Germany, Saxe-Meiningen, Saalfeld an der Saale, Miscellaneous City Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Deutschland, Saxe-Meiningen, Saalfeld an der Saale, ausgewählte Bestände des Stadtarchivs

Record Description
This collection contains citizen rolls and city directories for Saalfeld, Saxe-Meiningen (now in Thüringen) and the surrounding localities. Records are arranged chronologically by each record type. Original records are located in the Stadtarchiv Saalfeld, which is in Saalfeld, Thüringen, Germany. These records are in German.

Record Content
Records may contain the following information:


 * Names
 * Dates and places of events
 * Ages of citizens
 * Residence
 * Occupation

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For Help Reading These Records
These records are in German. For help reading the records, see thefollowing wiki articles:


 * German Word List
 * German Language and Languages

Related Websites
German City Directories

Related Wiki Articles
Germany Directories

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Citation for This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org. It may include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records. These records are in German.