ABBREVIATION TABLE FOR MEYERS

ABBREVIATION TABLE FOR MEYERS ORTS UND VERKEHRSLEXIKON Ref 943 E5mo
Abbreviation  German   English

A Amt: (Amtsbezirk) Government office, official district Ab.(e.): Abbau(e) order Ausbau(e) Surface mine (the “e“ denotes plural) Abt.: Abteilung Department a/d: An der, auf der At the, on the, like “Cologne on the Rhine” Ag: ag. Agentur, …agentur Agency, …agency (as part of a word) AG: Amtsgericht Lower court, county court AH: Amtshauptmannschaft Government district AK: Armeekorps Army corps AktGes: Aktiengesellschaft Corporation (an “Aktie”=a share of stock) ä.L.: Ältere Linie Older line AllGut: Allodialgut Allodial estate Anh.: Anhalt Former duchy Ansdl.: Ansiedlung Settlement Anst.: …anst. Anstalt, …anstalt Institute, institution (also as part of a word) Arb.: Arbeiter Laborer, worker Art. Artillerie Artillery Ausg. Ausgaben Expenditures B. Bezirk District or area BA. Bezirksamt District office Bat. Bataillon Battalion Batt. Batterie Battery Bay. Bayern Bavaria Bgd., …bgb. Bergbau, …bergbau Mine, mining, also with other word …salt, coal, etc. BGrem. Bezirksgremium District council Bgw. Bergwerk Mine Bhf. Bahnhof Railroad station Bibl. Bibliothek Library Bk. Bank Bank (financial institution) BRdo. Bezirkskommando District command (military) Bn., …bn. Bahn, …bahn Railroad (train) Brandbg. Brandenburg Former province of Prussia Braunschw. Braunschweig Former duchy …bre. …brüche Quarries, pits Brgm. Bürgermeister (ei) Burgermaster, mayor – office of the mayor Brig. Brigade Brigade Bsch. Bauerschaft Homestead Bz. Beziehungsweise Or, respective D Dampfer-oder Motorbootverbindung Steamer or motor boat connection SD “in der Saison, Sommer Same as above, only during the summer season das. daselbst There, at the previously mentioned place D., Dr. Dorf, Dörfer Village, villages Dir. (…dir.) Direktion (…direktion) Management, head office, office of the director Drl. Darlehen Loan Dom. Domäne, Dominium, Domanial State-owned estate dsgl. Desgleichen The same or pertaining to the immediately preceding ...dt. …Distrikt …district E Eisenbahnstation oder Haltestelle Railroad station or stop E - mit Personen-und Güterverkehr - with passenger and goods traffic EGt - mit Bahntelegraph - with telegraph EGt - nur mit Güterbeförderung - only with transportation of goods EPs - nur mit Personenverkehr - only with passenger traffic E† - mit Eisenbahnauskunftsstelle - with railroad information desk E. Einwohner Population Ein. Einöde Wilderness, lonely spot Einn., einn. Einnahme oder einnehmerei Clerk’s (usually tax) office Eis. Eisenbahn Train Elktr. Ort hat Elektrizitätsquelle Place has electric power source Elktrw. Elektrizitätswerk Power plant Els. Elsaß Alsace Esk. Eskadron Squadron Etabl. Etablissement Establishment Ev., Ev. Evangelisch, Evangelische Evangelical (in Germany usually Lutheran) F Fernsprecher Telephone F Fernsprecher und Telegraph Telephone and telegraph Fbr., fbr. Fabrik, fabrikation Factory, manufacturing plant Fil. Filiale Branch Fl. Flecken Country-town Först. Försterei Forest ranger station (residence) fr. Früher Formerly Frht. Freiheit Market-town (country-town) Fürstt. Fürstentum Principality G. Gericht Court Garn. Garnison Garrison GB. Gerichtsbezirk Court district Gef. Gefängnis Jail geh. Gehörig Belonging (to) Gem. Gemeinde Community (village) Gen. General… General Genoss. Genossenschaft Cooperative Ges. Gesellschaft Society Gew., gew. Gewerbe, gewerblich(e) Trade glchn. Gleichnamig By the same name Gr… Groß Great (part of place name) Gsth. Gast-, Wirtshaus, Krug Inn, pub, tavern, overnight lodging GTg. Gerichtstag Jurisdictional area of a court Gymn. Gymnasium Academically oriented high school H., Hr. Haus, Häuser House, houses …h …haus, …heim (as part of a word) – house, - home Hann. Hannover Hanover, former province of Prussia Hdl. Handel(s) Commerce, also business establishment Herrsch. Herrschaft Manor, estate, domain Hessen-N. Hessen-Nassau