| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 292 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Ostpr. |
| RB | Gumbinnen |
| Kr | Oletzko |
| AG | Marggrabowa |
| BKdo | Goldap |
| StdA | Kowahlen |
| A | Kowahlen |
| Population | 238 |
Type D. - Chelchen is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Chelchen is located in Preussen.
Prov Ostpr. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Chelchen is located in Ostpreussen.
RB Gumbinnen - The Regierungsbezirk for Chelchen is Gumbinnen. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Oletzko - The Kreis for Chelchen is Oletzko. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Marggrabowa - The Amtsgericht for Chelchen is in Marggrabowa. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Goldap - The Bezirkskommando for Chelchen is in Goldap. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Kowahlen - The Standesamt for Chelchen is in Kowahlen. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
A Kowahlen - The Amtsbezirk for Chelchen is Kowahlen. The Amtsbezirk is the District Office.
The Catholic Parish is Marggrabowa
The Protestant Parish is Schareyken
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Chelchen
(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 | |||