Codes used for locations

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AUS	Australia
AHE	Austria / Österreich (till 1867: Austrian Hapsburg Empire; 1867-1918: Austrian part of Austro-Hungarian Empire)
AUT	Austria / Österreich (from 1918)
BEL	Belgium
CAN	Canada
CSK	Ceskoslovensko / Czechoslovakia (between 1918 and 1993)
DEN	Denmark
ENG	England
FRA	France
IMF	Frankish Empire before Treaty of Verdun Frankish Empire (Latin: Imperium Francorum) or Kingdom of the Franks or Francia (between 481 and 843). Largest post-Roman barbarian kingdom in Western Europe. It was ruled by the Frankish Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties during the Early Middle Ages.
FEV	Frankish Empire after Treaty of Verdun Division of the Frankish Empire due to the Treaty of Verdun (between 843 and 962). This division changed again after the Treaty of Prüm (855) and again after the Treaty of Meerssen (870). For simplicity, we will continue to use this division until the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire (962).
DEU	Germany (German Confederation, between 1815 and 1866)
GER	Germany (German Empire, between 1871 and 1918)
BRD	Germany (1945-1991: East and West; from 1991: Federal Republic)
HRR	Holy Roman Empire / Heiliges Römisches Reich (Central Europe between 962 and 1806) [Explanation]
HUN	Hungary / Magyarorszag
IRL	Ireland
HRV	Kroatien / Croatia / Hrvatska
NLD	Netherlands / Holland
NIR	Northern Ireland
NOR	Norway
PRT	Portugal
ROM	Romania
SCT	Scotland
SWE	Sweden
CHE	Switzerland
UK	United Kingdom
USA	United States of America
WLS	Wales
YUG	Yugoslavia (between 1918 and 1992)

ABW - Aruba
ACA - Acadia
AFG - Afghanistan
AGO - Angola
AHE - Austria / Österreich (till 1867: Austrian Hapsburg Empire; 1867-1918: Austrian part of Austro-Hungarian Empire)

BIH, AHE - Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosna i Hercegovina
BOH, AHE - Böhmen / Bohemia
BUK, AHE - Bukovina
DAL, AHE - Dalmatien / Dalmatia
GAI, AHE - Galizien / Galicia / Halychyna
ILR, AHE - Illyria
IST, AHE - Istria / Istrien
KAE, AHE - Kärnten / Carinthia
KRA, AHE - Krain / Carniola
LOM, AHE - Lombardei / Lombardy
MAE, AHE - Mähren / Moravia
NOE, AHE - Niederösterreich / Lower Austria
OOE, AHE - Oberösterreich / Upper Austria
SCI, AHE - Schlesien / Silesia
SAB, AHE - Salzburg
STY, AHE - Steiermark / Styria
TIR, AHE - Tirol / Tyrol
VNT, AHE - Veneto
VOR, AHE - Vorarlberg

AIA - Anguilla
ALB - Albania
AND - Andorra
ANT - Netherlands Antilles
ARE - United Arab Emirates
ARG - Argentina
ARM - Armenia
ASM - American Samoa
ATA - Antarctica
ATF - French Southern Territories
ATG - Antigua and Barbuda
AUS - Australia

ACT, AUS - Australian Capital Territory
NSW, AUS - New South Wales
NT, AUS - Northern Territory
QLD, AUS - Queensland
SA, AUS - South Australia
TAS, AUS - Tasmania
VIC, AUS - Victoria
WA, AUS - Western Australia

AUT - Austria / Österreich (from 1918)

BUR, AUT - Burgenland
KAE, AUT - Kärnten / Carinthia
NOE, AUT - Niederösterreich / Lower Austria
OOE, AUT - Oberösterreich / Upper Austria
SAB, AUT - Salzburg
STE, AUT - Steiermark / Styria
TIR, AUT - Tirol / Tyrol
VOR, AUT - Vorarlberg
WIE, AUT - Wien / Vienna

AUT-HUN - Austro-Hungarian Empire
AZE - Azerbaijan

BDI - Burundi
BEL - Belgium

ATW, BEL - Antwerpen
BBT, BEL - Brabant
HNT, BEL - Henegouwen / Hainaut
LBG, BEL - Limburg
LGE, BEL - Luik / Liege
LXM, BEL - Luxembourg (Prov)
NMR, BEL - Namen / Namur
OVL, BEL - Oost-Vlaanderen
WVL, BEL - West-Vlaanderen

BEN - Benin
BFA - Burkina Faso
BGD - Bangladesh
BGR - Bulgaria
BHR - Bahrain
BHS - Bahamas
BIH - Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosna i Hercegovina (from 1993)
BLR - Belarus
BLZ - Belize
BMU - Bermuda
BOL - Bolivia
BRA - Brazil
BRB - Barbados
BRD - Germany (1945-1991: East and West; from 1991: Federal Republic)

BAD-WUE, BRD - Baden-Württemberg
BAY, BRD - Bayern, Freistaat / Bavaria
BER, BRD - Berlin
BRG, BRD - Brandenberg
BRE, BRD - Bremen
HAM, BRD - Hamburg
HES, BRD - Hessen / Hesse
MEC-VPOM, BRD - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
NRHE-WFA, BRD - Nordrhein-Westfalen / North Rhine Westphalia
NSAC, BRD - Niedersachsen
RHE-PFA, BRD - Rheinland-Pfalz / Rhineland Palatinale
SAA, BRD - Saarland
SAC, BRD - Sachsen, Freistaat
SAC-ANH, BRD - Sachsen-Anhalt
SCN, BRD - Schleswig-Holstein
THE, BRD - Thüringen

BRN - Brunei Darussalam
BTN - Bhutan
BVT - Bouvet Island
BWA - Botswana

CAF - Central African Republic
CAN - Canada

AB, CAN - Alberta
BC, CAN - British Columbia
MB, CAN - Manitoba
NB, CAN - New Brunswick
NF, CAN - Newfoundland
NS, CAN - Nova Scotia
NT, CAN - Northwest Territories
NU, CAN - Nunavut
ON, CAN - Ontario
PE, CAN - Prince Edward Island
QC, CAN - Quebec
SK, CAN - Saskatchewan
YT, CAN - Yukon Territory

CAP - Cape Colony
CCK - Cocos (Keeling) Islands
CHE - Switzerland

AG, CHE - Aargau
AI, CHE - Appenzell (Innerrhoden)
AR, CHE - Appenzell (Ausserrhoden)
BE, CHE - Bern/Berne
BL, CHE - Basel-Landschaft / Basle (state)
BS, CHE - Basel-Stadt / Basle (city)
FR, CHE - Freiburg / Fribourg
GE, CHE - Geneva / Geneve / Genf
GL, CHE - Glarus
GR, CHE - Graubünden / Grisons
JU, CHE - Jura
LU, CHE - Lucerne / Luzern
NE, CHE - Neuchâtel / Neuenberg
NW, CHE - Nidwalden
OW, CHE - Obwalden
SG, CHE - Saint Gall / Sankt Gallen
SH, CHE - Schaffhausen
SO, CHE - Solothurn
SZ, CHE - Schwyz
TG, CHE - Thurgau
TI, CHE - Tessin / Ticino
UR, CHE - Uri
VD, CHE - Vaud / Waadt
VS, CHE - Valais / Wallis
ZG, CHE - Zug
ZH, CHE - Zürich / Zurich

CHL - Chile
CHN - China
CIV - Cote D'Ivoire
CMR - Cameroon
COG - Congo
COK - Cook Islands
COL - Colombia
COM - Comoros
CPV - Cape Verde
CRI - Costa Rica
CSK - Ceskoslovensko / Czechoslovakia (between 1918 and 1993)

