| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 238 |
| Type | D. u. Rg. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Brandbg. |
| RB | Frankfurt |
| Kr | Sorau |
| AG | Sorau |
| BKdo | Guben |
| Population | 168 |
Type D. u. Rg. - Brestau is a Dorf und Rittergut (Village and Landed Estate).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Brestau is located in Preussen.
Prov Brandbg. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Brestau is located in Brandenburg.
RB Frankfurt - The Regierungsbezirk for Brestau is Frankfurt. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Sorau - The Kreis for Brestau is Sorau. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Sorau - The Amtsgericht for Brestau is in Sorau. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Guben - The Bezirkskommando for Brestau is in Guben. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
Entries where Brestau is referenced as A 
Entries where Brestau is referenced as StdA
*Indirectly referenced
The Catholic Parish is Sorau
The Protestant Parish is Pitschkau
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Brestau
(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 | |||