Former province of Prussia Hf. Hafen Harbor, port Hosp. Hospital Hospital Hpt… Haupt… Main Hrgr. Häusergruppe (n) Group of houses hzl. Herzoglich Of the duke (pertaining to the duke’s possession) Hzt. (...hzt.) Herzogtum (…herzogtum) Duchy Ind. Industrie Industry Inf. Infanterie Infantry Insp. Inspektion inspection Inst. Institut Institute Int. (...int.) Intendantur (…intendantur) Office of the stewart or superintendent (commissariat) J. Juden, Israelitisch, Israeliten Jews, Israelitic, Israelites i. L. Jüngere Linie Younger line K. Kirche Church …k. …kasse oder, …kirche Bank, collecting agency, also -church Kam. Kammer Chamber (like Chamber of Commerce) Kap. Kapelle Chapel Kat. Kataster Land register kath., Kath. Katholisch, Katholiken Catholic Kav. Kavallerie Cavalry Kdo. Kommando Command (post) kgl. Königlich Royal …khlbgb. …kohlenbergbau Coal mine Kl… Klein… Little, small (part of place names) Klbn. Kleinbahn Narrow-gauge railway km Kilometer 1,000 meters=3,280.8 ft. or 5/8 mile Kol. Kolonie Colony (usually of small houses) Kom. Kommandantur Office and/or residence of commandant Komm. Kommission commission Kr. Kreis District KredVer. Kredit-und (od.) Vorschußverein Loan association Kr.H Kreishauptmannschaft Government district KrSt. Kreisstadt Capital of Kreis Ksp. Kirschspiel Parish Kt. Kanton County (state) l. Links Left (as opposed to right) L. Land(es) Land Ldepl. Ladeplatz Loading place or dock LG. Landgericht Court (next higher court after Amtsger.) LGem. Landgemeinde Rural community LHerr(en)Sch. Landherr(en)schaft Possessions of the sovereign LKr. Landkreis District Loth. Lothringen Lorrain (Alsace-Lorraine) LrA. Landratsamt Office of the landrat or county commissioner Lw., lw. Landwirtschaft, …liche Farm, farming operation m Meter über dem Meer Meters above sea level Mag. Magazin Storage room, warehouse Masch. Maschine(n) Machine(s) Mdg. Mündung Mouth, estuary Meckl.-Schw. Mecklenburg-Schwerin Former grand duchy Meckl.-Str. Mecklenburg-Strelitz Former grand duchy Mil. Militär military Mktfl. Marktflecken Small market-town Mkt.Gk. Marktgerechtigkeit Market jurisdiction Ml. (…ml.) Mühle (…mühle) Mill (or –mill as part of a word) N. (n.) Norden (nördlich), neben North, to the north, next to …n. …nebenstelle Branch Nd… Nieder… Lower (as in Lower Saxony) Neum. Neumark Eastern part of the province of Brandenburg NO. (nö) Nordosten (nordöstlich Northeast (northeasterly) NW. (nw.) Nordwestern (nordwestlich) Northwest (northwesterly) NZA. Nebenzollamt Branch custom office O… Ober… Upper (as in Upper Silesia) O. (ö.) Osten (östlich) East, easterly OA. Oberamt Next higher authority after the Amt or (government) office OFörst. Oberförsterei Forest service administration office Oldenb. Oldenburg Former grand-duchy OLG. Oberlandesgericht (in Prussia) highest court in Province OPDIR. Oberpostdirektion Higher postal authority Ortsch. Ortschaft (inhabited) place Ostpr. Ostpreußen East Prussia P Postanstalt Post office P Post und Fernsprecher Post office with telephone P Post und Telegraph Post office with telegraph P Post, Fernsprecher und Telegraph Post office with telephone and telegraph PDir. Postdirektion Postal authorities Pf… Pfarr… Parish- (coupled with another word) Pfk. Pfarrkirche Parish church Pomm. Pommern Pomerania Pr., pr. Preußen (Preußisch), preußisch Prussia, Prussian Präs. Präsidium Presidium Prov. Provinz …(ial) Province (provincial) Pw. Personenpostwagen oder autoverkehr Stage-coach or automobile traffic Pz. (…dt.) Polizei (distrikt) Police (district) r. Rechts Right R.Raiffbk. Regierung(s) Government(al) RB. Raiffeisenbank Rural loan institution named after Raiffeisen, the founder Rbkh. Regierungsbezirk Administrative district (within the province) Rbkn. Reichsbankhauptstelle Major office of the national bank Rbkn. Reichsbanknebenstelle Branch office of the national bank Rbkst. Reichsbankstelle Office of the national bank Ref. Reformierte Reformed (church) Reg. Regiment Regiment Rg. Rittergut Landed estate Rheinl. Rheinland, -provinz Rhineland (also the Rhine province) Ritt. Ritterschaft(s) Knighthood, knightly S. Sankt Saint (St.) in connection with place names, churches and foundations s. (a.) siehe (auch) See or look for (also) meaning look under a second reference S. (s.) Süden (südlich) South (southern) Sa. Sachsen(Staat) Saxony, (state) Sa.