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

Holebüll, Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein, Preussen, Germany, became Holbøl, 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 Holebüll.

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

Locations within Holebüll
Aussenkjer, Ballegaard, Becken, Damkærgaard, Elsø, Enggaard, Feisbekmühle, Fladbjerggaard, Fruerskov, Gejlholm, Gehlau/Gejlaa, Gejlaa Bro, Gejlaa Krogaard, Gehlaufeld/Gejlaamark, Glücksburg (Forstgutsbezirk), Grimtoft, Havregaard, Hesselgaard/Hesselgaard, Hockerup/Hokkerup, Hokkerup Hede, Hokkerup Vestermark, Holbie/Holbi, Holbi Kro, Holebüll/Holbøl, Holebüllfeld/Holbølmark, Holbøl Møllegaard, Højbo, Hønsnap, Hønsnapmark, Hønsnap Skov, Juelsminde, Keelbjerg, Kielstruphof (Försterei)/Kelstrupgaard, Kelstruphus, Kelstrup Plantage, Kjelstrupholz/Kelstrupskov, Kielstrupfeld, Kirkebakkegaard, Koldmoos/Koldmose, Krelberg, Krogaard, Krunsmühle, Langbjerg, Lille Grimtofte, Lille Okseø, Lundsgaard, Morænegaard, Munkemølle, Ny Grimtofte, Nørreskov, Nørrestrøm, Oksenkær, Okseøerne, Osterfeld, Ostergeil, Præstegaarden, Ramsgaard, Randershof, Rønshoved, Rønshovedgaard, Rønhøj, Skovgaard, Stagehøj, Store Okseø, Staaf, Sønderhav, Tallingberg/Tallingbjerg, Teglgaarden, Undeleff/Undelev, Undelevgaard, Wilsbek/Vilsbæk, Vilsbæk Kro, Wilsbekfeld/Vilsbækmark, Vilsbæk Østerbjerge, Westerfeld, Ørredvad, Øster Gejl

Surrounding parishes
Klipleff, Apenrade Quars, Apenrade Rinkenis, Apenrade Tingleff, Tondern Bau, Flensburg

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

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 Holb (the first part of the Danish placename; typing "o" instead of the following letter "ø" will not work) into the "Arkiv" search box and select Holbøl 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 Holebüll parish may be found at:

FamilySearch

 * Kirkebøger, 1637-1916, which contains a mixture of indexed and non-indexed records

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

Civil Registration
Holebüll had its own civil registration office. Civil registration for Holebüll began on 1 October 1874.

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

Browsable civil birth, marriage, and death records of Holebüll parish may be found on FamilySearch; see the table below.

Census Records
Denmark conducted several censuses in the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. For more information about these censuses, see the articles Denmark Census and Schleswig-Holstein Census.

The following censuses were taken for Holebüll:
 * 1803
 * 1835
 * 1840
 * 1845
 * 1855
 * 1860
 * 1921
 * 1925
 * 1930
 * 1940

The following website(s) have digitized census records for the parish of Klipleff; note that not all of the websites below have records from all the censuses of Klipleff:
 * Danish Family Search
 * FamilySearch
 * MyHeritage
 * Ancestry
 * Danish Demographic Database (index only)

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
There is no known town genealogy for the parish of Holebüll. For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies and Parish Register Inventories on the Internet.

Family Genealogy
The following genealogy for families in Holebüll is available in the FamilySearch Library and/or on FamilySearch:


 * Slægtsbog for efterkommere efter Peter Christian Lorenzen, parcellist på Kragelund Mark, Bov sogn, født 1808
 * Translated title (English): Family History Book for Descendants of Peter Christian Lorenzen, Smallholder at Kragelund Mark, Bov Parish, born in 1808
 * Description (Danish): Peter Christian Lorenzen (1808-1845) var født på Kragelund Mark, Bov sogn, Åbenrå. Han blev gift 1832 i Holbøl med Anna Maria Jessen (1803-1855). Hun var født i Bejlhuse, Bov sogn, Åbenrå. Børnene var født i Holbøl og Bov sogne, og de anvendte efternavn Lorenzen. Med register.
 * Description (English): Ancestors and descendants of Peter Christian Lorenzen (1808-1845), who was born in Kragelund Mark, Bov parish, Åbenrå. He married Anna Maria Jessen (1803-1855) 1832 in Holbøl. She was born in Bejlhuse, Bov parish, Åbenrå. Their children were born in Holbøl and Bov parish, Åbenrå. They used surname Lorenzen.
 * Film number: 1440144, Item 1
 * DGS number: 8852333
 * Linked image numbers: 3-81
 * Call number: 929.2489 L887p
 * Off-site book; order a copy to the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Related Sources
Holebüll became a part of the collective municipality (kommune) of Aabenraa in 2007. The current municipality's website (in Danish) can be found here.

Societies and Libraries
For a list of Schleswig-Holstein archives, see Schleswig-Holstein Archives and Libraries.

For a list of Schleswig-Holstein societies, see Schleswig-Holstein Societies.