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== This gazetteer of the Duchy of Anhalt consists of four parts. == | == This gazetteer of the Duchy of Anhalt consists of four parts. == | ||
Ort/locality listings: An alphabetical listing of all localities in Anhalt with description and information about the district or Kreis, Evangelical parish and civil records office. Catholic parishes and synagogues are listed separately in section 2. | |||
In this gazetteer the letters Ä, Ö, and Ü are alphabetized respectively as AE, OE and UE. | |||
=== Explanation of Terms and Abbreviations === | |||
=== Explanation of Terms and Abbreviations === | |||
==== Column headings: ==== | ==== Column headings: ==== | ||
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Parish (Evangelical) | Parish (Evangelical) | ||
Civil Records Office as of 1879 | Civil Records Office as of 1879 | ||
==== Districts: ==== | ==== Districts: ==== | ||
BA = Ballenstedt | BA = Ballenstedt | ||
BE = Bernburg | BE = Bernburg | ||
CO = Cöthen | CO = Cöthen | ||
DS = Dessau | DS = Dessau | ||
ZE = Zerbst | ZE = Zerbst | ||
==== Descriptions: ==== | ==== Descriptions: ==== | ||
Estab (Establishment) = Any commercial enterprise including inns, workhouses, factories, mines, etc. | Estab (Establishment) = Any commercial enterprise including inns, workhouses, factories, mines, etc. | ||
Dorf = Village | Dorf = Village | ||
F.Ort = Forstort = any forest locality including hunting lodges, groups of cottages, etc. | F.Ort = Forstort = any forest locality including hunting lodges, groups of cottages, etc. | ||
F.Rev. = Forstrevier = Forest District | F.Rev. = Forstrevier = Forest District | ||
Gut = Estate, manor farm | Gut = Estate, manor farm | ||
Kdorf = Krichdorf= Village with a church building | Kdorf = Krichdorf= Village with a church building | ||
Kolon = Colony | Kolon = Colony | ||
Schlo = Palace | Schlo = Palace | ||
Stadt = City | Stadt = City | ||
Vrwrk= Vorwerk = Dependent Estate, Outowork | Vrwrk= Vorwerk = Dependent Estate, Outowork | ||
==== Symbols used in connection with Parishes: ==== | ==== Symbols used in connection with Parishes: ==== | ||
It should be noted that the parish and civil registration jurisdictions indicated in this gazetteer are based on an 1879 gazetteer. Where Meyers ga<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1238866252897_179" />zetteer (published in 1912) indicates parish infomation different from what is indicated in the earlier gazetteer, this is indicated by the following symbols. | It should be noted that the parish and civil registration jurisdictions indicated in this gazetteer are based on an 1879 gazetteer. Where Meyers ga<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1238866252897_179" />zetteer (published in 1912) indicates parish infomation different from what is indicated in the earlier gazetteer, this is indicated by the following symbols. | ||
* indicates that by 1912 the parish was in the individual locality | *indicates that by 1912 the parish was in the individual locality | ||
+ indicates that by 1912 the parish was in a different place. The | + indicates that by 1912 the parish was in a different place. The newer parish follows. | ||
When there is more than one Evangelical parish in a locality, the number of parishes is indicated in the | When there is more than one Evangelical parish in a locality, the number of parishes is indicated in the Parish column following the name of the town. When it could be determined which of the several parishes had jurisdiction, the name of the parish is given in parentheses. | ||
=== Background === | === Background === | ||
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Anhalt was bordered mainly by the Prussian Province of Sachsen, by which it was nearly surrounded. It also shared its northeast border with the province of Brandenburg. On the west it was bordered by the province of Hannover and the Ducy of Braunschweig. Its territory included 2347.33 square kilometers. In 1875, the population was 213,565. | Anhalt was bordered mainly by the Prussian Province of Sachsen, by which it was nearly surrounded. It also shared its northeast border with the province of Brandenburg. On the west it was bordered by the province of Hannover and the Ducy of Braunschweig. Its territory included 2347.33 square kilometers. In 1875, the population was 213,565. | ||
Click here for the [[ | Click here for the [[Gazetteer of Anhalt]]: | ||