SUD, CSK - Sudetenland

CUB - Cuba
CXR - Christmas Island
CYM - Cayman Islands
CYP - Cyprus
CZE - Czech Republic (from 1993)

DEU - Germany (German Confederation, between 1815 and 1866)

AL, RES, DEU - Reuß ältere Linie / Reuß Greiz
ANB, ANH, DEU - Anhalt-Bernburg
AND, ANH, DEU - Anhalt-Dessau
ANH, DEU - Anhalt
ANK, ANH, DEU - Anhalt-Köthen
BAD, DEU - Baden
BAY, DEU - Bayern / Bavaria
BER, PRU, DEU - Berlin, Stadt (city) (Preußen)
BRE, DEU - Bremen
BRG, PRU, DEU - Brandenburg (Preußen)
BRS, BAD, DEU - Breisgau (Baden)
BRU, DEU - Braunschweig / Brunswick
ELS, DEU - Alsace / Elsass
ELS-LOT, DEU - Alsace-Lorraine / Elsass-Lothringen
FRK, DEU - Frankfurt am Main
FRN, BAY, DEU - Franken / Franconia (Bayern)
HAM, DEU - Hamburg
HAN, DEU - Hannover / Hanover (Königreich)
HD, HES, DEU - Hessen-Darmstadt / Hessen-Darmstadt
HES, DEU - Hesse / Hessen
HK, HES, DEU - Hessen-Kassel/Electorate of Hesse / Hessen-Kassel / Kurhessen
HOH, DEU - Hohenzollern (Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and -Hechingen)
HOM, HES, DEU - Hessen-Homburg
HOS, SCN, DEU - Holstein
JL, RES, DEU - Reuß jüngere Linie (Reuß-Ebersdorf, -Lobenstein, and -Schleiz)
LAU, DEU - Lauenberg
LOT, DEU - Lorraine / Lothringen
LPD, DEU - Lippe-Detmold
LUB, DEU - Lübeck
MEC, DEU - Mecklenburg
MSC, MEC, DEU - Mecklenburg-Schwerin
MST, MEC, DEU - Mecklenburg-Strelitz
NAS, DEU - Nassau (Nassau-Usingen and -Weilburg)
OBP, BAY, DEU - Oberpfalz / Upper Palatinate (Bayern)
OLD, DEU - Oldenburg
OPRU, DEU - Ostpreußen / East Prussia
including Memel, Ermland and Masuren
PFA, BAY, DEU - Pfalz / Palatinate (Bayern)
POM, PRU, DEU - Pommern / Pomerania (Vorpommern, Hinterpommern und schwedisch Pommern) (Preußen)
POS, PRU, DEU - Posen / Pozna'n (Preußen)
PRU, DEU - Preußen / Prussia
RHE, PRU, DEU - Rheinland / Rhineland (Preußen)
RUD, SCH, DEU - Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
SAC, DEU - Sachsen (Kgr. / Land in Bundesrepublik) / Saxony (Kingdom/State)
SAC, PRU, DEU - Sachsen (Provinz) / Saxony (Prussian Province) (Preußen)
SCH, DEU - Schwarzburg
SCI, PRU, DEU - Schlesien / Silesia (Niederschlesien und Oberschlesien) (Preußen)
SCL, SCN, DEU - Schleswig
SCN, DEU - Schleswig-Holstein
SLP, DEU - Schaumburg-Lippe
SON, SCH, DEU - Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
SXA, THE, DEU - Sachsen-Altenburg / Saxe-Altenburg (Thüringen)
SXC, THE, DEU - Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha / Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld (Thüringen)
SXG, THE, DEU - Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg / Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (Thüringen)
SXH, THE, DEU - Sachsen-Hildburghausen / Saxe-Hildburghausen (Thüringen)
SXM, THE, DEU - Sachsen-Meiningen / Saxe-Meiningen (Thüringen)
SXW, THE, DEU - Sachsen-Weimar / Saxe-Weimar (Thüringen)
THE, DEU - Thüringen / Thuringia
WAL, DEU - Waldeck / Waldeck und Pyrmont
WFA, PRU, DEU - Westfalen / Westphalia (Preußen)
WPRU, DEU - Westpreußen / West Prussia
including Pommerellen, Kulmerland and Netzedistrikt
WUE, DEU - Württemberg / Wurttemberg

DJI - Djibouti
DMA - Dominica
DNK - Denmark

HOS, SCN, DNK - Holstein
LAU, DNK - Lauenburg
SCL, SCN, DNK - Schleswig
SCN, DNK - Schleswig-Holstein

DOM - Dominican Republic
DZA - Algeria

ECU - Ecuador
EGY - Egypt
ENG - England

AVN, ENG - Avon
BDF, ENG - Bedfordshire
BKM, ENG - Buckinghamshire
BRK, ENG - Berkshire
CAM, ENG - Cambridgeshire
CHS, ENG - Cheshire
CLV, ENG - Cleveland
CMA, ENG - Cumbria
CON, ENG - Cornwall
CUL, ENG - Cumberland
DBY, ENG - Derbyshire
DEV, ENG - Devon or Devonshire
DOR, ENG - Dorset
DUR, ENG - Durham
EAG, ENG - East Anglia
ERY, ENG - East Riding Yorkshire
ESS, ENG - Essex
GLS, ENG - Gloucestershire
GTM, ENG - Greater Manchester
HAM, ENG - Hampshire / Hantshaving
HEF, ENG - Herefordshire
HRT, ENG - Hertfordshire
HUM, ENG - Humberside
HUN, ENG - Huntingdonshire
HWR, ENG - Hereford and Worcester
IOW, ENG - Isle of Wight
KEN, ENG - Kent
LAN, ENG - Lancashire
LEI, ENG - Leicestershire
LIN, ENG - Lincolnshire
LND, ENG - London / Greater London
MCA, ENG - Mercia
MDX, ENG - Middlesex
MID, ENG - Midlands
MSY, ENG - Merseyside
NBL, ENG - Northumberland
NFK, ENG - Norfolk
NRY, ENG - North Riding Yorkshire
NTH, ENG - Northamptonshire
NTT, ENG - Nottinghamshire
NYK, ENG - North Yorkshire
OXF, ENG - Oxfordshire / Oxon
RUT, ENG - Rutland
SAL, ENG - Shropshire / Salop
SFK, ENG - Suffolk
SOM, ENG - Somerset
SRY, ENG - Surrey
SSX, ENG - Sussex
STS, ENG - Staffordshire
SXE, ENG - East Sussex
SXW, ENG - West Sussex
SYK, ENG - South Yorkshire
TWR, ENG - Tyne & Wear
WAR, ENG - Warwickshire
WES, ENG - Westmoreland
WIL, ENG - Wiltshire
WMD, ENG - West Midlands
WOR, ENG - Worcestershire
WRY, ENG - West Riding Yorkshire
WSX, ENG - Wessex
WYK, ENG - West Yorkshire
YKS, ENG - Yorkshire

ERI - Eritrea
ESH - Western Sahara
ESM - Western Samoa
ESP - Spain / Espagne
EST - Estonia
ETH - Ethiopia

FEV - Frankish Empire after Treaty of Verdun (between 843 and 962)

EF - East Francia

EFA, FEV - Alamannien / Alamannia
EFB, FEV - Bayern / Kingdom of Bavaria
EFC, FEV - Kärnten / Carinthia
EFD, FEV - Nordgau
EFE, FEV - Ost-Franken / East Francia
EFF, FEV - Ostmark
EFG, FEV - Saksen
EFH, FEV - Thüringen

