| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 158 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Hann. |
| RB | Osnabrück |
| Kr | Bersenbrück |
| AG | Bersenbrück |
| BKdo | Lingen |
| StdA | Ankum |
| Population | 217 |
Type D. - Besten is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Besten is located in Preussen.
Prov Hann. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Besten is located in Hannover.
RB Osnabrück - The Regierungsbezirk for Besten is Osnabrück. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Bersenbrück - The Kreis for Besten is Bersenbrück. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Bersenbrück - The Amtsgericht for Besten is in Bersenbrück. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Lingen - The Bezirkskommando for Besten is in Lingen. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Ankum - The Standesamt for Besten is in Ankum. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
The Catholic Parish is Ankum
The Protestant Parish is Loxten
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Besten
(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 | |||