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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 ==== | ==== Germany gazetteers wiki article ==== | ||
For more extensive information and tips on using gazetteers, see [[ | For more extensive information and tips on using gazetteers, see [[Germany Gazetteers|Germany Gazetteers]] on the Wiki. | ||
==== GOV-Genealogical gazetteer ==== | ==== GOV-Genealogical gazetteer ==== | ||