| Volume | 2 |
| Page | 955 |
| Type | D. |
| Lvl I | Pr. |
| Prov | Ostpr. |
| RB | Gumbinnen |
| Kr | Heydekrug |
| AG | Russ |
| BKdo | Tilsit |
| StdA | Spucken |
| A | Spucken |
| Population | 105 |
Type D. - Tirkseln is a Dorf (Village).
Lvl I Pr. - Level I shows which Kingdom or State the place is located in. Tirkseln is located in Preussen.
Prov Ostpr. - The Province shows which Province or State the place is located in. Tirkseln is located in Ostpreussen.
RB Gumbinnen - The Regierungsbezirk for Tirkseln is Gumbinnen. The Regierungsbezirk is a government district that is in hierarchy between the State and Kreis level.
Kr Heydekrug - The Kreis for Tirkseln is Heydekrug. A Kreis is a government district (similar to a U.S. county).
AG Russ - The Amtsgericht for Tirkseln is in Russ. The Amtsgericht is where the Lower District Court is located.
BKdo Tilsit - The Bezirkskommando for Tirkseln is in Tilsit. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records.
StdA Spucken - The Standesamt for Tirkseln is in Spucken. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.
A Spucken - The Amtsbezirk for Tirkseln is Spucken. The Amtsbezirk is the District Office.
The Catholic Parish is Schillgallen
The Protestant Parish is Schakuhnen
*Source: Family Search
The list below are those places from the Meyers Gazetteer that are nearby to Tirkseln
(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 | |||