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|  | Between 1871 and 1918 the German Empire covered the largest geographical area. The  FamilySearch Catalog for Germany is based on the jurisdictions listed in Meyers Orts- und Verkehrslexikon des Deutschen Reichs, ed. E. Utrecht, published in 1912. [ [[Germany_Gazetteers#Using_Meyers_Gazetteer|Click here ]] for information about Meyers Gazetteer.] |  | Between 1871 and 1918 the German Empire covered the largest geographical area. The  FamilySearch Catalog for Germany is based on the jurisdictions listed in Meyers Orts- und Verkehrslexikon des Deutschen Reichs, ed. E. Utrecht, published in 1912. [ [[Germany_Gazetteers#Using_Meyers_Gazetteer|Click here ]] for information about Meyers Gazetteer.] | 
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|  | == Proposed simplified hierarchy  == |  | == Proposed simplified hierarchy  == |