| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 174 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Posen |
| RB | Bromberg |
| Kr | Witkowo |
| AG | Gnesen |
| BKdo | Gnesen |
| StdA | Schwarzenau B. Bromberg |
| Pzdt | Schwarzenau B. Bromberg |
| Population | 74 |
| See Also | Nieder Birkenau |
Type D. - Birkenau is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Birkenau is located in Preussen.
Prov Posen - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Birkenau is located in Posen.
RB Bromberg - The Regierungsbezirk for Birkenau is Bromberg. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Witkowo - The Kreis for Birkenau is Witkowo. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Gnesen - The Amtsgericht for Birkenau is in Gnesen. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Gnesen - The Bezirkskommando for Birkenau is in Gnesen. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Schwarzenau B. Bromberg - The Standesamt for Birkenau is in Schwarzenau B. Bromberg. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
The Catholic Parish is Schwarzenau
The Protestant Parish is Schwarzenau
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Birkenau
(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 | |||