| The more I involve myself in genealogy research, | | | | Dorf, and Weiler".German towns and cities are |
| the more curious and interested I become with | | | | both generally referred to as stadts. A stadt is a |
| other aspects of history that I might not have | | | | locality with a large number of inhabitants, |
| otherwise given much thought to.Take for | | | | buildings, and significant businesses. Stadts are |
| example, the names of German cities, towns and | | | | complete with their own local government and |
| villages. Oftentimes while researching, I have | | | | serve as a civil center for the surrounding area. |
| stopped and pondered a name, wondering what it | | | | When stadt comes to my mind, I think of the |
| meant, why it received such a name, and about | | | | cities and towns, with their hustle and bustle, |
| the people who called such places 'home'.German | | | | around my own home.A dorf is known to most |
| and American localities share many of the same | | | | people as a village. These localities are smaller than |
| physical characteristics as one another. Three | | | | a stadt, but they have their own local |
| types of these localities that I found worth | | | | government, church, school, and assortment of |
| referencing, and briefly discussed, are "Stadt, | | | | businesses. |