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

Uk, Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein, Preussen, Germany, became Uge, 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 Uk.

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

Locations within Uk
Almstrup/Almstrup, Almstrupgaard, Almstrup Mark, Bekager/Bækager, Bækkegaard, Enggaard, Engvang, Fagsbøl, Fol, Granly, Green, Hovbjerg, Højbogaard, Højgaard, Højvang, Johannesminde/Johannesminde, Kastwraa/Kastvraa, Kasvraagaard, Købmandsgaarden, Langagergaard, Langkjærhus, Ligaard/Ligaard, Lautrup/Lovtrup, Lovtrup Vestermark, Lovtrup Østermark, Maibüllgaard/Majbølgaard, Olmersvold, Petersburg/Petersborg, Porsbüll/Porsbøl, Porskær, Porsaa, Povlsbro, Povlskrohus, Skelgaard, Skovly, Skoosminde/Skovsminde, Stenbjerghus, Süderfeld, Swennebygaarde Tausbüll, Teglgaard, Toftvang, Trekrona, Uge, Uge Hede, Ugemark, Urnehoved/Urnehoved, Varsebo, Voldager, Ziegelei bei Uk, Østergaard, Aartoft Plantage

Surrounding parishes
Bjolderup, Apenrade Jordkirch, Apenrade Enstedt, Apenrade Klipleff, Apenrade Tingleff, Tondern

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

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

FamilySearch

 * Kirkebøger, 1448-1914, which contains a mixture of indexed and non-indexed records

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