MF - Middle Francia

MFA, FEV - Elsass / Alsace
MFB, FEV - Friesland
MFC, FEV - Hzm. Spoleto / Duchy of Spoleto
MFD, FEV - Kgr. Italien / Kingdom of Italy
MFE, FEV - Korsika
MFF, FEV - Lombardei / Lombardy
MFG, FEV - Lotharingien / Lorraine
MFH, FEV - Mgft. Friaul / Friuli
MFI, FEV - Patrimonium Petri / Papal States
MFJ, FEV - Provence
MFK, FEV - Tuszien (Etrurien) / Tuscany, Lazio, and Umbria

WF - West Francia

WFA, FEV - Aquitanien / Kingdom of Aquitaine
WFB, FEV - Burgund / Burgundy
WFC, FEV - Flandern / Flanders
WFD, FEV - Franzien / West Francia
WFE, FEV - Gascogne / Gascony
WFF, FEV - Navarre / Navarre
WFG, FEV - Neustrien / Neustria
WFH, FEV - Septimanien / Septimania
WFI, FEV - Spanische Marke / Spanish March

DT - Dependent territories

DTA, FEV - Böhmen / Bohemia
DTB, FEV - Bretagne
DTC, FEV - Karantanien / Carantania
DTD, FEV - Sorben / Sorbs

FIN - Finland
FJI - Fiji
FLD - Flanders (between 862 and 1831)
FLK - Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
FRA - France

ALS, FRA - Alsace / Elsass
ALS-LOR, FRA - Alsace-Lorraine / Elsass-Lothringen
AQU, FRA - Aquitaine
AUV, FRA - Auvergne
BN, FRA - Normandie (Basse)
BRG, FRA - Bourgogne
BRT, FRA - Bretagne
CEN, FRA - Centre
CHA, FRA - Champagne
CRS, FRA - Corse
FC, FRA - Franche-Conte
HN, FRA - Normandie (Haute)
LGD, FRA - Languedoc
LMS, FRA - Limousin
LOR, FRA - Lorraine / Lothringen
MP, FRA - Midi-Pyrenees
NOR, FRA - Nord
PCA, FRA - Provence-Cote d'Azur
PCH, FRA - Poitou-Charentes
PL, FRA - Pays de la Loire
RHA, FRA - Rhone-Alpes
RPA, FRA - Region Parisienne

FRO - Faroe Islands
FSM - Federated States of Micronesia

GAB - Gabon
GBR - Great Britain
GEO - Georgia (country)
GER - Germany (German Empire, between 1871 and 1918)

AL, RES, GER - Reuß ältere Linie (Greiz), Fürstentum
ANH, GER - Anhalt, Herzogtum
BAD, GER - Baden, Grossherzogtum
BAY, GER - Bayern / Bavaria, Königsreich
BRE, GER - Bremen, Freie Stadt
BRU, GER - Braunschweig / Brunswick, Herzogtum
ELS, GER - Elsass / Alsace, Reichsland
ELS-LOT, GER - Elsass-Lothringen / Alsace-Lorraine, Reichsland
HAM, GER - Hamburg, Freie Stadt
HES, GER - Hessen (same as Hessen-Darmstadt), Grossherzogtum
JL, RES, GER - Reuß jüngere Linie, Fürstentum
includes: Ebersdorf, Gera, Lobenstein, Schleiz, Fürstentum
LOT, GER - Lothringen / Lorraine, Reichsland
LPD, GER - Lippe (Detmold), Fürstentum
LUB, GER - Lübeck, Freie Stadt
MSC, MEC, GER - Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grossherzogtum
MST, MEC, GER - Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grossherzogtum
OLD, GER - Oldenburg, Grossherzogtum
PRU, GER - Preußen / Prussia, Königsreich
includes: Hannover, Hessen-Homburg, Kurhessen/Hessen-Kassel, Nassau, Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Hohenzollern
RUD, SCH, GER - Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Fürstentum
SAC, GER - Sachsen / Saxony, Königsreich
SLP, GER - Schaumburg-Lippe, Fürstentum
SON, SCH, GER - Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Fürstentum
SXA, THE, GER - Sachsen-Altenburg / Saxe-Altenburg, Herzogtum
SXC, THE, GER - Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha / Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Herzogtum
SXM, THE, GER - Sachsen-Meiningen / Saxe-Meiningen, Herzogtum
SXW, THE, GER - Sachsen-Weimar / Saxe-Weimar, Grossherzogtum
WAL, GER - Waldeck und Pyrmont, Fürstentum
WUE, GER - Württemberg / Wurtemberg, Königsreich

GHA - Ghana
GIB - Gibraltar
GIN - Guinea
GLP - Guadeloupe
GMB - Gambia
GNB - Guinea-Bissau
GNQ - Equatorial Guinea
GRC - Greece
GRD - Grenada
GRL - Greenland
GTM - Guatemala
GUF - French Guiana
GUM - Guam
GUY - Guyana

HKG - Hong Kong
HMD - Heard & McDonald Islands
HND - Honduras
HOL - Holland
HRR - Holy Roman Empire / Heiliges Römisches Reich (Central Europe before 1806) [Explanation]

1 - Österreichischer Reichskreis (OT)

1AA, HRR - Ballei an der Etsch, (Deutscher Orden)
1AB, HRR - Ballei Österreich, (Deutscher Orden)
1AC, HRR - Breisgau, Landgrafschaft
1AD, HRR - Brixen, Hochstift
1AE, HRR - Chur, Hochstift
1AF, HRR - Friaul, Herzogtum
1AG, HRR - Kärnten, Herzogtum
1AH, HRR - Krain, Herzogtum
1AI, HRR - Oberösterreich u. Niederösterreich, Erzherzogtum
1AJ, HRR - Schwäbisch-Österreich, Landgrafschaft
1AK, HRR - Steiermark, Herzogtum
1AL, HRR - Tarasp, Herrschaft
1AM, HRR - Tirol, Grafschaft
1AN, HRR - Trient, Hochstift

2 - Bayrischer Reichskreis (BA)

2AA, HRR - Bayern, Herzogtum (with Oberpfalz)
2AB, HRR - Berchtesgaden, gefürstete Propstei
2AC, HRR - Breiteneck, Herrschaft
2AD, HRR - Ehrenfels, Herrschaft
2AE, HRR - Freising, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
2AF, HRR - Haag, Grafschaft
2AG, HRR - Hohenwaldeck, Herrschaft
2AH, HRR - Leuchtenberg, gefürstete Landgrafenschaft
2AI, HRR - Niedermünster in Regensburg, Reichsfürstabtei
2AJ, HRR - Obermünster in Regensburg, Reichsfürstabtei
2AK, HRR - Ortenburg, Grafschaft
2AL, HRR - Passau, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
2AM, HRR - Pfalz-Neuburg, Fürstentum
2AN, HRR - Pfalz-Sulzbach, Fürstentum
2AO, HRR - Regensburg, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
2AP, HRR - Regensburg, Reichsstadt
2AQ, HRR - Salzburg, Erzstift
2AR, HRR - Sankt Emmeram in Regensburg, Reichsfürstabtei
2AS, HRR - Sternstein, gefürstete Grafschaft
2AT, HRR - Sulzbürg und Pyrbaum, Herrschaften

3 - Fränkischer Reichskreis (FR)

3AA, HRR - Ansbach, Fürstentum
3AB, HRR - Bamberg, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
3AC, HRR - Castell, Grafschaft
3AD, HRR - Eichstätt, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
3AE, HRR - Erbach, Grafschaft
3AF, HRR - Hausen, Herrschaft
3AG, HRR - Henneberg, gefürstete Grafschaft
3AH, HRR - Hohenlohe, Grafschaft
3AI, HRR - Kulmbach (Bayreuth), Fürstentum
3AJ, HRR - Limpurg, Herrschaft
3AK, HRR - Löwenstein-Wertheim, Fürstentum
3AL, HRR - Mergentheim, Meistertum Deutscher Orden
3AM, HRR - Nürnberg, Reichsstadt
3AN, HRR - Reichelsberg, Herrschaft
3AO, HRR - Rieneck, Grafschaft
3AP, HRR - Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Reichsstadt
3AQ, HRR - Schwarzenberg, gefürstete Grafschaft
3AR, HRR - Schweinfurt, Reichsstadt
3AS, HRR - Seinsheim, Herrschaft
3AT, HRR - Weißenburg, Reichsstadt
3AU, HRR - Welzheim, Herrschaft
3AV, HRR - Wertheim, Grafschaft
3AW, HRR - Wiesentheid, Herrschaft
3AX, HRR - Windsheim, Reichsstadt
3AY, HRR - Würzburg, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)

