Tranekær Parish, Svendborg, Denmark Genealogy

History
Until January 1, 2007 Tranekær municipality was a municipality in the former Funen County on the island of Langeland in south-central Denmark and the municipality included the islands of Siø. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Tranekær. To the west are the waters of the Great Belt and to the north and east are the waters of the Langeland Belt. The municipality was created in 1970 due to a Municipality Reform that combined a number of existing parishes, Bøstrup, Hov, Snøde, Stoense, Tranekær and Tullebølle. Tranekær municipality ceased to exist as the result of The Municipality Reform of 2007 when it was merged with Rudkøbing and Sydlangeland municipalities to form the new Langeland municipality.The new municipality belongs to Region of Southern Denmark. 

Place Names
Bammeskov, Botofte, Bukkeskov, Flaadet, Frederiksminde, Frellesvig Huse,  Grevskabet Langeland,  Hestehave, Humlebanke,  Jesbjerg,  Korsebølle, Korsebølle Kohave,  Lillesø,  Pæregaard,  Rødby,  Slotsmølle, Stengade Sø, Strandby,  Tevlesø, Tranekær, Tranekær Slot, Tvillinghuse, Tøvelsø Huse,  Viehusene, Vinkælderhuse,  Ørnebjerg, Østrig,  Aasø, Aasø Huse

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Danish Gazetteer.


 * Surrounding Parishes

Svendborg amt: Bregninge, Bøstrup, Landet, Thurø, Tullebølle

Birth, Marriage, and Death Online Records

 * Free Online Database: 


 * The vast majority of research you do in Denmark will be in church parish registers, which are held in the Danish State Archives available online at ARKIVALIERONLINE. Select your county and parish from the drop-down lists.


 * Help Reading Danish Records:


 * Denmark Parish Register Headings provides translated examples of parish headings. You will be able to interpret much of what is in the records using these headings. Danish Word List covers typical  terms found in the records. Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for: Denmark will help you translate dates written in feast day form. Denmark surnames are patronymic and change every generation, so carefully study Denmark Names, Personal.


 * Help Reading Old Handwriting: 


 * FamilySearch offers free online lessons about reading old Danish handwriting: Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records Lesson 1: Scandinavian Gothic Letters, Lesson 2: Names, Words, and Dates, and Lesson 3: Handwritten Records


 * Knowing What to Look for Next:


 * To understand the best research strategies for these records, see Denmark Church Records Christenings Guide.

Collections

 * Church Records
 * Kirkebøger - Getting Started
 * Find church books on Arkivalieronline
 * Denmark Church Records
 * Census Records
 * ARKIVALIERONLINE Census records online
 * Censuses - Getting Started
 * Denmark Census
 * Court Records
 * Danish Chancellery - Getting Started!
 * Danish Chancery Court Records
 * Denmark Court Records
 * Military Records
 * Lægdsruller, Danish Military Levying Rolls, is a census of men eligible to join military (1789-1932)
 * What's on Lægdsruller and Søruller
 * Danish Military Levying Rolls (Lægdsruller)


 * Probate Records
 * Registers of Wills in the Danish Chancellory
 * Danish Chancellery - Getting Started!
 * , index and images.

Family History Library Records
Click Denmark, Svendborg Records for a full listing of records at the Family History Library, that may be digitized. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a Family History Center near you. Click on "Places within Denmark, Svendborg" and then select your parish.