| Volume | 2 |
| Page | 697 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Ostpr. |
| RB | Gumbinnen |
| Kr | Ragnit |
| AG | Ragnit |
| BKdo | Tilsit |
| StdA | Lengwethen Kr. Ragnit |
| A | Lengwethen Kr. Ragnit |
| Population | 93 |
Type D. - Scharken is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Scharken is located in Preussen.
Prov Ostpr. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Scharken is located in Ostpreussen.
RB Gumbinnen - The Regierungsbezirk for Scharken is Gumbinnen. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Ragnit - The Kreis for Scharken is Ragnit. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Ragnit - The Amtsgericht for Scharken is in Ragnit. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Tilsit - The Bezirkskommando for Scharken is in Tilsit. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Lengwethen Kr. Ragnit - The Standesamt for Scharken is in Lengwethen Kr. Ragnit. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
A Lengwethen Kr. Ragnit - The Amtsbezirk for Scharken is Lengwethen Kr. Ragnit. The Amtsbezirk is the District Office.
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Scharken
(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 | |||