| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 222 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Hann. |
| RB | Hann. |
| Kr | Sulingen |
| AG | Sulingen |
| BKdo | Nienburg |
| StdA | Mellinghausen |
| Population | 322 |
Type D. - Brake is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Brake is located in Preussen.
Prov Hann. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Brake is located in Hannover.
RB Hann. - The Regierungsbezirk for Brake is Hannover. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Sulingen - The Kreis for Brake is Sulingen. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Sulingen - The Amtsgericht for Brake is in Sulingen. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Nienburg - The Bezirkskommando for Brake is in Nienburg. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Mellinghausen - The Standesamt for Brake is in Mellinghausen. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
The Protestant Parish is Mellinghausen
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Brake
(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 | |||