| Volume | 2 |
| Page | 550 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Posen |
| RB | Posen |
| Kr | Jarotschin |
| AG | Jarotschin |
| BKdo | Schrimm |
| StdA | Kotlin |
| Pzdt | Kotlin |
| Population | 349 |
| Fr | Racendowo, GutsB. |
Type D. - Ratenau is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Ratenau is located in Preussen.
Prov Posen - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Ratenau is located in Posen.
RB Posen - The Regierungsbezirk for Ratenau is Posen. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Jarotschin - The Kreis for Ratenau is Jarotschin. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Jarotschin - The Amtsgericht for Ratenau is in Jarotschin. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Schrimm - The Bezirkskommando for Ratenau is in Schrimm. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Kotlin - The Standesamt for Ratenau is in Kotlin. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
The Catholic Parish is Strielau
The Protestant Parish is Jarotschin
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Ratenau
(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 | |||