Lutheran Churches of Schleiz

Four churches are currently considered part of Schleiz, City Church, Oschitz, and Mönchgrün. For information on these churches and contact info, see: Protestant parishes in Schleiz

Schleiz Kirchenkreis

The Church District of Schleiz includes 29 offices, each responsible for multiple churches. Schleiz, itself, is the largest parish and includes four offices in: Two in Schleiz, and one each in Kirschkau and Möschlitz.

Church Records

The church books in Schleiz are currently being microfilmed by the EKMD (Evangelical Church in Middle Germany) to be housed in Eisenach. When the microfilming is complete, the books will be returned to the local churches in mid-2011.

For information about the archive in Eisenach, go to archive.ekmd-online.de/portal/archive/3-archiv-eisenach/

FamilySearch Catalog

Currently, the FS Library has very few records for the Schleiz area.

A description of church records of Reuß-jüngere-Linie (of which Schleiz was a part) can be found in the book, Die evangelischen Kirchenbücher Thüringens by Karl Güldenapfel (943.22 K23g). Please note that this book does not contain the records, just the dates they began, such as:

Stadtgemeinde (City Congregation)

Baptisms, Marriages,Deaths - 1597 -
Confirmations - 1894 -

Schlossgemeinde (Castle Congregation)

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths - 1706-1881
Burials - 1723-1759

Göschitz (Schleiz)

Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths - 1641
Confession/communion lists - 1753
Confirmations - 1854
Seelenregister (Soul Registers) - 1858

Lössau (Schleiz-Kirschkau)

Baptisms - 1653
Marriages - 1654
Burials - 1653
Confession lists - 1720 [gap 1746-1877]
Confirmations - 1754

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