Type St. - Rüthen is a Stadt (City).

Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Rüthen is located in Preussen.

Prov Westf. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Rüthen is located in Westfalen.

RB Arnsberg - The Regierungsbezirk for Rüthen is Arnsberg. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.

Kr Lippstadt - The Kreis for Rüthen is Lippstadt. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).

LG Paderborn - The Landgericht for Rüthen is in Paderborn. The Landgericht is where the District Court is located.

BKdo Soest - The Bezirkskommando for Rüthen is in Soest. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.

AG Rüthen [self] - The Amtsgericht for Rüthen is in itself. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.

StdA Rüthen [self] - The Standesamt for Rüthen is in itself. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.

kath. Pfk. 2 - Rüthen has 2 katholisch Pfarrkirche (Catholic parish churches).

Syn 1 - Rüthen has 1 Synagoge (Synagogue).