| Volume | 2 |
| Page | 504 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Ostpr. |
| RB | Allenstein |
| Kr | Rössel |
| AG | Bischofstein |
| BKdo | Rastenburg |
| StdA | Lautern Kr. Rössel |
| A | Lautern Kr. Rössel |
| Population | 149 |
Type D. - Porwangen is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Porwangen is located in Preussen.
Prov Ostpr. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Porwangen is located in Ostpreussen.
RB Allenstein - The Regierungsbezirk for Porwangen is Allenstein. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Rössel - The Kreis for Porwangen is Rössel. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Bischofstein - The Amtsgericht for Porwangen is in Bischofstein. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Rastenburg - The Bezirkskommando for Porwangen is in Rastenburg. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Lautern Kr. Rössel - The Standesamt for Porwangen is in Lautern Kr. Rössel. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
A Lautern Kr. Rössel - The Amtsbezirk for Porwangen is Lautern Kr. Rössel. The Amtsbezirk is the District Office.
The Catholic Parish is Lautern
The Protestant Parish is Bischofstein
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Porwangen
(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 | |||