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

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

This page is about the parish of Apenrade, not the county of Apenrade.

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 Apenrade.

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

Locations within Apenrade
Aubek/Avbæk, Bellevue, Blasholm, Brunder Ziegelei, Brunlund, Bögelund/Bøgelund, Bögelundsbek/Bocklundsbek/Bøgelundsbæk, Cäcilienlust, Chausseehaus, Egedal, Elgaard, Enemark/Enemark, Färbersmühle, Fladsteen, Fredenshøj, Heiselbek, Hinter dem Kirchhofe, Hjelm, Hjelmhaverne, Jürgensgaard/Jørgensgaard, Karlsminde, Karpedam, Klexie/Kleksie, Kolstrup, Kolstrupgaard, Landlyst, Langberg/Langbjerg, Lensnack, Lindberg/Lindbjerg, Lindsnakke, Marienhöhe, Mölkjär (Forsthaus), Neuemühle/Nymølle, Nørre Hesselmark, Arbeiterhaus Norderholz/Nørreskov, Oberförsterei Westerlund, Peterslund/Peterslund, Posskjar/Porskær, Salbjerg, Schedeberg (Forsthaus)/Skedebjerg, Schelkbek/Skelbæk, Skovlyst, Steentoft, Stegholt, Stollig, Strohgaard, Swolmsau, Sønder Hesselmark, Süderholz/Sønderskov, Vennelyst, Vennesminde, Apenrade/Aabenraa Købstad, Aarupholz (Forsthaus)/Årupskov

Surrounding parishes
Enstedt, Apenrade Jordkirch, Apenrade Ries, Apenrade Loit, Apenrade

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

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 Aabenraa (the Danish placename) into the "Arkiv" search box and select Aabenraa Sogn. Then click on a book to browse the digital images. Bginning with step number 5, see the "Arkivalieronline: Church Records" Instruction guide to learn how to browse church books on Arkivalieronline.

Indexed church records of Apenrade parish may be found at:

FamilySearch

 * FamilySearch, which contains a mixture of indexed and non-indexed records

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

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

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

Browsable civil birth, marriage, and death records of Loit 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 Apenrade:
 * 1769
 * 1801
 * 1803
 * 1835
 * 1840
 * 1845
 * 1855
 * 1860
 * 1885
 * 1890
 * 1895
 * 1921
 * 1925
 * 1930
 * 1940

The following website(s) have digitized census records for the parish of Apenrade:
 * Danish Family Search
 * FamilySearch
 * MyHeritage
 * Ancestry

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

Family Genealogies
The following genealogies for families in Apenrade are available in the Family History Library and/or on FamilySearch:


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Related Sources
Apenrade is now part of the collective municipality (kommune) of Aabenraa. The 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.