4 - Schwäbischer Reichskreis (SW)

4AA, HRR - Aalen, Reichsstadt
4AB, HRR - Augsburg, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
4AC, HRR - Augsburg, Reichsstadt
4AD, HRR - Aulendorf, Herrschaft
4AE, HRR - Baar, Landgrafschaft
4AF, HRR - Baden, Obere Markgrafschaft (Baden-Baden)
4AG, HRR - Baden, Untere Markgrafschaft (Baden-Durlach)
4AH, HRR - Baindt, Abtei
4AI, HRR - Biberach, Reichsstadt
4AJ, HRR - Bonndorf, Grafschaft
4AK, HRR - Bopfingen, Reichsstadt
4AL, HRR - Buchau, gefürstete Frauenabtei
4AM, HRR - Buchau, Reichsstadt
4AN, HRR - Buchhorn, Reichsstadt
4AO, HRR - Dinkelsbühl, Reichsstadt
4AP, HRR - Eberstein, Grafschaft
4AQ, HRR - Eglingen, Herrschaft
4AR, HRR - Eglofs, Herrschaft
4AS, HRR - Elchingen, Abtei
4AT, HRR - Ellwangen, fürstliche Propstei
4AU, HRR - Esslingen, Reichsstadt
4AV, HRR - Fugger, Lande der Grafen
4AW, HRR - Gengenbach, Abtei
4AX, HRR - Gengenbach, Reichsstadt
4AY, HRR - Giengen, Reichsstadt
4AZ, HRR - Gundelfingen, Herrschaft
4BA, HRR - Gutenzell, Abtei
4BB, HRR - Hachberg, Markgrafschaft
4BC, HRR - Hausen, Herrschaft
4BD, HRR - Heggbach, Abtei
4BE, HRR - Heilbronn, Reichsstadt
4BF, HRR - Heiligenberg, Grafschaft
4BG, HRR - Hohenems, Grafschaft
4BH, HRR - Hohengeroldsegg, Grafschaft
4BI, HRR - Hohenzollern-Hechingen, gefürstete Grafschaft
4BJ, HRR - Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Grafschaft
4BK, HRR - Irsee, Abtei
4BL, HRR - Isny, Reichsstadt
4BM, HRR - Justingen, Herrschaft
4BN, HRR - Kaisheim, (Kaisersheim) Abtei
4BO, HRR - Kaufbeuren, Reichsstadt
4BP, HRR - Kempten, fürstliche Abtei
4BQ, HRR - Kempten, Reichsstadt
4BR, HRR - Klettgau, gefürstete Landgrafschaft im
4BS, HRR - Königsegg, Grafschaft
4BT, HRR - Konstanz, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
4BU, HRR - Leutkirch, Reichsstadt
4BV, HRR - Liechtenstein, Fürstentum
4BW, HRR - Lindau, gefürstete Frauenabtei
4BX, HRR - Lindau, Reichsstadt
4BY, HRR - Mainau, Kommende (Deutscher Orden)
4BZ, HRR - Marchtal, Abtei
4CA, HRR - Memmingen, Reichsstadt
4CB, HRR - Meßkirch, Herrschaft
4CC, HRR - Mindelheim u. Schwabegg, Herrschaften
4CD, HRR - Nördlingen, Reichsstadt
4CE, HRR - Ochsenhausen, Abtei
4CF, HRR - Oettingen, Grafschaft
4CG, HRR - Oettungen-Wallerstein, Grafschaft
4CH, HRR - Offenburg, Reichsstadt
4CI, HRR - Petershausen, Abtei
4CJ, HRR - Pfullendorf, Reichsstadt
4CK, HRR - Ravensburg, Reichsstadt
4CL, HRR - Reutlingen, Reichsstadt
4CM, HRR - Roggenburg, Abtei
4CN, HRR - Rot, Abtei
4CO, HRR - Rothenfels, Grafschaft
4CP, HRR - Rottenmünster, Abtei
4CQ, HRR - Rottweil, Reichsstadt
4CR, HRR - Salmannsweiler (Salem), Abtei
4CS, HRR - Schussenried, Abtei
4CT, HRR - Schwäbisch Gmünd, Reichsstadt
4CU, HRR - Schwäbisch Hall, Reichsstadt
4CV, HRR - Stauffen, Herrschaft
4CW, HRR - Stühlingen, Landgrafschaft
4CX, HRR - Tettnang u. Argen, Herrschaften
4CY, HRR - Thannhausen, Herrschaft
4CZ, HRR - Thengen, gefürstete Grafschaft
4DA, HRR - Überlingen, Reichsstadt
4DB, HRR - Ulm, Reichsstadt
4DC, HRR - Ursberg, Abtei
4DD, HRR - Waldburg-Scheer-Scheer, (Lande der Erbtruchsessen von)
4DE, HRR - Waldburg-Wolfegg-Waldsee, (L. d. Erbtruchsessen)
4DF, HRR - Waldburg-Wolfegg-Wolfegg, (L. d. Erbtruchsessen)
4DG, HRR - Waldburg-Zeil-Trachburg, (L. d. Erbtruchsessen)
4DH, HRR - Waldburg-Zeil-Wurzach, (L. d. Erbtruchsessen)
4DI, HRR - Waldburg-Zeil-Zeil, (L. d. Erbtruchsessen)
4DJ, HRR - Wangen, Reichsstadt
4DK, HRR - Weil der Stadt, Reichsstadt
4DL, HRR - Weingarten, Abtei
4DM, HRR - Weißenau, Abtei
4DN, HRR - Wettenhausen, Probstei
4DO, HRR - Wiesensteig, Herrschaft
4DP, HRR - Wimpfen, Reichsstadt
4DQ, HRR - Württemberg und Teck, Herzogtum
4DR, HRR - Zell am Harmersbach, Reichsstadt
4DS, HRR - Zwiefalten, Abtei

5 - Kurrheinischer Reichskreis (KR)

5AA, HRR - Arenberg, Fürstentum
5AB, HRR - Beilstein, Herrschaft
5AC, HRR - Koblenz (Ballei des Deutschen Orden)
5AD, HRR - Köln, (Erzkurfürstbistum oder Kurköln)
5AE, HRR - Mainz, (Erzkurfürstbistum oder Kurmainz)
5AF, HRR - Niederisenburg, Grafschaft
5AG, HRR - Pfalz, (Pfalzgraf bei Rhein oder Kurpfalz)
5AH, HRR - Rheineck, Burggrafentum
5AI, HRR - Trier, (Erzkurfürstbistum oder Kurtrier)
5AJ, HRR - Turn und Taxis, Grafschaft

6 - Oberrheinischer Reichskreis (OR)

