| Volume | 2 |
| Page | 690 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Hess. -N. |
| RB | Cassel |
| Kr | Gersfeld Rhön |
| StdA | Gersfeld Rhön |
| AG | Weyhers |
| BKdo | Hanau |
| Population | 319 |
Type D. - Schachen is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Schachen is located in Preussen.
Prov Hess. -N. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Schachen is located in Hessen-Nassau.
RB Cassel - The Regierungsbezirk for Schachen is Cassel. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Gersfeld Rhön - The Kreis for Schachen is Gersfeld Rhön. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
StdA Gersfeld Rhön - The Standesamt for Schachen is in Gersfeld Rhön. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
AG Weyhers - The Amtsgericht for Schachen is in Weyhers. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Hanau - The Bezirkskommando for Schachen is in Hanau. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Schachen
(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 | |||