| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 169 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Brandbg. |
| RB | Potsdam |
| Kr | Ostprignitz |
| AG | Wittstock Dosse |
| BKdo | Perleberg |
| StdA | Eichenfelde |
| A | Eichenfelde |
| ev. Pfk. | 1 |
| Population | 372 |
Type D. - Biesen is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Biesen is located in Preussen.
Prov Brandbg. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Biesen is located in Brandenburg.
RB Potsdam - The Regierungsbezirk for Biesen is Potsdam. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Ostprignitz - The Kreis for Biesen is Ostprignitz. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Wittstock Dosse - The Amtsgericht for Biesen is in Wittstock Dosse. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Perleberg - The Bezirkskommando for Biesen is in Perleberg. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Eichenfelde - The Standesamt for Biesen is in Eichenfelde. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
A Eichenfelde - The Amtsbezirk for Biesen is Eichenfelde. The Amtsbezirk is the District Office.
ev. Pfk. 1 - Biesen has 1 evangelisch Pfarrkirche (Protestant parish church).
The Catholic Parish is Wittstock
The Protestant Parish is Biesen
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Biesen
(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 | |||
If you see something incorrect, please let us know! Unfortunately, we are not able to provide information on specific families or names at any place.