| Volume | 2 |
| Page | 706 |
| Type | LGem. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Westpr. |
| RB | Danzig |
| BKdo | Danzig |
| Kr | Dirschau |
| AG | Dirschau |
| StdA | Gardschau |
| A | Gardschau |
| Population | 421 |
| Fr | Czerbienschin |
*The original entry has a correcting entry in the addendum. Any data listed above has already been changed to match the correcting entry
Type LGem. - Scherpingen is a Landgemeinde (Rural Community).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Scherpingen is located in Preussen.
Prov Westpr. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Scherpingen is located in Westpreussen.
RB Danzig - The Regierungsbezirk for Scherpingen is Danzig. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
BKdo Danzig - The Bezirkskommando for Scherpingen is in Danzig. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
Kr Dirschau - The Kreis for Scherpingen is Dirschau. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Dirschau - The Amtsgericht for Scherpingen is in Dirschau. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
StdA Gardschau - The Standesamt for Scherpingen is in Gardschau. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
A Gardschau - The Amtsbezirk for Scherpingen is Gardschau. The Amtsbezirk is the District Office.
The Catholic Parish is Gardschau
The Protestant Parish is Sobbowitz
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Scherpingen
(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 | |||