| Volume | 2 |
| Page | 690 |
| Type | D. u. Rg. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Hess. -N. |
| RB | Cassel |
| BKdo | I Cassel |
| Kr | Hofgeismar |
| AG | Grebenstein |
| StdA | Grebenstein |
| Population | 199 |
Type D. u. Rg. - Schachten is a Dorf und Rittergut (Village and Landed Estate).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Schachten is located in Preussen.
Prov Hess. -N. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Schachten is located in Hessen-Nassau.
RB Cassel - The Regierungsbezirk for Schachten is Cassel. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
BKdo I Cassel - The Bezirkskommando for Schachten is in I Cassel. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
Kr Hofgeismar - The Kreis for Schachten is Hofgeismar. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Grebenstein - The Amtsgericht for Schachten is in Grebenstein. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
StdA Grebenstein - The Standesamt for Schachten is in Grebenstein. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
The Catholic Parish is Hofgeismar
The Protestant Parish is Grebenstein
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Schachten
(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 | |||