| Volume | 2 |
| Page | 388 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Hess. -N. |
| RB | Cassel |
| Kr | Gelnhausen |
| AG | Birstein |
| BKdo | Hanau |
| StdA | Unterreichenbach |
| Population | 362 |
Type D. - Obersotzbach is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Obersotzbach is located in Preussen.
Prov Hess. -N. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Obersotzbach is located in Hessen-Nassau.
RB Cassel - The Regierungsbezirk for Obersotzbach is Cassel. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Gelnhausen - The Kreis for Obersotzbach is Gelnhausen. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Birstein - The Amtsgericht for Obersotzbach is in Birstein. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Hanau - The Bezirkskommando for Obersotzbach is in Hanau. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Unterreichenbach - The Standesamt for Obersotzbach is in Unterreichenbach. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
The Catholic Parish is Birstein
The Protestant Parish is Unterreichenbach
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Obersotzbach
(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 | |||