Greenland Civil Registration

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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Online Collections

• Description of the Danish Civil Registration System

Offices to Contact

Nunatta Katersugaasivia (Greenland National Museum & Archives)
Hans Egedesvej 8 / Boks 145
3900 / Nuuk
Greenland

Telephone (+299)322611

Central Register of Persons in Denmark and the municipalities in Greenland

Historical Background

Greenland became Danish in 1814, though the people became citizens of Denmark in 1953.

Beginning in 1924, civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began to be kept on a national level also.

Individuals from Greenland were added to the Central Register of Persons in Denmark starting 1 May 1972.

The most important records for Greenland genealogy are the church records.