Enstedt Parish, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Enstedt, Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein, Preussen, Germany, became Ensted, Aabenraa, Denmark (1920-1970).

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 Enstedt.

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

Locations within Enstedt
Agsø, Bakkely, Balletoft, Begyndt, Bolderslev Skov, Bækhave, Eliselund, Elmegaard, Elmetoft, Enghave, Enstedt/Ensted, Felsbekhof/Felsbækgaard, Felsbæk Teglgaard, Fuglsang, Gammelbo, Hedager, Hedevang, Helbjerggaard, Helenesminde/Helenesminde, Hjulsø, Hostrupkrat/Hostrup Krat, Hostrupfeld/Hostrupmark, Hostrupholz/Hostrupskov, Höffelberg/Høffelbjerg, Højtoft, Katrinegaard, Klatrup, Lachsmühle/Laksmølle, Langager, Lillehave, Lundberg/Lundsbjerg, Præstegaarden, Röllum/Røllum, Röllumfeld/Røllummark, Røllum Mose, Røllum Nørremark, Røllumskov, Rørdam, Skiftegaarden, Skovlyst, Skælbækgaard, Snelskær, Spangtoft, Stentoft, Stübbek/Stubbæk, Stübbekfeld/Stubbækmark, Störtum/Styrtom, Sølyst, Süderhostrup/Sønder Hostrup, Søndergaard, Tielsgaard, Tinggaard, Torp/Torp, Torpfeld/Torpmark, Vagballe, Vingelhøj, Virkelyst, ''Værnting', Østergaard, Aarup/Aarup, Aarupgaard, Aarupskov, Aarøsminde

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

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 Ensted (the Danish placename) into the "Arkiv" search box and select Ensted 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 Enstedt parish may be found at:

FamilySearch

 * Kirkebøger, 1656-1958, which contains a mixture of indexed and non-indexed records

Browsable church records of Enstedt parish may be found on FamilySearch; see the table below.

Land and Property Records (Deeds and Mortgages)
Browsable land and property records (deeds and mortgages) of Enstedt parish, specifically of Årup estate, may be found on FamilySearch; see the table below.

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Description (English) !! Description (German and/or Danish) !! Time period !! Reference number !! Film number !! DGS number !! Linked image numbers
 * Correspondence
 * Korrespondance
 * 1867-1890
 * 504624
 * 7164410
 * view images
 * Correspondence
 * Korrespondance
 * 1867-1890
 * 510482
 * 7164424
 * view images
 * Correspondence
 * Korrespondance
 * 1886-1897
 * 510483
 * 7164417
 * view images
 * Correspondence
 * Korrespondance
 * 1886-1897
 * 510484
 * 7164418
 * view images
 * Accountings
 * Regnskaber
 * 1868-1895
 * 510485
 * 7164419
 * view images
 * 7164418
 * view images
 * Accountings
 * Regnskaber
 * 1868-1895
 * 510485
 * 7164419
 * view images
 * 7164419
 * view images