German Telephone Directory

Telefonbuch
German TelephoneDirectory
Not just for Hessen. Covers all of Germany.
The ONLY one complete with instructions for English-speakers!!!


Users since 01 Feb 2004

Language Choice, Telephone Directory and E-Mail. This is the official German telephone directory, and all you need for church and municipal archives, individuals and businesses. When searching for a church address, type Kirchen on the first line, and the town name on the second. You can also experiment by typing Pfarramt instead of Kirchen in an effort to find church registers. Pfarramt = Parish Office. When searching for a civil address, Gemeindeverwaltung goes on the first line, the town name on the second. For a larger city, it is Stadtverwaltung on the first line, name of the city on the second. The Standesamt (office of civil records) is normally located in the Gemeindeverwaltung or Stadtverwaltung. Note: If the parents were born during the era when the church kept the records, and the children were born during the era when records-keeping was switched to local government, then the Family Registry (Standesamt) in the town hall (Gemeindeverwaltung) or city hall (Stadtverwaltung) would be a logical place to inquire. Finding children and grandchildren in municipal registeries will normally lead to parents and grandparents in the church archives. For the church district (Kirchspiel) use Kirchspiel alone for multiple listings, or Kirchspiel plus the name of the town. You can experiment with Standesamt and Staatsarchiv (State Archives) with any city to see if you can go directly to the address. Other experiments can be made by using the first four or more letters of what you are seeking, and then inserting an asterisk. For example,  Hess* will return all the listings with Hessen in the title. If you aren't certain of the spelling for a surname, try the first four letters (or more) with an asterisk. Example:  Hassel*, if you are looking for Hasselbacher but aren't sure of the spelling. For the town of Münchsteinnach, type Muench* (substituting "ue" for "ü"). If the response indicates "couldn't find the city or town" go to http://members.cox.net/hessen/towns.htm#site4. Click, then click on the German flag and type in the town name. It will show you where it is today, perhaps annexed by a larger town or city, or coming under its jurisdiction. One  terrific item: In the telephone book you can abbreviate the surname (Schm* instead of Schmidthausen); you can insert the postal (zip) code instead of the town name; and you can abbreviate the zipcode (64* instead of 64297). That returns all sorts of similar spellings in a greater number of towns that are in the same vicinity, a real plus for vicinity searching, especially when used with http://members.cox.net/hessen/towns.htm, Site #1 Option #1, working with the distance-radius calculator there. The telephone book plus the Town Locator calculator is especially useful when your response says that your input produced too many responses. Should you decide to telephone a "cousin" in Germany, do this: 011 49 (area code) (number). Drop the zero in front of the area code. Example: 01234 56789  in the German telephone directory becomes 011 49 1234 56789 for callers from outside Germany. They want you to speak German when you call; leave it up to them to switch to English, if they are bi-lingual. Note: Many communities may have the same zip code! Search by zip code to reveal ALL of them! CAUTION: Germany is covered with towns that have the same name. All researchers make sure your town is in the correct location, or used to be, and that you have the right postal (5-digit zip) code! Otherwise, you could be in the WRONG place! For example, Hessen postal codes normally start with the number 3 or number 6, and are always 5-digit. However, since 3 and 6 extend into other German states, you must compare a map from the 19th century to modern postal zip code zones. Do that using http://members.cox.net/hessen/towns.htm, http://members.cox.net/hessen/zipcodes.htm, http://members.cox.net/hessen/hesse.htm, and http://www.meinestadt.de/ For letters already written in the German language, go to... http://members.cox.net/hessen/letters.htm REMEMBER! Make an effort to follow these instructions. You can always ask me when you stub your toe. We don't permit brick walls! Please Please let me know about any busted link!!! Don't overlook telephone-address reconstruction, just below! Use German spelling in the English or French version! TELEFONBUCH         /      TELEPHONE BOOK In German, English, and French                                            Once inside the German telephone book, you'll need to know how to do Address/Telephone Reconstruction Just make these simple adjustments Church Evang. Kirchengemeinde (0 6150) 83630 64291 Darmstadt, Untergasse 1 becomes Evang Kirchengemeinde Untergasse 1 64291 Darmstadt Germany Telephone 011 49 6150 83630 Individual Weber, Alexander    (0 1234) 567 0000 34200 Kassel, Schulgasse 123 becomes Alexander Weber Schulgasse 123 34200 Kassel Germany Telephone 011 49 123 4567 0000 and you will have the proper way to address your letter, and/or call the telephone number. Notice that there is no punctuation in these addresses, and should not be in your return address. Thomas Rueffler Surname Frequency in Germany Christoph Stöpel Surname Distribution in Germany German Surnames Discover all the alternative spellings for your ancestor's surname! 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