Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen StAGN Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September Presentation of Gazetteers and Names Data Bases Bernd E. Beinstein, Secretary StAGN

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen StAGN Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 Gazetteer of the Netherlands

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen StAGN Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 Gazetteer of the Netherlands - Feature codes

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen StAGN Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 Gazetteer of the Netherlands - Entries

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen StAGN Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 Gazetteer Federal Republic of Germany

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen StAGN Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 Gazetteer Federal Republic of Germany - Feature codes

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen StAGN Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 Gazetteer Federal Republic of Germany - Page

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen StAGN Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 Gazetteer Federal Republic of Germany - Entry

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 StAGN Geographical Names Data Bases 1: /1: GN250 GN1000 Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 StAGN 611urban commune rural commune part of city or town geographic region mountain range, hilly country island / archipelago57 931mountain, hill sandbank, tidal flat river, stream canal lake (natural) reservoir, dam sea, part of sea 66 total entries Number of entries GN250

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 StAGN Contents of the data bases GN250/1000 GN250_G-IDID (consecutive number) DATUMDate of data capture or the last change STAATTwo letter code (ISO 3166) KEYStatistical code NAMEName of the feature GENUSGrammatical gender of the geographical feature (m, f, n, pl) SYNOSynonym of the object name GENUSSYNOGrammatical gender of the SYNO (m, f, n, pl, s = Sorbian name) AMTName of a group of amalgamated communes

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 StAGN Contents of the data bases GN250/1000 HOEHEHeight above sea level in m GROESSELength of rivers in km, size of lakes, islands, etc. in km² EWZNumber of inhabitants of towns and independent communes GEWKGKHydrographical code OSKA Feature codes(10 at maximum) GEOLA, GEOBR Geographical co-ordinates (DDMMSS) GKRE, GKHO Gauß-Krüger co-ordinates (m) UTMEA, UTMNO UTM co-ordinates (m) TK25, 50, 100, 200Sheet number of topographic map series at 1:25 000,... JOG250, UK500,Indication whether the name is contained in the map-series D1000

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 StAGN Containing a geographical adjunct (19x) e.g.Neustadt an der Orla Neustadt a.d. Aisch Neustadt i. Sa. Neustadt (Hessen) Neustadt / Westerwald Neustadt / Vogtl. Neustadt-Glewe Homonym: Neustadt Without any adjunct Neustadt (8x)

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 StAGN Allonym / Synonym: Starnberger SeeWürmsee ElbsandsteingebirgeSächsische Schweiz OderhaffStettiner Haff MelibocusMalchen CottbusChośebuz

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 StAGN Landeshauptstadt StuttgartStuttgart Wissenschaftsstadt DarmstadtDarmstadt Universitätsstadt MannheimMannheim Stadt Heilbad HeiligenstadtHeiligenstadt Stadt Gneisenaustadt SchildauSchildau Stadt Kurort Bad GottleubaBad Gottleuba Official nameGeographical name

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 StAGN Sources: -Official communal gazetteers -Official statistical reports of the Länder -Official statistical codes and data of the population of the communes and the adminstrative districts -Topographic data of the survey administrations of the Länder ( Parts of cities and towns, geographic regions, hydrography,... )

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen StAGN Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 Concise Gazetteer Germany

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen StAGN Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 Geographical Names Data Base of Austria

Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen StAGN Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin 12 August – 06 September 2002 Example of a topographic data file with integrated names data base