6AA, HRR - Basel, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
6AB, HRR - Bretzenheim, Herrschaft
6AC, HRR - Dagstuhl, Herrschaft
6AD, HRR - Falkenstein, Grafschaft
6AE, HRR - Frankfurt (Main), Reichsstadt
6AF, HRR - Friedberg, Reichsstadt
6AG, HRR - Fulda, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
6AH, HRR - Hanau-Lichtenberg, Herrschaft
6AI, HRR - Hanau-Münzenberg, Grafschaft
6AJ, HRR - Heitersheim (Johanniterorden), Fürstentum
6AK, HRR - Hersfeld, Fürstentum
6AL, HRR - Hessen-Darmstadt, Landgrafschaft
6AM, HRR - Hessen-Kassel, Landgrafschaft
6AN, HRR - Isenburg-Birstein (OR), das fürstliche Haus
6AO, HRR - Isenburg-Büdingen-Büdingen (OR), das gräfliche Haus
6AP, HRR - Isenburg-Büdingen-Meerholz (OR). Das gräfliche Haus
6AQ, HRR - Isenburg-Büdingen-Wchtersbach (OR), das gräfliche Haus
6AR, HRR - Königstein (Kurmainz/Stolberg), Grafschaft
6AS, HRR - Kriechingen, Grafschaft
6AT, HRR - Leinigen-Hartenburg, Lande der Grafen
6AU, HRR - Münzfelden, Schloß uud Dorf (reichsunmittelbar)
6AV, HRR - Nassau-Saarbrücken-Saarbrücken, Land der Fürsten zu
6AW, HRR - Nassau-Usingen, Land der Fürsten zu
6AX, HRR - Nassau-Weilburg, Land der Fürsten zu
6AY, HRR - Nomeny, Markgrafschaft
6AZ, HRR - Oberisenburg, Grafschaft [OR]
6BA, HRR - Odenheim, Reichspropstei
6BB, HRR - Ollbrück, Herrschaft
6BC, HRR - Pfalz-[Kaisers]Lautern, Fürstentum
6BD, HRR - Pfalz-Simmern, Fürstentum
6BE, HRR - Pfalz-Veldenz, Fürstentum
6BF, HRR - Pfalz-Zweibrücken, Fürstentum
6BG, HRR - Prüm, Reichsfürstabtei
6BH, HRR - Reipoltskirchen, Herrschaft
6BI, HRR - Salm, gefürstete Grafschaft
6BJ, HRR - Salm-Grumbach (WR), rheingräfliche Linie
6BK, HRR - Salm-Kyrburg (WR), fürstliche Linie
6BL, HRR - Salm-Stein (WR), rheingräfliche Linie zu Stein
6BM, HRR - Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Grafschaft
6BN, HRR - Sayn-Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein, Grafschaft
6BO, HRR - Solms-Braunsfels, Land des fürstlichen Hauses
6BP, HRR - Solms-Laubach, Land des gräflichen Hauses
6BQ, HRR - Solms-Lich-Hohensolms, Land des gräflichen Hauses
6BR, HRR - Solms-Rdelheim, Land des gräflichen Hauses
6BS, HRR - Speyer, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
6BT, HRR - Speyer, Reichsstadt
6BU, HRR - Sponheim, Grafschaft
6BV, HRR - Straßburg, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
6BW, HRR - Waldeck, Grafschaft
6BX, HRR - Wartenberg, Grafschaft
6BY, HRR - Weißenburg, gefürstete Propstei
6BZ, HRR - Wetzlar, Reichsstadt
6CA, HRR - Wildgrafen und Rheingrafen, Lande der [WR]
6CB, HRR - Worms, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
6CC, HRR - Worms, Reichsstadt

7 - Obersächsischer Reichskreis (OS)

7AA, HRR - Anhalt, Fürstentum
7AB, HRR - Barby, Grafschaft
7AC, HRR - Brandenburg, Mark (Kurfürstentum)
7AD, HRR - Cammin, Fürstentum
7AE, HRR - Gernrode, Abtei
7AF, HRR - Hatzfeld, Fürstentum
7AG, HRR - Hohnstein, Grafschaft
7AH, HRR - Lohra und Klettenberg, Herrschaft (Hohnstein)
7AI, HRR - Mansfeld, Grafschaft
7AJ, HRR - Pommern, Herzogtum (preußisch)
7AK, HRR - Pommern, Herzogtum (schwedisch)
7AL, HRR - Quedlinburg, Abtei
7AM, HRR - Querfurt, Fürstentum
7AN, HRR - Reuß, Herrschaft der Grafen v.
7AO, HRR - Sachsen (Kursachsen)
7AP, HRR - Sachsen-Altenburg, Fürstentum
7AQ, HRR - Sachsen-Coburg, Fürstentum
7AR, HRR - Sachsen-Eisenach, Fürstentum
7AS, HRR - Sachsen-Gotha, Fürstentum
7AT, HRR - Sachsen-Weimar Fürstentum
7AU, HRR - Schönburg, Herrschaften der Grafen v.
7AV, HRR - Schwarzenburg-Rudolstadt, Fürstentum
7AW, HRR - Schwarzenburg-Sonderhausen, Fürstentum
7AX, HRR - Stolberg und Wernigerode, Grafschaften
7AY, HRR - Walkenried, Klosterstift

8 - Niedersächsischer Reichskreis (NS)

8AA, HRR - Blankenburg, Fürstentum
8AB, HRR - Bremen, Herzogtum
8AC, HRR - Bremen, Reichsstadt
8AD, HRR - Calenberg (Braunschweig), Fürstentum
8AE, HRR - Goslar, Reichsstadt
8AF, HRR - Grubenhagen (Braunschweig), Fürstentum
8AG, HRR - Halberstadt, Fürstentum
8AH, HRR - Hamburg, Reichsstadt
8AI, HRR - Hildesheim, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
8AJ, HRR - Holstein-Glückstadt, Herzogtum
8AK, HRR - Holstein-Gottorp, Herzogtum
8AL, HRR - Lübeck, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
8AM, HRR - Lübeck, Reichsstadt
8AN, HRR - Lüneburg (Celle), Fürstentum
8AO, HRR - Magdeburg, Herzogtum
8AP, HRR - Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Herzogtum
8AQ, HRR - Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Herzogtum
8AR, HRR - Mühlhausen, Reichsstadt
8AS, HRR - Nordhausen, Reichsstadt
8AT, HRR - Rantzau, Grafschaft
8AU, HRR - Ratzeburg, Frstentum
8AV, HRR - Sachsen-Lauenburg, Herzogtum
8AW, HRR - Schwerin, Fürstentum
8AX, HRR - Wolfenbüttel (Braunschweig), Fürstentum

9 - Niederrheinisch-westfälischer Reichskreis (NR)

