other informative messages that helped people orient […]

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Keeping Track of Austrian Military Recruits: Conscription Numbers in Lviv

Areta — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 11:40:59 +0000

Under the Austrian Empire (Galicia was established in 1772), buildings were given conscription numbers, which served as addresses until 1871. (See also examples of conscription numbers in other parts of the Austrian Empire: Vienna, Klosterneuburg, and Przemyśl.) “House numbers, also called house conscription numbers, had their origins with the Austrian imperial […]

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Descriptive Numbers in Prague

Areta — Mon, 23 May 2016 08:32:59 +0000

Buildings in Prague have two numbers: a descriptive number (číslo popisné) and a reference number (číslo orientační). The descriptive number is unique within one cadastral area. Today these numbers can be found on red plaques, but the original numbers were either painted or engraved onto the buildings or etched onto […]

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Remnants of the Past in Linz

Areta — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 08:17:38 +0000

Boot Scrapers Conscriptions Numbers Guard Stones Various

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Remnants of the Past in Klosterneuburg

Areta — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 08:41:36 +0000

Traces of the past in Klosterneuburg, an ancient town right outside of Vienna. Boot Scraper Guard Stones Hoisting Beam for Lifting Goods Building Number and Conscription Number Metal Shutter

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Conscription Numbers: Vienna

Areta — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 12:33:34 +0000

Many of the old conscription numbers can still be found in Vienna, usually on plaques located inside a building’s entrance on the left-hand side near the door or above the second portal near the stairwell. House numbering was introduced in Europe in the eighteenth century (before that houses usually had […]

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