Denmark Genealogy: Difference between revisions

From FamilySearch Wiki
m (Text replacement - "\<div style="display:flex.*\n\<div class="online_records_button".*\n\<div class="community_button".*\n\<div class="red_online_button".*\n\<\/div\>" to "{{ButtonsGroup}}")
(Added Locality ID.)
Line 15: Line 15:
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe bordering [[Sweden Genealogy|Sweden]], [[Norway Genealogy|Norway]], and [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]]. Danish is the official language with Faroese, Greenlandic, and German being recognized languages.
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe bordering [[Sweden Genealogy|Sweden]], [[Norway Genealogy|Norway]], and [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]]. Danish is the official language with Faroese, Greenlandic, and German being recognized languages.


{{ButtonsGroup}}
<div style="display:flex; flex-flow:row wrap; justify-content:flex-start; gap:20px;">
<div class="online_records_button">[[Denmark Online Genealogy Records]]</div>
<div class="community_button">[[Online Research Help|Online<br>Research Help]]</div>
<div class="red_online_button">[[Denmark Getting Started|Getting<br>Started]]</div>
</div>


==Denmark Map==
==Denmark Map==

Revision as of 16:15, 30 December 2024

Denmark Wiki Topics
Flag of Denmark
Denmark Beginning Research
Record Types
Denmark Background
Denmark Genealogical Word Lists
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources
Geographylogo.png In other languages: Dansk

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

Information[edit | edit source]

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe bordering Sweden, Norway, and Germany. Danish is the official language with Faroese, Greenlandic, and German being recognized languages.

Denmark Map[edit | edit source]

The map below shows county boundaries from about 1793 to 1970.

HjørringHjørringÅlborgThistedViborgRandersRandersRingkøbingSkanderborgÅrhusRibeVejleTønderHaderslevÅbenråSønderborgOdenseSvendborgMariboHolbækSorøFrederiksborgPræstøKøbenhavnBornholmKøbenhavn CityDanish Amts 1793 to 1970 2x2.jpg

Counties[edit | edit source]

The standard which FamilySearch uses is as follows: Town, Sogn (Parish), Herred (District), Amt (County), Denmark. Click on a county listed below to go to the Wiki article for more information on that county.
For more information on the county-level jurisdictions in Denmark over time, see Denmark Counties.

Parishes[edit | edit source]

Knowing which parish your ancestors came from is vital to Danish research. The parish listing has been divided into subsections due to the size of each file. Each list is alphabetically organized according to the modern Danish standard: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Æ, Ø, Å.

References[edit | edit source]