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Klein Family of Burgschwalbach, Germany

Many of the Klein family in America originated in the Burgschwalbach area north-west of Frankfurt. Today there are virtually no Bremsers left in the village.

The map below illustrates the proximity of the Bremser and Klein families to one another.

Theauthor's great-grandmother, Katherine "Bina" Philippina Klein, was born in Burgschwalbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. This is about 20 KM from Nassau