| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 569 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Hess. -N. |
| RB | Cassel |
| Kr | Hünfeld |
| AG | Eiterfeld |
| BKdo | Hersfeld |
| StdA | Buchenau |
| Population | 72 |
Type D. - Giesenhain is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Giesenhain is located in Preussen.
Prov Hess. -N. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Giesenhain is located in Hessen-Nassau.
RB Cassel - The Regierungsbezirk for Giesenhain is Cassel. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Hünfeld - The Kreis for Giesenhain is Hünfeld. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Eiterfeld - The Amtsgericht for Giesenhain is in Eiterfeld. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Hersfeld - The Bezirkskommando for Giesenhain is in Hersfeld. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Buchenau - The Standesamt for Giesenhain is in Buchenau. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
The Catholic Parish is Eiterfeld
The Protestant Parish is Buchenau
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Giesenhain
(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 | |||
If you see something incorrect, please let us know! Unfortunately, we are not able to provide information on specific families or names at any place.