The German spelling and Bohemian pronunciation for the town "Selčan" is "Seltschan" and would be pronounced in a Bohemian dialect as "Sel-tsch'n." A person hearing this dialect may think the spelling would be "Sellgan" or "Zellgan." Looking at the Frank Mohr postcard, it was not clear if he had written Selgan or Sulzau. Because descendants of Anton Mohelnitzky were not sure of the spelling or location of his birthplace, the town name was written incorrectly in family histories. Listen to Blanka Lednická as she pronounces Sedlčany: Selčan and Seltschan, also known as Sedlčany, is located 29 miles south of Prague (Praha) in Czech Republic. Before WWI (ca 1900), it was known as Seltschan, Bohemia, Austrian Empire. Between the wars, (ca 1930), it was known as Sedlčany, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. After WWII (ca 1950): Sedlčany, Czechoslovakia. ca 2000: Sedlčany, Czech Republic Source: JewishGen database: Sedlčany map and info A 1905 map of Böhmen (Bohemia) shows the spelling as Selčan. From Wikipedia: Sedlčany (German: Seltschan) is a town in Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It is located at 49°40′0″N, 14°25′0″E. Region: Středočeský kraj Sedlčany Museum - Learn about the history of Sedlcany. The museum is located in the historic old town hall.  Click on the map to make it larger - the red star marks Seltschan | Wikipedia websites: From Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 1888: "Seltschan, Stadt in Böhmen, Sitz einer Bezirkshauptmannschaft und eines Bezirksgerichts, hat eine gotische Dechanteikirche, Steinbrüche, eine Dampfmühle, Spiritusbrennerei und (1880) 2539 Einw." The population was listed as 5,000 on a 1998 website: |