9AA, HRR - Aachen, Reichsstadt
9AB, HRR - Anholt, Herrschaft
9AC, HRR - Bentheim, Grafschaft
9AD, HRR - Berg, Herzogtum
9AE, HRR - Blankenheim und Gerolstein, Grafschaften
9AF, HRR - Corvey, Reichsfürstabtei
9AG, HRR - Diepholz, Grafschaft
9AH, HRR - Dinklage, Herrlichkeit
9AI, HRR - Essen, Reichsfürstabtei
9AJ, HRR - Gemen, Herrschaft
9AK, HRR - Gimborn und Neustadt, Herrschaften
9AL, HRR - Gronsfeld, Grafschaft
9AM, HRR - Hallermund, Grafschaft
9AN, HRR - Herford, Frauenstift
9AO, HRR - Holzappel, Grafschaft
9AP, HRR - Hoya, Grafschaft
9AQ, HRR - Jülich, Herzogtum
9AR, HRR - Kerpen und Lommersum, Grafschaften
9AS, HRR - Kleve, Herzogtum
9AT, HRR - Köln, Reichsstadt
9AU, HRR - Kornelimünster, Reichsfürstabtei
9AV, HRR - Lingen, Grafschaft
9AW, HRR - Lippe, Grafschaft
9AX, HRR - Lüttich, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
9AY, HRR - Malmedy, Reichsfürstabtei
9AZ, HRR - Mark, Grafschaft (to Kleve)
9BA, HRR - Millendonk, Herrschaft
9BB, HRR - Minden, Fürstentum
9BC, HRR - Moers, Fürstentum
9BD, HRR - Münster, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
9BE, HRR - Nassau-Diez, Fürstentum
9BF, HRR - Oldenburg und Delmenhorst, Grafschaften
9BG, HRR - Osnabrück, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
9BH, HRR - Ostfriesland, Fürstentum
9BI, HRR - Paderborn, Hochstift (Fürstbistum)
9BJ, HRR - Pyrmont, Grafschaft
9BK, HRR - Ravensberg, Grafschaft (to Kleve)
9BL, HRR - Reckheim, Grafschaft
9BM, HRR - Reichenstein, Herrschaft
9BN, HRR - Rietberg, Grafschaft
9BO, HRR - Sayn, Grafschaft
9BP, HRR - Schaumburg, Grafschaft (to Lippe & Hessen-Kassel)
9BQ, HRR - Schleiden, Grafschaft
9BR, HRR - Spiegelberg, Grafschaft
9BS, HRR - Stablo, Reichsfürstabtei
9BT, HRR - Steinfurt, Grafschaft
9BU, HRR - Tecklenburg, Grafschaft
9BV, HRR - Thorn, Frauenstift
9BW, HRR - Vechta, Herrschaft
9BX, HRR - Verden, Fürstentum
9BY, HRR - Virneburg, Grafschaft
9BZ, HRR - Werden, Reichsfürstabtei
9CA, HRR - Wickrath, Herrschaft
9CB, HRR - Wied, Grafschaft
9CC, HRR - Winneburg und Beilstein, Herrschaften
9CD, HRR - Wittem, Herrschaft

B - Burgundischer Reichskreis (BU)

BAA, HRR - Brabant, Herzogtum
BAB, HRR - Limburg, Herzogtum
BAC, HRR - Luxemburg, Herzogtum
BAD, HRR - Flandern, Grafschaft
BAE, HRR - Hennegau, Grafschaft
BAF, HRR - Namur, Grafschaft
BAG, HRR - Geldern, (Oberquartier des), Herzogtum

X - Various other non-associated territories (VA)

XAA, HRR - Asch, Herrschaft
XAB, HRR - Böhmen, Königreich
XAC, HRR - Burtscheid, Reichsstift
XAD, HRR - Cappenberg, Propstei
XAE, HRR - Dreis, Herrschaft
XAF, HRR - Dyck, Herrschaft
XAG, HRR - Elten, Frauenstift
XAH, HRR - Fagnolle, Grafschaft
XAI, HRR - Freudenberg, Herrschaft
XAJ, HRR - Frohnenburg, Rittersitz
XAK, HRR - Glatz, Grafschaft
XAL, HRR - Hadeln, Land
XAM, HRR - Homburg, Grafschaft
XAN, HRR - Hörstgen, Herrlichkeit
XAO, HRR - Jever, Herrschaft
XAP, HRR - Kniphausen, Herrschaft
XAQ, HRR - Landskron, Reichsherrschaft
XAR, HRR - Lebach, Herrschaft
XAS, HRR - Mähren, Markgrafentum
XAT, HRR - Mechernich, Reichsherrschaft
XAU, HRR - Mömpelgard, Grafschaft
XAV, HRR - Nalbach, Herrschaft
XAW, HRR - Niederlausitz, Markgrafentum
XAX, HRR - Oberlausitz, Markgrafentum
XAY, HRR - Oberstein, Herrschaft
XAZ, HRR - Pyrmont, Herrschaft
XBA, HRR - Rhade, Herrschaft
XBB, HRR - Rheda, Herrschaft
XBC, HRR - Richold, Herrschaft
XBD, HRR - Saffenburg, Herrschaft
XBE, HRR - Schauen, Reichsherrschaft
XBF, HRR - Schaumburg, Herrschaft
XBG, HRR - Schlesien, Herzogtum (böhmisch)
XBH, HRR - Schlesien, Herzogtum (preußisch)
XBI, HRR - Schönau, Herrschaft
XBJ, HRR - Schönthal, Abtei
XBK, HRR - Schwarzenholz, Herrschaft
XBL, HRR - Stein, Herrschaft
XBM, HRR - Wasserburg, Herrschaft
XBN, HRR - Wildenberg, Herrschaft
XBO, HRR - Winden, Kirchspiel
XBP, HRR - Wylre, Herrschaft

HRV - Kroatien / Croatia / Hrvatska (from 1993)

SLA, HRV - Slavonia

HTI - Haiti
HUN - Hungary / Magyarorszag

BAN, HUN - Banat
BAR, HUN - Baranya
BAT, HUN - Batschka / Batchka / Bacska
HRV, HUN - Kroatien / Croatia / Hrvatska
SLA, HUN - Slavonia
SRM, HUN - Syrmien / Syrmia / Srijem / Szerem
TRN, HUN - Transylvania

IDN - Indonesia
IMF - Frankish Empire before Treaty of Verdun (between 481 and 843)

KFA, IMF - Alemannia
KFB, IMF - Aquitaine
KFC, IMF - Austrasia
KFD, IMF - Bavaria
KFE, IMF - Burgundy
KFF, IMF - Carinthia
KFG, IMF - Frisia
KFH, IMF - Gascony
KFI, IMF - Kingdom of the Lombards
KFJ, IMF - Neustria
KFK, IMF - Provence
KFL, IMF - Saxony
KFM, IMF - Septimania
KFN, IMF - Spanish March
KFO, IMF - Thuringia

IND - India
IOT - British Indian Ocean Territory
IRL - Ireland

ANT, IRL - Antrim
ARM, IRL - Armagh
CAR, IRL - Carlow
CAV, IRL - Cavan
CLA, IRL - Clare
CNN, IRL - Connaught
COR, IRL - Cork
DON, IRL - Donegal
DOW, IRL - Down
DRY, IRL - Derry
DUB, IRL - Dublin
FER, IRL - Fermanagh
GAL, IRL - Galway
KER, IRL - Kerry
KID, IRL - Kildare
KIK, IRL - Kilkenny
LDY, IRL - Londonderry
LEN, IRL - Leinster
LET, IRL - Leitrim
LEX, IRL - Leix / Queens / Laois / Laoighis
LIM, IRL - Limerick
LOG, IRL - Longford
LOU, IRL - Louth
MAY, IRL - Mayo
MEA, IRL - Meath / Navan
MOG, IRL - Monaghan
MUN, IRL - Munster
OFF, IRL - Kings / Offaly
ROS, IRL - Roscommon
SLI, IRL - Sligo
TIP, IRL - Tipperary
TYR, IRL - Tyrone
UIE, IRL - Ulster
WAT, IRL - Waterford
WEM, IRL - Westmeath
WEX, IRL - Wexford
WIC, IRL - Wicklow

IRN - Iran
IRQ - Iraq
ISL - Iceland
ISR - Israel
ITA - Italy

JAM - Jamaica
JOR - Jordan
JPN - Japan

KAZ - Kazakhstan
KEN - Kenya
KGZ - Kyrgyzstan
KHM - Cambodia
KIR - Kiribati
KNA - Saint Kitts and Nevis
KOR - Korea, Republic of
KWT - Kuwait

LAO - Laos
LBN - Lebanon
LBR - Liberia
LBY - Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
LCA - Saint Lucia
LIE - Liechtenstein
LKA - Sri Lanka / Ceylon
LSO - Lesotho
LTU - Lithuania
LUX - Luxembourg
LVA - Latvia

MAC - Macau
MAR - Morocco
MCO - Monaco
MDA - Moldava
MDG - Madagascar
MDV - Maldives
MEX - Mexico
MHL - Marshall Islands
MKD - Macedonia (from 1993)
MLI - Mali
MLT - Malta
MMR - Burma / Myanmar
MNG - Mongolia
MNP - Northern Mariana Islands
MNT - Montenegro (from 1993)
MOZ - Mozambique
MRT - Mauritania
MSR - Montserrat
MTQ - Martinique
MUS - Mauritius
MWI - Malawi
MYS - Malaysia
MYT - Mayotte

