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<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Spring 2006 V. XXII Number 1 </span> | <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1241040361783_823">Spring 2006 V. XXII Number 1 </span> | ||
<span>Localities are listed alphabetically following the normal Polish alphabetical order except that o and ó are alphabetized as one letter. If there are several localities with the same name they are numbered; places in the Kingdom of Poland first, followed by places in Galicia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Prussia and other states. If the locality had a foreign name or alternate spelling it is indicated in italics after teh entry. Some entries will refer you to another entry with the abbreviation <u>ob</u> meaning "see".</span> | |||
<span>Entries usually give the following information:</span> | |||
<span>1. Description of the locality</span> | |||
<span>we, wies - village</span> | |||
<span>os., osada- settlement</span> | |||
<span>fol., folwark- manor</span> | |||
<span>dobra-estate</span> | |||
<span>mko, miasteczko - town</span> | |||
<span>mto, miasto- city</span> | |||
<span>jez., jezioro-lake</span> | |||
<span>rz., rzeka-river</span> | |||
<span>strumien-stream</span> | |||
<span>2. District (pow, powiat)</span> | |||
<span>This is given with a grammatical ending. Refer to <u>A Gazetteer of Polish Adjectival Place-Names</u> (Ref. 943.8 E5sd, also on Film no 1,181531 item 4)</span> | |||
<span>3. Township or Community (gm.gmina)</span> | |||
<span>4. Parish (par., parafia)</span> | |||
<span>This is usually the Roman-Catholic parish (par. rz.kat.) unless otherwise specified: (par.ew.) Evangelical Lutheran., (par.prawos), Orthodox, (par.gr.k.) Greek-Catholic Uniate. If the parish is not specified in the entry then refer to the entry for a locality noted as being nearby.</span> | |||
<span>5. Population figures, agricultural data, number of houses, distance from other localities and other information:</span> | |||
<span>dm., domow-houses</span> | |||
<span>mk., mieszkancow-inhabitants</span> | |||
<span>w. wiorst-werst (1.7 kilometers)</span> | |||
<span>zyd., Zydow-Jews</span> | |||
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