| Volume | 2 |
| Page | 730 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Hann. |
| RB | Lüneburg |
| BKdo | Lüneburg |
| Kr | Dannenberg |
| AG | Dannenberg |
| StdA | Hitzacker |
| Population | 51 |
Type D. - Schmessau is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Schmessau is located in Preussen.
Prov Hann. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Schmessau is located in Hannover.
RB Lüneburg - The Regierungsbezirk for Schmessau is Lüneburg. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
BKdo Lüneburg - The Bezirkskommando for Schmessau is in Lüneburg. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
Kr Dannenberg - The Kreis for Schmessau is Dannenberg. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Dannenberg - The Amtsgericht for Schmessau is in Dannenberg. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
StdA Hitzacker - The Standesamt for Schmessau is in Hitzacker. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
The Protestant Parish is Hitzacker
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Schmessau
(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 | |||