Garnison Parish København, København, Denmark Genealogy

Guide to Garnison, Denmark ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History
This was the main church used by soldiers quartered in Copenhagen.

The congregation was divided into a Danish and a German congregation, but on 1 October 1819 the German military personnel were placed under Frederiks Tyske kirke, whereafter the church was used exclusively by the Danish garrison and the civilian congregation assigned there.

The following is a chronological list of changes to the parish:


 * 11 April 1738 - part of the parish was seperated and became the new Frederiks Tyske parish.
 * 9 Jan 1739 - part of the parish was seperated and given to Citadels parish
 * 1805 - part of the disbanded Skt. Nikolaj parish was annexed to Garnison parish.
 * 1878 - part of the parish was annexed to Holmens parish
 * 1894 - part of the parish was given to Frederiks parish

Street Names
Adelgade, Akadamiegade, Amaliegade, Amalienborg (Plads)

Blancogade, Borgergade, Bredgade

Citadelet

Dronningens Tværgade

Fredericiagade, Frederiksgade

Garnisons Hospital, Garnisons Plads, Gothersgade

Helsingørsgade

Kadetgade, Kongens Nytorv, Kronprinsessegade, Kvæsthusbroen, Kvæsthusgade

Lille Amaliegade, Lille Strandstræde

Norgesgade, Nyhavn, Ny Toldbodgade

Palægade

Sankt Annæ Gade, Sankt Annæ Plads, Store Kongensgade, Store Strandstræde

Toldbod Plads, Toldbodvej

Østerport

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