NAM - Namibia
NCL - New Caledonia
NER - Niger
NGA - Nigeria
NIC - Nicaragua
NIR - Northern Ireland

ANT, NIR - Antrim
ARM, NIR - Armagh
DOW, NIR - Down
FER, NIR - Fermanagh
LDY, NIR - Derry / Londonderry
TYR, NIR - Tyrone
UGB, NIR - Ulster

NIU - Niue
NLD - Netherlands / Holland

DRN, NLD - Drenthe
FLE, NLD - Flevoland
FRI, NLD - Friesland
GEL, NLD - Gelderland
GRO, NLD - Groningen
LMB, NLD - Limburg
NBT, NLD - Noord-Brabant
NOH, NLD - Noord-Holland
OIJ, NLD - Overijssel
UTR, NLD - Utrecht
ZEL, NLD - Zeeland
ZUH, NLD - Zuid-Holland

NOR - Norway

AA, NOR - Aust-Agder
AK, NOR - Akershus
BU, NOR - Buskerud
FI, NOR - Finnmark
HE, NOR - Hedmark
HO, NOR - Hordaland
MR, NOR - Møre og Romsdal
NNO, NOR - Nord-Norge
NO, NOR - Nordland
NT, NOR - Nord-Trøndelag
OES, NOR - Østfold
OEST, NOR - Østlandet
OP, NOR - Oppland
OS, NOR - Oslo
RO, NOR - Rogaland
SF, NOR - Sogn og Fjordane
SOER, NOR - Sørlandet
ST, NOR - Sør-Trøndelag
TE, NOR - Telemark
TR, NOR - Troms
TROE, NOR - Trøndelag
VA, NOR - Vest-Agder
VE, NOR - Vestfold
VES, NOR - Vestlandet

NPL - Nepal
NRU - Nauru
NTZ - Neutral Zone
NZL - New Zealand

OMN - Oman

PAK - Pakistan
PAN - Panama
PCN - Pitcairn
PER - Peru
PHL - Philippines
PLW - Belau / Palau
PNG - Papua New Guinea
POL - Poland
PRK - Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
PRT - Portugal

AZR, PRT - Azores

PRY - Paraguay
PYF - French Polynesia

QAT - Qatar

REU - Reunion
ROM - Romania

TRN, ROM - Transylvania

RSA - Republic of South Africa (after 1910)
RUS - Russia
RWA - Rwanda

SAU - Saudi Arabia
SCT - Scotland

ABD, SCT - Aberdeenshire
ANS, SCT - Angus / Forfarshire
ARL, SCT - Argyllshire / Argyll
AYR, SCT - Ayrshire / Ayr
BAN, SCT - Banffshire / Banff
BEW, SCT - Berwickshire / Berwick
BOR, SCT - Borders
BUT, SCT - Bute
CAI, SCT - Caithness
CEN, SCT - Central (Scotland)
CLK, SCT - Clackmannanshire / Clackmannon
DFS, SCT - Dumfriesshire / Dumfries
DGY, SCT - Dumfries and Galloway
DNB, SCT - Dunbartonshire / Dunbarton
ELN, SCT - East Lothian
FIF, SCT - Fifeshire
GMP, SCT - Grampian
HLD, SCT - Highland
INV, SCT - Inverness-shire / Inverness
KCD, SCT - Kincardineshire / Kincardine
KKD, SCT - Kirkcudbrightshire / Kirkcudbright
KRS, SCT - Kinross-shire / Kinross
LKS, SCT - Lanarkshire / Lanark
LTN, SCT - Lothian
MLN, SCT - Midlothian
MOR, SCT - Moray
NAI, SCT - Nairnshire / Nairn
OKI, SCT - Orkney Isles / Orkney
PEE, SCT - Peebleshire / Peebles
PER, SCT - Perthshire / Perth
RFW, SCT - Renfrewshire / Renfrew
ROC, SCT - Ross & Cromarty
ROX, SCT - Roxburghshire / Roxburgh
SEL, SCT - Selkirkshire / Selkirk
SHI, SCT - Shetland Isles / Shetland
STD, SCT - Strathclyde
STI, SCT - Stirlingshire / Stirling
SUT, SCT - Sutherland
TAY, SCT - Tayside
WIG, SCT - Wigtownshire / Wigtown
WIS, SCT - Western Isles
WLN, SCT - West Lothian

SDN - Sudan
SEN - Senegal
SER - Serbia (from 1993)
SGP - Singapore
SGS - South Georgia / South Sandwich Islands
SHN - Saint Helena
SIC - Sicily
SJM - Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands
SLB - Solomon Islands
SLE - Sierra Leone
SLV - El Salvador
SMR - San Marino
SOM - Somalia
SPM - Saint Pierre and Miquelon
STP - Sao Tome and Principe
SUN - Soviet Union / USSR
SUR - Suriname
SVK - Slovakia / Slovensko (from 1993)
SVN - Slovenia (from 1991)
SWE - Sweden

AEL, SWE - Älvsborg
BLK, SWE - Blekinge
GOT, SWE - Gotland
GTB, SWE - Göteborg & Bohus
GVL, SWE - Gävleborg
HAL, SWE - Halland
JMT, SWE - Jämtland
JNK, SWE - Jönköping
KLM, SWE - Kalmar
KPR, SWE - Kopparberg
KRN, SWE - Kronoberg
KST, SWE - Kristianstad
MLM, SWE - Malmöhus
NRB, SWE - Norrbotten
OEG, SWE - Östergötland
OER, SWE - Örebro
SDR, SWE - Södermanland
SKR, SWE - Skaraborg
STK, SWE - Stockholm city
STL, SWE - Stockholm county
UPP, SWE - Uppsala
VBT, SWE - Västerbotten
VMN, SWE - Västmanland
VNR, SWE - Västernorrland
VRM, SWE - Värmland

SWZ - Swaziland
SYC - Seychelles
SYR - Syrian Arab Republic

TCA - Turks and Caicos Islands
TCD - Chad
TGO - Togo
THA - Thailand
TJK - Tajikistan
TKL - Tokelau
TKM - Turkmenistan
TMP - East Timor
TON - Tonga
TTO - Trinidad and Tobago
TUN - Tunisia
TUR - Turkey
TUV - Tuvalu
TWN - Taiwan, Province of China
TZA - Tanzania, United Republic of

UEL - United Empire Loyalist
UGA - Uganda
UK - United Kingdom

ALD, UK - Alderney
CHI, UK - Channel Islands
GSY, UK - Guernsey
IOM, UK - Isle of Man
IOW, UK - Isle of Wight
JSY, UK - Jersey
SRK, UK - Sark

