| Volume | 2 |
| Page | 158 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Ostpr. |
| RB | Gumbinnen |
| BKdo | Gumbinnen |
| Kr | Stallupönen |
| AG | Stallupönen |
| StdA | Bilderweitschen |
| A | Bilderweitschen |
Type D. - Mecken is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Mecken is located in Preussen.
Prov Ostpr. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Mecken is located in Ostpreussen.
RB Gumbinnen - The Regierungsbezirk for Mecken is Gumbinnen. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
BKdo Gumbinnen - The Bezirkskommando for Mecken is in Gumbinnen. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
Kr Stallupönen - The Kreis for Mecken is Stallupönen. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Stallupönen - The Amtsgericht for Mecken is in Stallupönen. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
StdA Bilderweitschen - The Standesamt for Mecken is in Bilderweitschen. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
A Bilderweitschen - The Amtsbezirk for Mecken is Bilderweitschen. The Amtsbezirk is the District Office.
The Catholic Parish is Bilderweitschen
The Protestant Parish is Bilderweitschen
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Mecken
(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 | |||