Sønderborg County, Denmark Genealogy

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Guide to Sønderborg ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

Sønderborg County is a former province in Denmark, located on the island of Als and the easternmost part of Southern Jutland. Sønderborg County was established in 1920. It was dissolved in 1970 when it merged with three other counties to form South Jutland County. Sønderborg County corresponded geographically to the former Prussian Kreis Sonderburg.

After Denmark surrendered control over Schleswig to Prussia and the Austrian Empire in 1864, the Schleswig island of Ærø was transferred from Augustenborg County to Svendborg County and the island remained Danish. The rest of Augustenborg County was merged with Sønderborg and became Kreis Sonderburg. Sønderborg County and Aabenraa County merged in 1932, forming Aabenraa-Sønderborg County[1].

Records in Sønderborg County may be kept in German as well as Danish.

Jurisdictions

Districts

Parishes

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The map below is based on 1880 county/parish boundaries.

Asserballe ParishTandslet ParishLysabild ParishKegnæs ParishAugustenborg ParishKetting ParishNotmark ParishSønderborg City ParishSønderborg Skt. Marie ParishHørup ParishUlkebøl ParishDybbøl ParishNybøl ParishSottrup ParishUllerup ParishEgernsund ParishBroager ParishEgen ParishSvenstrup ParishHavnbjerg ParishNordborg ParishOksbøl ParishSønderborg map.png


Estates (Gods)

  • Augustenborg

Resources

Census

Church Records

Civil Registration

Court Records

  • 1868-1888 Journal, 1868-1888(*); Herredsfogederi (Broager) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
  • Akthæfter(*); Herredsfogederi (Nordborg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Land and Property

Military Records

Probate Records

Taxation

Repositories

For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.

Archives

Libraries

Societies

Research Help

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References