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German
Term |
Basic
Equivalent in America |
| Province or Land |
State |
| District,
Region, or Area |
County |
| Municipality |
City |
| Village |
Town |
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English
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German
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What
and Where was it "Then"? |
What
and Where is it "Now"? |
| Bielefeld |
Bielefeld |
town in Herford, Westphalia |
city in Eastern Westphalia, Germany |
| Bremen |
Bremen |
city
in Hanover |
city
and capital of the state of Bremen, Northwest Germany |
| Eikum |
Eikum
or Eickum |
church
district in Herford district of Westphalia |
town/village
in Herford |
| Elverdissen |
Elverdissen |
in
Herford district of Westphalia; probably a church district |
town/village
in Herford |
| Engern |
Angria |
one
of 3 main areas of Westphalia, settled by the Saxons,
around the Weser River |
as
such, non-existent |
| Enger |
Enger |
municipality
in Engern, Westphalia |
city
in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Northwest Germany |
| Hannover,
Hanover |
Hannover,
Hanover |
independent
kingdom and former province of Germany. The name Hanover
originally was only the name of city. In 1815, it
became a state as well. |
city
and capital of the state of Lower Saxony, Northwest
Germany |
| Herford |
Herford |
municipality
and district in Westphalia |
municipality
in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Northwest Germany |
| Herstelle |
Herstelle |
town on the Weser River in
Kreis Hoexter (Höxter), Westphalia |
town on the Weser River in
Kreis Hoexter (Höxter), Westphalia |
| Joellenbeck |
Jöllenbeck |
small village near Bielefeld,
Herford, Westphalia |
since 1971, the northern part of the town of Bielefeld |
| Minden |
Minden |
municipality
in Westphalia |
city in the
state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Northwest Germany
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| Osnabrück |
Osnabrück |
municipality
in Westphalia |
city
in the state of Lower Saxony, Northwest Germany |
| Poedinghausen |
Poedinghausen |
village
in Enger |
village
in Enger |
| Prussia |
Pruessen |
originally
a land ruled by tribes, later kings, and eventually a
province of Germany |
as such,
non-existent |
| Riepe |
Riepe |
municipality
in northwest Westphalia |
village in
Ostfriesland in the state of Lower Saxony, Northwest Germany |
| Siele |
Siele |
village
in Enger |
village in Enger |
| Westphalia |
Westphalen |
region
and former province of Prussia |
incorporated into
the state of North Rhine–Westphalia, Northwest
Germany. Now a state in reunified Germany |
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![John Fred William Riepe & Anna Wilhelmina [Luetger] Riepe](../../bannerpics/william.jpg)
![Bertha Fredericka [Riepe] Lord](../../bannerpics/bertha.jpg)
![Sophia [Peine] Riepe](../../bannerpics/sophie.jpg)
![Josephine Catherine [Riepe] Ernst](../../bannerpics/josie1.png)
