Atzbüll-Gravenstein Parish, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Atzbüll-Gravenstein, Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein, Preussen, Germany, became Adsbøl, Aabenraa, Denmark (1920-1970).

There are two places in Schleswig-Holstein called Atzbüll. As such, "Gravenstein" in "Atzbüll-Gravenstein" is an identifier to differentiate between the two locations by the same name. This page details information of the Atzbüll (referenced on this page as "Atzbüll-Gravenstein") near Gravenstein that later became known as Adsbøl.

History
In 1970, the counties of Haderslev, Tønder, Sønderborg, and Aabenraa became known as Sønderjylland County.

In 2007, Denmark's counties (amter) were abolished and replaced with five larger regions. Sønderjylland County (which was divided into the municipalities [kommuner] of Haderslev, Tønder, Sønderborg, and Aabenraa) together with other counties became collectively known as Region Syddanmark (the Region of Southern Denmark).

Place Names
A great gazetteer to begin with is Meyer's Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Atzbüll.

Another online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from CompGen.

Locations within Atzbüll-Gravenstein
Adsbøl/Atzbüll, Alnor, Birkely, Bojskov, Bojskovskov, Dyrehaven, Døn, Fiskebæk/Fischbek, Fiskebækgård, Fiskebækskov/Fischbekholz, Fisknæs/Fisnis, Gammel Præstegaard, Graasten/Gravenstein, Graasten Hovedgaard, Graasten Slot, Herles, Holbæk/Holbek, Holbækmark, Jægerslyst, Konkel/Konkel, Kværsdam, Ladegårdsskov/Laygaardholz, Midtskov, Naldmadebro, Nalmajbro/Nalmaibrück, Postdam, Sildekule, Stengerott, Toft/Toft, Tralskov, Uglebjerg

Surrounding parishes
Rinkenis, Apenrade Quars, Apenrade Feldstedt, Apenrade Ulderup, Sonderburg Nübel, Sonderburg Broacker, Sonderburg

Church Records
Atzbüll-Gravenstein had its own Protestant parish. The following website(s) have digitized church records for the parish of Atzbüll/Atzbüll-Gravenstein:

Arkivalieronline
More recent records may be restricted.
 * Arkivalieronline (on the Danish National Archives website), which is free to use. The church records on Arkivalieronline contain no digital indexes. Type Adsb (the first part of the Danish placename; writing "o" instead of the following "ø" will not work) into the "Arkiv" search box and select Adsbøl Sogn. Then click on a book to browse the digital images. Beginning with step number 5, see the "Arkivalieronline: Church Records" Instruction guide to learn how to browse church books on Arkivalieronline.

Indexed church records of Atzbüll/Atzbüll-Gravenstein parish may be found at:

FamilySearch

 * Kirkebøger, 1589-1911, which contains a mixture of indexed and non-indexed records

Browsable church records of Atzbüll/Atzbüll-Gravenstein parish may be found on FamilySearch; see the table below.

Civil Registration
Atzbüll-Gravenstein belonged to the civil registration office of Gravenstein. Civil registration for Gravenstein began on 1 October 1874. Atzbüll-Gravenstein later belonged to its own civil registration office.

For Gravenstein civil registration records, see the Catalog (browsable, but not indexed records).

Browsable civil birth, marriage, and death records of Gravenstein and Atzbüll-Gravenstein civil registration offices may be found on FamilySearch; see the table below.