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

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

History
In 1567, Adsbøl (in German known as Atzbüll) became an independent parish. Adsbøl later became a kirkedistrikt (church district) in Gråsten (in German known as Gravenstein) parish.

Gråsten church (Gråsten Slotskirke) was consecrated in 1702 and became a parish church in 1851.

In 1970, the counties of Haderslev, Tønder, Sønderborg, and Aabenraa became known as Sønderjylland County.

In 1978, Adsbøl church district and Gråsten parish were merged into Gråsten-Adsbøl (Gravenstein-Atzbüll) parish.

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).

In 2010, when church districts in Denmark were abolished, Adsbøl and Gråsten separated into two parishes.