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.