Altenberg will give several 'Altenberg' as well as 'Altenberga' and 'Altenbergen' only the first ten letters are used in the search. The first letter is kept as given, capitalization matters for the first letter only. The resulting pattern is used for a substring search. The first line gives the official name, with an added description to distinguish it from other places with the same name. Not all Lands are divided into Regierungsbezirke.
Land is one of the sixteen federal states which make up the Federal Republic of Germany.
ZIP is the new German postal code consisting of 5 digits. If you want to write to the Standesamt or Church usually the ZIP code is enough. To get the correct ZIP you need also the street or mailbox number. Popul gives the number of inhabitants as of 1989. If the Database does not contain the location for the place itself I give the next larger town or the county's capital.