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=== '''Definitions''' ===
=== '''Definitions''' ===


'''Gazetteer:''' a list of all localities within a given jurisdictions, such as a county, duchy, state, province, or empire. Information provided may vary depending on the original purpose of the publication and may include different government jurisdictions, church parish(es), population-, area,-and tax information, post office, description, history, and more.<br>  
'''Gazetteer:''' a list of all localities within a given jurisdictions, such as a county, duchy, state, province, or empire. Information provided may vary depending on the original purpose of the publication and may include different government jurisdictions, church parish(es), population-, area,-and tax information, post office, description, history, and more.<br>  


'''Parish register inventory:''' A listing of parishes within a given jurisdiction. It usually includes information about extant parish registers by type, time period covered, and accessibility.  
'''Parish register inventory:''' A listing of parishes within a given jurisdiction. It usually includes information about extant parish registers by type, time period covered, and accessibility.
 
Below are gazetteers and parish register inventories for Germany


=== General  ===
=== General  ===
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