UKR - Ukraine
URY - Uruguay
USA - United States of America

AL, USA - Alabama
AK, USA - Alaska
AR, USA - Arkansas
AS, USA - American Samoa
AZ, USA - Arizona
CA, USA - California
CO, USA - Colorado
CT, USA - Connecticut
DC, USA - District of Columbia
DE, USA - Delaware
FL, USA - Florida
FM, USA - Federated States of Micronesia
GA, USA - Georgia
GU, USA - Guam
HI, USA - Hawaii
IA, USA - Iowa
ID, USA - Idaho
IL, USA - Illinois
IN, USA - Indiana
IT, USA - Indian Territory, Oklahoma
KS, USA - Kansas
KY, USA - Kentucky
LA, USA - Louisiana
MA, USA - Massachusetts
MD, USA - Maryland
ME, USA - Maine
MH, USA - Marshall Islands
MI, USA - Michigan
MN, USA - Minnesota
MO, USA - Missouri
MS, USA - Mississippi
MT, USA - Montana
NC, USA - North Carolina
ND, USA - North Dakota
NE, USA - Nebraska
NH, USA - New Hampshire
NJ, USA - New Jersey
NM, USA - New Mexico
NV, USA - Nevada
NY, USA - New York
MP, USA - Northern Mariana Islands
OH, USA - Ohio
OK, USA - Oklahoma
OR, USA - Oregon
PA, USA - Pennsylvania
PR, USA - Puerto Rico
RI, USA - Rhode Island
SC, USA - South Carolina
SD, USA - South Dakota
TN, USA - Tennessee
TX, USA - Texas
UT, USA - Utah
VA, USA - Virginia
VI, USA - Virgin Islands
VT, USA - Vermont
WA, USA - Washington
WI, USA - Wisconsin
WV, USA - West Virginia
WY, USA - Wyoming

UZB - Uzbekistan

VAT - Vatican City State
VCT - Saint Vincent & Grenadines
VEN - Venezuela
VGB - Virgin Islands, UK
VNM - Vietnam
VUT - Vanuatu

WLF - Wallis & Futana Islands
WLS - Wales

AGY, WLS - Anglesey
BRE, WLS - Breconshire / Brecknockshire
CAE, WLS - Caernarvonshire
CGN, WLS - Cardiganshire
CMN, WLS - Carmarthenshire
CWD, WLS - Clwyd
DEN, WLS - Denbighshire
DFD, WLS - Dyfed
FLN, WLS - Flint / Flintshire
GLA, WLS - Glamorganshire / Glamorgan
GNT, WLS - Gwent
GWN, WLS - Gwynedd
MER, WLS - Merionethshire / Merioneth
MGM, WLS - Mid-Glamorgan
MGY, WLS - Montgomeryshire
MON, WLS - Monmouthshire
NWL, WLS - North Wales
PEM, WLS - Pembrokeshire / Pembroke
POW, WLS - Powys
RAD, WLS - Radnorshire
SGM, WLS - South Glamorgan
SWL, WLS - South Wales
WGM, WLS - West Glamorgan

WSM - Samoa

YEM - Yemen, Republic of
YUG - Yugoslavia (between 1918 and 1992)

BIH, YUG - Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosna i Hercegovina
HRV, YUG - Kroatien / Croatia / Hrvatska
MKD, YUG - Macedonia
MNT, YUG - Montenegro
SER, YUG - Serbia
SVN, YUG - Slovenia
VOJ, SER, YUG - Woiwodina / Vojvodina

ZAF - South Africa (between 1857 and 1900)
ZAR - Zaire
ZMB - Zambia
ZWE - Zimbabwe

Holy Roman Empire location codes

Explanation of used terminology

Reichskreise or Imperial Districts

Between 6 and 10 Reichskreise existed during the middle to late period of the Holy Roman Empire and before 1803.

The districts were drawn up to satisfy the regional representation in the Imperial Diet. They are still easily recognizable in todays geography and in the names of the current German Länder or states. If we look at the empire from the South we find the Austrian (1) and Bavarian (2) regions there. As we move a little to the North we come up with the Franconian (3) and Swabian (4) section and to their West is the Burgundian (B) Reichskreis in today's Belgium, Luxemburg, with portions in the Netherlands and western Germany.

Crossing back into Germany we run into the Palatine Electorate of the Rhine (5) and the Upper Rhenish (6) regions. A little further to the East is the Upper Saxon (7) and to the north the Lower Saxon (8) and Lower Rhenish-Westphalian (9) sections of Germany. These entities which held a seat at the Reichstag of the Holy Roman Empire are coded in a geographical scheme as above.

Please be aware that these codes are only to be used under the major code category of HRR (Holy Roman Empire / Heiliges Römisches Reich) which in essence means that any event described under this scheme dates from before 1806 when the Holy Roman Empire (the First Reich) was dissolved by an act of Napoleon.

The areas are coded from 1 to 9 with X being a catch-all of other places not directly in the Reich and still excluding the territories of the Deutscher Orden (Teutonic Knights) in the Eastern areas which evolved into Prussia outside of the Empire's boundaries. The states of the Burgundischer Reichskreis, in today's Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands, and border area of Germany, are coded B.

Used terminology

While it is a bit difficult to come up with exact English equivalents for terms which never existed in the English world, a general idea of what was what can be given. Time and place have a bearing here and each type of land entity might have slightly different meaning in various places and times.

In general, all of the listed principalities were self-governing little countries within the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. They might have various limitations as to whom they might be beholden to as far as who the next highest lord or who has or had granted the rights to self-governance. Generally all the names with Reich in them like Reichsstadt were only accountable to the Kaiser and then in rather limited form. Independence was always the goal.

Abtei	Abbey
Ballei	The Teutonic Knights (Deutscher Orden) segmented their land into such provinces. They had 12 of them. A Komptur or Landkomptur would be in charge of a Ballei.
Burggrafentum	This is one of those more difficult concepts to translate. It goes back to early defensive fortifications which then developed into larger territories or even cities like Nürnberg. A Graf is a count, a Burg is a fortification.
Deutscher Orden	The vernacular name in German comparable to the English use of Teutonic Knights. The original name of this order was Hospital of St. Maria of the Germans in Jerusalem.
Erbtruchsesse	The Erb- part of the word denotes inheritance of the title. Truchsess itself comes from the function of taking care of the affairs of a higher lord similar to that of a Drost. Initially it was to set the table and make sure that enough food was available but over time this developed into a managemant capacity and the land being managed became more or less personal property to be passed onto one's hiers.
Erzherzogtum	Erz = arch, Archduchy.
Erzkurfürstbistum	Kur = to chose or elect, Fürstbistum = a diocese whose head is also a lay prince of the realm.
Erzstift	Stift = a foundation, probably a rather old foundation which now made up an Archdiocese and all its associated funding and property.
Frauenabtei	An abbey for women.
Frauenstift	A stift for women, probably a cloister funded by the land around it.
Fürstbistum	See above.
Gefürstete	Something that has been entitled as a principality.
Grafschaft	A principality whose ruler is a count.
Herrlichkeit	Pretty much the same as a Herrschaft; typically it has been granted as a lien in perpetuity by a higher authority for services rendered and appropriate payment as per the lien arrangement.
Herrschaft	See above.
Herzogtum	Duchy
Hochstift	Same as Erzstift but at the diocesan level.
Kaiserreich	Empire
Kirchspiel	Also known as a Glockenklang and initially the area within which the bells of the church could be heard. Later it became what we know as a parish.
Klosterstift	The funded property of a cloister.
Kommende	A term used by the Deutscher Orden for its smallest districts and generally a landed property which produced income.
Königreich	Kingdom
Kurfürstentum	The principality which held one of the eight votes and the rights to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Landgrafschaft	A term first found in Thuringia where a Graf extended his rule over a larger territory and called himself count of the whole land. The term was of an expansionist nature.
Mark	This means march or outlying territory which still has to be settled and colonized.
Markgrafschaft	The governance over such a principality on the outreaches of the empire.
Markgrafentum	Same as above.
Propstei	A cloister and its associated territory under control of a Probst. He was not an Abbot but headed the cloister. A prior is a similar term and an abbot would be his boss.
Reichsfürstabtei	An abbey which owned and managed its own land under privilege of the empire. The abbot would also be a prince who could sit in the Reichstag.
Reichsherrschaft	A Herrschaft with privileges from the empire.
Reichsprobstei	A cloister similar to the Reichsfürstabtei but smaller.
Reichsstadt	An imperial free city.
Reichsstift	A foundation set up by the empire.
Rittersitz	A place where a knight had his castle or landed estate.
Stift	Foundation.

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