Historic Geo Information System Object

Over the years, GOV has developed into a tool for genealogists, historians and other researchers that allows uniform access to a wide range of location-related data, especially to information that is important for the work of family researchers.: - Geographical location of the place (coordinates or display on a map) - Various key numbers (zip code, municipality code, etc.) - Foreign or historic names - Historical affiliation (administrative, ecclesiastical, etc.) based on current affiliations Churches, church districts, towns, counties, regions, etc. can be found in the GOV. Internally, an entry is generally referred to as a GOV object. [from homepage]