| Volume | 1 |
| Page | 686 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Schles. |
| RB | Oppeln |
| Kr | Pless |
| AG | Pless |
| BKdo | Rybnik |
| StdA | Lendzin |
| A | Lendzin |
| Population | 398 |
Type D. - Gurkau is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Gurkau is located in Preussen.
Prov Schles. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Gurkau is located in Schlesien.
RB Oppeln - The Regierungsbezirk for Gurkau is Oppeln. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Pless - The Kreis for Gurkau is Pless. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Pless - The Amtsgericht for Gurkau is in Pless. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Rybnik - The Bezirkskommando for Gurkau is in Rybnik. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Lendzin - The Standesamt for Gurkau is in Lendzin. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
A Lendzin - The Amtsbezirk for Gurkau is Lendzin. The Amtsbezirk is the District Office.
The Catholic Parish is Lendzin
The Protestant Parish is Anhalt
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Gurkau
(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 | |||