There are at least THREE Metzingen known in Germany... My money would be on the third one... in Württemberg. Prefix: Metzingen 1) Metzingen (Kr Celle) Part of: Eldingen GKZ : 03 3 51 008 County : | | +---- Celle {CE} RegBez : | +------- Lüneburg Land : +--------- Niedersachsen 2) Metzingen (Niedersachs) Part of: Göhrde GKZ : 03 3 54 006 County : | | +---- Lüchow-Dannenberg {DAN} RegBez : | +------- Lüneburg Land : +--------- Niedersachsen 3) Metzingen (Württ) GKZ : 08 4 15 050 County : | | +---- Reutlingen {RT} RegBez : | +------- Tübingen Land : +--------- Baden-Württemberg Popul : 20019 If U have further question Ljiljana, i suggest U subscribe at: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/RUS/GermanRussian.html