Denmark Genealogy: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
(Standardized sidebar and breadcrumb order.) |
||
| (393 intermediate revisions by 70 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
= | {{CountrySidebar | ||
|Country=Denmark | |||
|Name=Denmark | |||
|Type=Country | |||
}}{{breadcrumb | |||
| link1=[[Europe|Europe]] | |||
| link2= | |||
| link3= | |||
| link4= | |||
| link5=[[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]] | |||
}}__NOTOC__ | |||
Guide to '''Denmark ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | |||
==Country Information== | |||
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. | |||
{| | |||
|<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Denmark Online Genealogy Records]]</span> | |||
|<span class="community_button">[[Online Research Help|Online<br>Research Help]]</span> | |||
|<div id="fsButtons"><span class="red_online_button">[[Denmark Getting Started|Getting<Br>Started]]</span> | |||
|} | |||
= | ==Denmark Map== | ||
The map below shows county boundaries from about 1793 to 1970.<br> | |||
{{Danish Amts 1793 to 1970}} | |||
== Counties == | |||
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. <br> | |||
''For more information on the county-level jurisdictions in Denmark over time, see [[Denmark Counties]].'' | |||
{| | |||
|- | |||
<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;"> | |||
<li>[[Bornholm County, Denmark Genealogy|Bornholm]] | |||
<li>[[Copenhagen City, Denmark Genealogy|Copenhagen City]] | |||
<li>[[Frederiksborg County, Denmark Genealogy|Frederiksborg]] | |||
<li>[[Haderslev County, Denmark Genealogy|Haderslev]] | |||
<li>[[Hjørring County, Denmark Genealogy|Hjørring]] | |||
<li>[[Holbæk County, Denmark Genealogy|Holbæk]] | |||
<li>[[København County, Denmark Genealogy|København]] | |||
<li>[[Maribo County, Denmark Genealogy|Maribo]] | |||
<li>[[Odense County, Denmark Genealogy|Odense]] | |||
<li>[[Præstø County, Denmark Genealogy|Præstø]] | |||
<li>[[Randers County, Denmark Genealogy|Randers]] | |||
<li>[[Ribe County, Denmark Genealogy|Ribe]] | |||
<li>[[Ringkøbing County, Denmark Genealogy|Ringkøbing]] | |||
<li>[[Roskilde County, Denmark Genealogy|Roskilde]] (Part of Copenhagen City since 1808) | |||
<li>[[Skanderborg County, Denmark Genealogy|Skanderborg]] | |||
<li>[[Sorø County, Denmark Genealogy|Sorø]] | |||
<li>[[Svendborg County, Denmark Genealogy|Svendborg]] | |||
<li>[[Sønderborg County, Denmark Genealogy|Sønderborg]] | |||
<li>[[Thisted County, Denmark Genealogy|Thisted]] | |||
<li>[[Tønder County, Denmark Genealogy|Tønder]] | |||
<li>[[Vejle County, Denmark Genealogy|Vejle]] | |||
<li>[[Viborg County, Denmark Genealogy|Viborg]] | |||
<li>[[Åbenrå County, Denmark Genealogy|Åbenrå]] | |||
<li>[[Ålborg County, Denmark Genealogy|Ålborg]] | |||
<li>[[Århus County, Denmark Genealogy|Århus]] | |||
<li>[[Faroe Islands Genealogy|Faroe Islands]] | |||
</ul> | |||
|} | |||
=== Parishes === | |||
Knowing which [[Denmark: The Parish (Sogn)|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. | |||
*[[Parish List Denmark A - G]] | |||
*[[Parish List Denmark H - N]] | |||
*[[Parish List Denmark O - U]] | |||
*[[Parish List Denmark V - Å]] | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Denmark]] | |||
[[pt:Dinamarca]] | |||
= | |||
= | |||
[ | |||
[ | |||
[ | |||
Latest revision as of 18:01, 11 March 2024
| Denmark Wiki Topics |
|
| Denmark Beginning Research |
| Record Types |
|
| Denmark Background |
| Denmark Genealogical Word Lists |
| Cultural Groups |
| Local Research Resources |
Guide to Denmark ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Country 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.
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.
- Bornholm
- Copenhagen City
- Frederiksborg
- Haderslev
- Hjørring
- Holbæk
- København
- Maribo
- Odense
- Præstø
- Randers
- Ribe
- Ringkøbing
- Roskilde (Part of Copenhagen City since 1808)
- Skanderborg
- Sorø
- Svendborg
- Sønderborg
- Thisted
- Tønder
- Vejle
- Viborg
- Åbenrå
- Ålborg
- Århus
- Faroe Islands
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.
- Parish List Denmark A - G
- Parish List Denmark H - N
- Parish List Denmark O - U
- Parish List Denmark V - Å