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A '''gazetteer''' ('''Ortzeichnis''' or '''Topographie''') is a dictionary of placenames. Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as: population size, the different religious denominations, the schools, colleges, and universities,major manufacturing works, canals, docks, and railroad stations. Gazetteers can '''help you find the places where your family lived''' and '''determine the civil and church jurisdictions''' over those places. | A '''gazetteer''' ('''Ortzeichnis''' or '''Topographie''') is a dictionary of placenames. Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as: population size, the different religious denominations, the schools, colleges, and universities,major manufacturing works, canals, docks, and railroad stations. Gazetteers can '''help you find the places where your family lived''' and '''determine the civil and church jurisdictions''' over those places. | ||
==== Germany gazetteers wiki article ==== | |||
For more extensive information and tips on using gazetteers, see [[German Gazetteers|German Gazetteers]] on the Wiki. | |||
==== GOV-Genealogical gazetteer ==== | ==== GOV-Genealogical gazetteer ==== | ||
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In the GOV each locality is given a unique identity number and identified by type, postal code, and associated places. A diagram shows super-ordinate objects, such as the parish, county, region etc., by time period. The entry may link to an article in the GenWiki about the locality and to various maps. | In the GOV each locality is given a unique identity number and identified by type, postal code, and associated places. A diagram shows super-ordinate objects, such as the parish, county, region etc., by time period. The entry may link to an article in the GenWiki about the locality and to various maps. | ||
==== Other Gazetteers ==== | ==== Other Gazetteers ==== | ||
*[http://www.gemeindeverzeichnis.de/gem1900/gem1900.htm?gem1900_2.htm Gazetteer for the German Empire of 1900, gazetteer of Gemeinden]--To use, click on the state, choose the region, then the county. A list of Gemeinden will come up. A Gemeinde is a civil entity comparable to a U.S. township and may include one or more parishes. | *[http://www.gemeindeverzeichnis.de/gem1900/gem1900.htm?gem1900_2.htm Gazetteer for the German Empire of 1900, gazetteer of Gemeinden]--To use, click on the state, choose the region, then the county. A list of Gemeinden will come up. A Gemeinde is a civil entity comparable to a U.S. township and may include one or more parishes. | ||