| Volume | 2 |
| Page | 420 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Waldeck |
| Kr | Kreis der Twiste |
| AG | Arolsen |
| BKdo | Arolsen |
| StdA | Rhoden |
| Population | 126 |
Type D. - Orpethal is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Waldeck - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Orpethal is located in Waldeck.
Kr Kreis der Twiste - The Kreis for Orpethal is Kreis der Twiste. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Arolsen - The Amtsgericht for Orpethal is in Arolsen. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Arolsen - The Bezirkskommando for Orpethal is in Arolsen. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Rhoden - The Standesamt for Orpethal is in Rhoden. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
Entries where Orpethal is referenced as See 
*Indirectly referenced
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Orpethal
(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 | |||