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''[[Germany Genealogy|Germany]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Civil Registration''' {{Germany-sidebar | ''[[Germany Genealogy|Germany]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Civil Registration''' {{Germany-sidebar}} | ||
==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
[[Image:Herne Stadtarchiv Standesamt Baukau.jpg|left|369px|Herne Stadtarchiv Standesamt Baukau.jpg]]Civil registration records are records of births, marriages, and deaths kept by the government. German terms for these records include Standesamtsregister, Zivilstandsregister, or Personenstandsregister. They are an excellent source for information on names and dates and places of births, marriages, and deaths. These records are kept by the civil registrar [German: Standesbeamte] at the civil registry office (Standesamt).<br><br> | [[Image:Herne Stadtarchiv Standesamt Baukau.jpg|left|369px|Herne Stadtarchiv Standesamt Baukau.jpg]]Civil registration records are records of births, marriages, and deaths kept by the government. German terms for these records include Standesamtsregister, Zivilstandsregister, or Personenstandsregister. They are an excellent source for information on names and dates and places of births, marriages, and deaths. These records are kept by the civil registrar [German: Standesbeamte] at the civil registry office (Standesamt).<br><br> | ||