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→1. Consult Meyers' Gazetteer for Parish Information
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===2. Consult '''Kartenmeister''' for parish information.=== | |||
For the provinces of East Prussia (Ostpreussen), Posen, Pomerania (Pommern), Silesia (Schlesien), and West Prussia (Westpreussen), areas which no longer belong to Germany, the online gazetteer '''Kartenmeister''' most efficiently tells you parish information:<br> | |||
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'''Kartenmeister Search Engine''' | |||
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'''To use Kartenmeister, simply enter the German name of the town in the search field.''' | |||
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'''A Typical Kartenmeister Record''' | |||
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'''The most important information points here are the name of the Lutheran parish, the name of the Catholic parish, and the location of the civil registry office (Standesamt):''' | |||
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===2. Consult '''Kartenmeister''' for parish information.=== | ===2. Consult '''Kartenmeister''' for parish information.=== | ||
For the provinces of East Prussia (Ostpreussen), Posen, Pomerania (Pommern), Silesia (Schlesien), and West Prussia (Westpreussen), areas which no longer belong to Germany, the online gazetteer '''Kartenmeister''' most efficiently tells you parish information. | For the provinces of East Prussia (Ostpreussen), Posen, Pomerania (Pommern), Silesia (Schlesien), and West Prussia (Westpreussen), areas which no longer belong to Germany, the online gazetteer '''Kartenmeister''' most efficiently tells you parish information. | ||