Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

1. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 3-3 Presentation of Gazetteers and Names Data Bases Bernd E. Beinstein, Secretary StAGN StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

2. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Gazetteer of the Netherlands StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

3. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Gazetteer of the Netherlands - Feature codes StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

4. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Gazetteer of the Netherlands - Entries StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

5. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Gazetteer Federal Republic of Germany StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

6. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Gazetteer Federal Republic of Germany - Feature codes StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

7. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Gazetteer Federal Republic of Germany - Page StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

8. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Gazetteer Federal Republic of Germany - Entry StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

9. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Geographical Names Data Bases 1:250 000/1:1 000 000 GN250 GN1000 Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG) StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

10. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Number of entries GN250 611 urban commune 2 054 612 rural commune 12 399 613 part of city or town 29 281 641 geographic region 312 642 mountain range, hilly country 212 644 island / archipelago 57 931 mountain, hill 694 8046 sandbank, tidal flat 30 8100 river, stream 828 8200 canal 75 8610 lake (natural) 232 8620 reservoir, dam 100 8641 sea, part of sea 66 total 46 340 entries StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

11. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Contents of the data bases GN250/1000 GN250_G-ID ID (consecutive number) DATUM Date of data capture or the last change STAAT Two letter code (ISO 3166) KEY Statistical code NAME Name of the feature GENUS Grammatical gender of the geographical feature (m, f, n, pl) SYNO Synonym of the object name GENUSSYNO Grammatical gender of the SYNO (m, f, n, pl, s = Sorbian name) AMT Name of a group of amalgamated communes StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

12. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Contents of the data bases GN250/1000 HOEHE Height above sea level in m GROESSE Length of rivers in km, size of lakes, islands, etc. in km² EWZ Number of inhabitants of towns and independent communes GEWKGK Hydrographical code OSKA 1 - 10 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, 200 Sheet number of topographic map series at 1:25 000, ... JOG250, UK500, Indication whether the name is contained in the map-series D1000 StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

13. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Homonym: Neustadt Without any adjunct Neustadt (8x) 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 StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

14. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Allonym / Synonym: Starnberger See Würmsee Elbsandsteingebirge Sächsische Schweiz Oderhaff Stettiner Haff Melibocus Malchen Cottbus Chośebuz StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

15. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Official name Geographical name Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart Stuttgart Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt Darmstadt Universitätsstadt Mannheim Mannheim Stadt Heilbad Heiligenstadt Heiligenstadt Stadt Gneisenaustadt Schildau Schildau Stadt Kurort Bad Gottleuba Bad Gottleuba StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

16. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 • 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, ...) StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

17. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Concise Gazetteer Germany StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

18. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Geographical Names Data Base of Austria StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen

19. Training Course in Toponymy Enschede, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin12 August – 06 September 2002 Example of a topographic data file with integrated names data base StAGN Ständiger Ausschuss für geographische Namen