| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 569 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Ostpr. |
| RB | Allenstein |
| Kr | Lyck |
| AG | Lyck |
| BKdo | Lötzen |
| StdA | Wischniewen |
| A | Wischniewen |
| Population | 98 |
| See Also | Klein Giesen |
| See Also | Gross Giesen |
Type D. - Giesen is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Giesen is located in Preussen.
Prov Ostpr. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Giesen is located in Ostpreussen.
RB Allenstein - The Regierungsbezirk for Giesen is Allenstein. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Lyck - The Kreis for Giesen is Lyck. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Lyck - The Amtsgericht for Giesen is in Lyck. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Lötzen - The Bezirkskommando for Giesen is in Lötzen. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Wischniewen - The Standesamt for Giesen is in Wischniewen. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
A Wischniewen - The Amtsbezirk for Giesen is Wischniewen. The Amtsbezirk is the District Office.
The Catholic Parish is Lyck
The Protestant Parish is Wischniewen
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Giesen
(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 | |||