Bayern von Stumpf / Bayern. Ein geographisch-statistisch-historisches Handbuch des Königreiches.

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Bayern von Stumpf / Bayern. Ein geographisch-statistisch-historisches Handbuch des Königreiches.

A comprehensive handbook of Bavaria, with numerous also rare town views, arranged by district courts, on 1088 pages with title page and heraldic representations. Author Pleickhard Stumpf. The Geographisch-statistisch-historische Handbuch des Königreiches Bayern is a two-volume encyclopedia written by Pleikard Stumpf and published in 1852 and 1853, respectively. The full title is "Bayern. A geographical-statistical-historical handbook of the kingdom. For the Bavarian People." The page numbering is consecutive. In the main, the work consists of a description of the governmental districts with their respective immediate towns and county courts and some "curious" places contained therein (pp. 49-1040). This is preceded by a short treatise on the Kingdom of Bavaria (pp. 5-34) and a list of the Bavarian regents (pp. 35-48). At the end there is an index of places (pp. 1041-1088). The governmental districts are treated in the order Upper Bavaria, Lower Bavaria, Palatinate, Upper Palatinate, Upper Franconia, Middle Franconia, Lower Franconia, Swabia. The scheme of the approx. 10-page descriptions is always identical. Brief outline of the prehistory of the administrative district. Geo- and topographic data (location, land area and use, mountains, waters and climate). Economy and infrastructure (agriculture, commerce, industry and transportation). Population (number of inhabitants, number of families, religious affiliation, number of conscripted men). Administrative bodies (district courts, rent offices, building inspectorates, forestry offices). The immediate towns and county courts of the administrative district in alphabetical order. The descriptions, about 3 to 4 pages long, in turn have the same scheme, but only stich punktartig. This is followed by individual "odd" places with a historical outline and information on the number of inhabitants and residential buildings. At the end, the remaining municipalities are listed in bullet points with the number of inhabitants and residential buildings.

ca. 1852

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Stumpf