-A. Sachsen-Altenburg Saxony-Altenburg Sa.-C.-G. Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha Saxony-Coburg-Gotha former duchy Sa.-M. Sachsen-Meiningen Saxony-Meiningen former duchy Sa.-W.-E Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach former duchy Sanat. Sanatorium Sanitarium Sch.,…sch. Schule, …schule School, -school Schaumb.-L. Schaumburg-Lippe Former principality Schiff. Schiffahrt(s) Naval, maritime Schl. Schleuse Sluice (lock) Schles. Schlesien Silesia Schlesw.-Holst. Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein; former province of Prussia Schwarzb.-Rud. Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, former principality Schwarzb.-Sond. Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, former principality SchwG. Schwurgericht Court with a jury Sem. Seminar Seminary (not always religious) Slg. Sammlung Collection SO. (sö.) Südosten (südöstlich) Southeast, southeastern (-easterly) Soz. Sozietät Society, (usually commercial) corporation SpDrl. Spar- u. Darlehnskassenverein Savings and loan union (non-profit) Spk. Sparkasse Savings bank St. Stadt (städtisch City (municipal) Stat. Station Station StdA. Standesamt Civil registrar’s office StKr. Stadtkreis Area included in municipal administration district, as opposed to rural or county government which would be “Landkreis” Strbn. (…verz.) Straßenbahn (…verzeichnis) Tramway (…register) Sv. Servisklasse Inhabitants receiving government subsidy to pay for the cost of housing (since 1906) svw. Sovielwie As much as SW. (sw.) Südwesten, (südwestlich) Southwest, southwesterly Syn. Synagoge Synagogue T Posttelegraph Telegraph office, in Germany under postal administration E Eisenbahntelegraph auf der station Railway telegraph at the station F Fernsprecher und Telegraph Telephone and telegraph P Post, Fernsprecher und Telegraph Post office and telegraph P Post und Telegraph Post office and telegraph Thür. Thüringen Thuringia u… Und And u… Unter… Under, but here pertaining to terrain or territory, like Unterfranken = Lower Franconia, as opposed to Oberfranken = Upper Franconia usw. Und so weiter And so forth uSt. Unmittelbare Stadt Vicinity of a city or town v. Von Of Ver. (e) Verein(e) Club, society, union (“e” denotes plural) Vers. Versicherung Insurance Verw. Verwaltung Administration Vw. Vorwerk Residence and/or farm of the administrator of a landed estate on an outlying tract of land …w ...waren in Verbindung mit Fbr. Goods or merchandise in connection with Fbr. (see there) …w. (we.) ...werk (werke) - works (such as water works) W. (w.) Westen, westlich West, westerly Westf. Westfalen Westphalia Westpr. Westpreußen West Prussia Wlr. Weiler Hamlet Wp. Wohnplatz Residence Wst. (...wst.) Werkstätte (…werkstätte) Shop (such as blacksmith shop) Württ. Württemberg Former kingdom Z. Zoll Custom, duty ZA. Zollamt Customs office Zgl. Ziegelei Brick works, tile works Zh. Zollhaus Custom house Zk. Zinken Outlying farm (hamlet) zw. Zwischen Between [……] Verkehrsanstalt nur zu gewisser Zeit tätig Station (railway, bus, etc.) operating only at certain times *…….. Siehe dieses See this

Words having the ending …erei; …isch; …ungs are abbreviated with a period (.) (thus these endings will have to be added to make the word). Example: Fischerei = Fisch.; Wendisch =Wend. The words ending in …lich are abbreviated after the “l” by a period. Example: nördlich = nrdl.

Population figures after place names, if printed in italics indicate that the census figures of 1905 were used, rather than the 1910 figures, used otherwise throughout the book.