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Records of births, marriages, and deaths are commonly called vital records because critical events in a person's life are recorded in them. Church records are vital records made by the clergy. They are often referred to as parish registers or churchbooks. They include records of baptisms [døbte], marriages [copulerede], and burials [begravede]. In addition, church records may also include introductions, communions, absolutions, church accounts, confirmations, and lists of people moving into or out of the parish. | Records of births, marriages, and deaths are commonly called vital records because critical events in a person's life are recorded in them. Church records are vital records made by the clergy. They are often referred to as parish registers or churchbooks. They include records of baptisms [døbte], marriages [copulerede], and burials [begravede]. In addition, church records may also include introductions, communions, absolutions, church accounts, confirmations, and lists of people moving into or out of the parish. | ||
=== General Historical Background === | === General Historical Background === | ||
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=== Records Not at the Family History Library === | === Records Not at the Family History Library === | ||
Church records after about 1930 are located in the local parish offices in Denmark. You may write in English to local parishes. For addresses, see the "Archives and Libraries" section. | Church records after about 1930 are located in the local parish offices in Denmark. You may write in English to local parishes. For addresses, see the "Archives and Libraries" section.<br> | ||
As the Evangelical Lutheran Church became the state or national church [Den Danske Folkekirke] after the Reformation in 1536, it is the arm of the national government that keeps the vital records. You can contact The Danish State Church at: | |||
Det mellemkirkelige Råd<br>Peter Bangs Vej 1D - DK-2000 Frederiksberg<br>Telephone: 45 33 11 44 88<br>Fax: 45 33 11 95 88<br>E-mail:interchurch@interchurch.dk | |||
* http://www.interchurch.dk/LutheranChurch/ | |||
[[Category:Denmark]] | [[Category:Denmark]] | ||