| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 241 |
| Type | D. u. Rg. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Westpr. |
| RB | Marienwerder |
| Kr | Schwetz |
| AG | Schwetz |
| BKdo | Graudenz |
| StdA | Lowinneck |
| A | Lowinneck |
| Population | 157 |
| See Also | Neu Briesen |
| See Also | Klein Briesen |
| See Also | Gross Briesen |
Type D. u. Rg. - Briesen is a Dorf und Rittergut (Village and Landed Estate).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Briesen is located in Preussen.
Prov Westpr. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Briesen is located in Westpreussen.
RB Marienwerder - The Regierungsbezirk for Briesen is Marienwerder. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Schwetz - The Kreis for Briesen is Schwetz. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Schwetz - The Amtsgericht for Briesen is in Schwetz. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Graudenz - The Bezirkskommando for Briesen is in Graudenz. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Lowinneck - The Standesamt for Briesen is in Lowinneck. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
A Lowinneck - The Amtsbezirk for Briesen is Lowinneck. The Amtsbezirk is the District Office.
The Catholic Parish is Schirotzken
The Protestant Parish is Schirotzken
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Briesen
(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 | |||