| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 130 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Schlesw. -Holst. |
| RB | Schleswig |
| Kr | Plön |
| AG | Plön |
| BKdo | Kiel |
| StdA | Schönböken |
| A | Perdöl |
| Population | 207 |
Type D. - Belau is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Belau is located in Preussen.
Prov Schlesw. -Holst. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Belau is located in Schleswig-Holstein.
RB Schleswig - The Regierungsbezirk for Belau is Schleswig. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Plön - The Kreis for Belau is Plön. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Plön - The Amtsgericht for Belau is in Plön. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Kiel - The Bezirkskommando for Belau is in Kiel. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Schönböken - The Standesamt for Belau is in Schönböken. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
A Perdöl - The Amtsbezirk for Belau is Perdöl. The Amtsbezirk is the District Office.
Entries where Belau 2) is referenced as See 
*Indirectly referenced
The Catholic Parish is Neumünster
The Protestant Parish is Bornhöved
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Belau
(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 | |||