Type St. - Steinau is a Stadt (City).

Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Steinau is located in Preussen.

Prov Hess. -N. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Steinau is located in Hessen-Nassau.

RB Cassel - The Regierungsbezirk for Steinau is Cassel. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.

Kr Schlüchtern - The Kreis for Steinau is Schlüchtern. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).

LG Hanau - The Landgericht for Steinau is in Hanau. The Landgericht is where the District Court is located.

BKdo Hanau - The Bezirkskommando for Steinau is in Hanau. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.

AG Steinau 4) a/d Kinzig [self] - The Amtsgericht for Steinau is in itself. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.

StdA Steinau 4) a/d Kinzig [self] - The Standesamt for Steinau is in itself. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.

ev. Pfk. 2 - Steinau has 2 evangelisch Pfarrkirche (Protestant parish churches).