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Orb (Bad-Orb), Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen

Orb is located in the historical area of the Electorate of Mainz (German: Kurmainz). Following a series of land transfers, it became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1914. As early as 1837, there were spa activities in the area, and the village became known as Bad-Orb. Today, it is located in the German State of Hessen.

The parish register of baptisms the Katholisches Pfarramt St. Martin (St. Martin's Catholic Church) in Bad-Orb have been filmed and are available online at: https://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/fulda/bad-orb-st-martin/.

The material included in the Ortsfamilienbuch for Bad Orb that was compiled by Karola Kertel is also available online.

Names: 
Orb (Bad-Orb), Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen
Bad-Orb, Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen
Surnames: 
Pracht (Katharinenstadt-1)
Staab (Katharinenstadt)
Drinak
Geist (Pfeifer)
Rehberger
Depperschmidt
Weißbäcker
Bittel (Wittmann-2)*
Alles (Pfeifer)
Klauser (Pfeifer)*
Arn(h)old (Pfeifer-1)
Pfeifer (Pfeifer / Luzern)
Imhoff (Köhler)*
Desch
Ulrich (Pfeifer-1)*
Röder (Kamenka)*
Kesselring (Biberstein-1)*
Metzler (Wittmann)
Martin (Katharinenstadt)*
Hei(d)t (Semenovka)
Herr (Luzern / Pfeifer)
Kleispies*
Ritter (Luzern)
Bauer (Luzern)
Basser*
Heil (Luzern-1)
Meier (Luzern-1)
Schlotter (Luzern)*
Heim (Pfeifer)
Engel (Zug)
Ehmer*
Knoll (Unknown)*
Mockstadt
Eck (Unknown)*
Schmidt (Unknown-5)*
Images: 

St. Martin Church in Bad Orb (2012).
Source: Wikipedia Commons.

Pre-Volga Origin

Title: Katharinenstadt
Latitude: 51.712816
Longitude: 46.740787
Title: Katharinenstadt
Latitude: 51.712816
Longitude: 46.740787
Title: Husaren
Latitude: 50.735000
Longitude: 45.458333
Title: Göbel
Latitude: 50.476667
Longitude: 45.425000
Title: Josefstal
Latitude: 50.284333
Longitude: 45.084833
Title: Pfeifer
Latitude: 50.640000
Longitude: 45.395000
Title: Köhler
Latitude: 50.569500
Longitude: 45.383500
Title: Hildmann
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Longitude: 45.402167
Title: Zug
Latitude: 51.856500
Longitude: 47.059333
Title: Zug
Latitude: 51.856500
Longitude: 47.059333
Title: Schönchen
Latitude: 51.863333
Longitude: 47.093667
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Latitude: 51.856500
Longitude: 47.059333
Title: Katharinenstadt
Latitude: 51.712816
Longitude: 46.740787
Title: Wittmann
Latitude: 51.890064
Longitude: 47.156874
Title: Schönchen
Latitude: 51.863333
Longitude: 47.093667
Title: Luzern
Latitude: 51.830333
Longitude: 47.028000
Title: Pfeifer
Latitude: 50.640000
Longitude: 45.395000
Title: Marienfeld
Latitude: 50.196667
Longitude: 45.098333
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Latitude: 50.284333
Longitude: 45.084833
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Latitude: 50.640000
Longitude: 45.395000
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Latitude: 50.640000
Longitude: 45.395000
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Longitude: 45.084833
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Latitude: 50.640000
Longitude: 45.395000
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Latitude: 51.830333
Longitude: 47.028000
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Longitude: 46.710333
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Longitude: 45.383500
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Longitude: 45.395000
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Longitude: 45.395000
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Longitude: 47.275630
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Longitude: 47.156874
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Longitude: 46.740787
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Longitude: 45.321944
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Longitude: 46.415167
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Longitude: 47.028000
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Longitude: 45.395000
Title: Zug
Latitude: 51.856500
Longitude: 47.059333
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Latitude: 51.830333
Longitude: 47.028000
Title: Wittmann
Latitude: 51.890064
Longitude: 47.156874
Title: Luzern
Latitude: 51.830333
Longitude: 47.028000
Title: Wittmann
Latitude: 51.890064
Longitude: 47.156874
Title: Luzern
Latitude: 51.830333
Longitude: 47.028000
Title: Luzern
Latitude: 51.830333
Longitude: 47.028000
Title: Ober-Monjou
Latitude: 51.736667
Longitude: 46.844500
Title: Zug
Latitude: 51.856500
Longitude: 47.059333
Title: Luzern
Latitude: 51.830333
Longitude: 47.028000
Title: Wittmann
Latitude: 51.890064
Longitude: 47.156874
Title: Luzern
Latitude: 51.830333
Longitude: 47.028000
Title: Pfeifer
Latitude: 50.640000
Longitude: 45.395000
Title: Schuck
Latitude: 50.782833
Longitude: 45.330667
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Latitude: 50.862500
Longitude: 46.109667
Title: Kamenka
Latitude: 50.693333
Longitude: 45.424667
Title: Zug
Latitude: 51.856500
Longitude: 47.059333
Title: Wittmann
Latitude: 51.890064
Longitude: 47.156874
Title: Ober-Monjou
Latitude: 51.736667
Longitude: 46.844500
Title: Katharinenstadt
Latitude: 51.712816
Longitude: 46.740787
Title: Unknown Colony
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Title: Unknown Colony
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Title: Luzern
Latitude: 51.830333
Longitude: 47.028000
Title: Unknown Colony
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