| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 12 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Hann. |
| RB | Osnabrück |
| Kr | Aschendorf |
| AG | Papenburg |
| BKdo | Lingen |
| StdA | Steinbild |
| Population | 517 |
*The original entry has a correcting entry in the addendum. Any data listed above has already been changed to match the correcting entry
Type D. - Ahlen is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Ahlen is located in Preussen.
Prov Hann. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Ahlen is located in Hannover.
RB Osnabrück - The Regierungsbezirk for Ahlen is Osnabrück. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Aschendorf - The Kreis for Ahlen is Aschendorf. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Papenburg - The Amtsgericht for Ahlen is in Papenburg. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Lingen - The Bezirkskommando for Ahlen is in Lingen. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Steinbild - The Standesamt for Ahlen is in Steinbild. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
The Catholic Parish is Steinbild
The Protestant Parish is Papenburg
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Ahlen
(which may include itself) and are listed as containing a Catholic Church or Parish,
a Protestant Church or Parish, a Synagogue, or Other Church.
| Place | Distance (~miles) | Catholic | Protestant | Jewish | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parishes | Churches | Parishes | Churches | Synagogues | |||