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

Ries, Apenrade, Schleswig-Holstein, Preussen, Germany, became Rise, 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 Ries.

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

Locations within Ries
Blæsbjerg, Borrediggaard, Brunde/Brunde, Bøgelundsbæk, Christiansdal, Dybwatt/Dybvad, Egelund/Egelund, Elmely, Enemark, Fredenshøj Teglværk, Friedenshöhe, Fællesgade, Gammel Rhedersborg, Hjortholthus, Langlyk, Lunderup/Lunderup, Lunderupgaard, Lunderupfeld/Lunderupmark, Lykkegaard, Mjøls, Mjølsmark, Mønterhøj, Nymølle, Nørre Enlev, Norderfeld/Nørremark, Nørreskov, Præstegaarden, Rehdersborg, Riesfeld, Rise, Riesjarup/Rise-Hjarup, Rise Skov, Rise Vestermark, Rise Østermark, Risgaard, Rothenkrug, Rødekro Stationsby, Sivekjær, Schedeberg/Skedebjerg, Skovgaard/Skovgaard, Skrivergaard, Stenagergaard, Svolmshave, Sös/Søst, Søstgaard, Süderfeld/Søstmark, ''Søst Skov', Thomashus, Westerfeld/Vestermark, Osterfeld/Østermark

Surrounding parishes
Eckwatt, Apenrade Osterlügum, Apenrade Loit, Apenrade Apenrade, Apenrade Jordkirch, Apenrade

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

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 Egvad (the Danish placename) into the "Arkiv" search box and select Rise Sogn (Åbenrå Amt). 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 Ries parish may be found at:

FamilySearch

 * Kirkebøger, 1748-1914, which contains a mixture of indexed and non-indexed records

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

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

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

Browsable civil birth, marriage, and death records of Ries 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 Ries:
 * 1769
 * 1803
 * 1835
 * 1840
 * 1845
 * 1860
 * 1921
 * 1925
 * 1930
 * 1940

The following website(s) have digitized census records for the parish of Ries; note that not all of the websites below have records from all the censuses of Ries:
 * Danish Family Search
 * FamilySearch
 * MyHeritage
 * Ancestry
 * Danish Demographic Database (index only; years 1769, 1803, 1845, 1860, and 1921 fully indexed and searchable)

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
There is no known town genealogy for the parish of Ries. 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 Ries are available in the Family History Library and/or on FamilySearch:


 * Title (English): History of farms and people of Rise Parish
 * Description (English): History of farms in Rise, Olde, Dunkaer and Stokkeby, Denmark.
 * CD-ROM number: 4413
 * On a computer in the FamilySearch Library (in Salt Lake City, UT, USA), view the CD by searching for CD 4413 in our CD databases.

Related Sources
Ries 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.