Denmark Archives and Libraries

National Archives
The Danish government collects records relating to Danish history, culture, and people. Original records of genealogical value at the National Archives include census and emigration records. Photocopies of census records from 1850 on are available to search. The copies are indexed by parish. The National Archives also has microfilm copies of all the church records for the whole country. Microfilm copies of the military records are also available at the National Archives.

The National Archives of Denmark is open to the public. Microfilm copies of many records at the National Archives are available at the FamilySearch Library, other major archives and libraries, and branches of the National Archives. The address of the National Archives is:

Rigsarkivet Rigsdagsgården 9 DK-1218 København K. Denmark Phone: Tel. 33 92 33 10 Website

Daisy
The archives has an online catalog of its holdings, called "Daisy".

Daisy

Danish Demographic Database (DDD)

 * Danish Demographic Database

"Here in the Danish Demographic Database (DDD) you can search for information in a wide range of different sources. You can search for individuals or families when you have some information in advance. Furthermore, the people you are looking for must be found in the databases. More data is added to the databases all the time."
 * Censuses
 * Since 1787, personal data on name, age, marital status, occupation and much more has been regularly collected.
 * Danish Census Research: Using the Danish Demographical Database Online Lessons
 * Church Books
 * Database with entered church records. The church registers are divided by event.
 * How to Use Danish Church Records Online Lesson
 * Emigrants
 * The Copenhagen police's information on emigrants - either via Copenhagen or via Hamburg.


 * Immigrant history databases
 * Immigrant history databases; includes people who were granted work residence, naturalized or deported.


 * Other Databases

Reading Rooms
In Denmark, there were four regional archives: Landsarkivet for Sjælland served the counties of Bornholm, Frederiksborg, Holbæk, Maribo, København and København City, Præstø, and Sorø; Landsarkivet for Fyn served the counties of Odense and Svendborg; Landsarkivet for Nørrejylland served the counties of Ålborg, Århus, Hjørring, Randers, Ribe, Ringkøbing, Skanderborg, Thisted, Viborg, and Vejle; Landsarkivet in Åbenrå served the counties of Åbenrå, Sønderborg, Haderslev, and Tønder. As a result of organizational changes, the State Archives was transformed in 2014 into a unitary organization called the National Archives with reading rooms located in these cities:
 * Reading Rooms Guidelines
 * Rigsarkivet, Copenhagen (formerly simply called Rigsarkivet and Landsarkivet for Sjælland)
 * Rigsarkivet The Black Diamond Søren Kierkegaards Plads 1 1221 Copenhagen K Telephone: 33 92 33 10 E-mail: mailbox@sa.dk


 * The National Archives, Odense (formerly called the National Archives for Fyn and Danish Data Archive )
 * The National Archives, Odense Jernbanegade 36 5000 Odense C Telephone: 33 92 33 10 E-mail: mailbox@sa.dk


 * The National Archives, Viborg (formerly called the National Archives for Nørrejylland )
 * National Archives, Viborg Ll. St. Hans Street 5 8800 Viborg Telephone: 33 92 33 10 E-mail: mailbox@sa.dk


 * The National Archives, Aabenraa
 * The National Archives, Aabenraa Haderslevvej 45 6200 Aabenraa Telephone: 33 92 33 10 E-mail: mailbox@sa.dk

Copenhagen City Archive
Copenhagen's city archive has records that deal primarily with the city's population. The city archive address is:

Københavns Stadsarkiv Rådhuset DK 1599 København V Denmark Telephone: 33 66 13 74 Email: stadsarkiv@kff.kk.dk Website

Det Kongelige Bibliotek (the Royal Library)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek (the Royal Library) of Denmark functions much as the United States Library of Congress. It has copies of most books published in Denmark. They have a large collection of published genealogies, manuscripts, histories, directories, maps, and newspapers. The Royal Library has published catalogs of their genealogy and local history collections. See the "Genealogy" and "History" sections.

Kongelige Bibliotek Christians Brygge 8 DK-1219 København K Denmark Website Email: kb@kb.dk Search Engine -

Universitetsbiblioteket (University Library)
The Universitetsbiblioteket (University Library) has most of the books published in Denmark.

Universitetsbibliotekets 1 Af (Div.) Fiolstræde 1 DK-1171 København Denmark

Universitetsbibliotekets 2 Af (Div.) Nørre Alle 49 DK-2200 København Denmark -

Frederiksberg Kommunebibliotek (Fredriksberg Community Library)
The Frederiksberg Kommunebibliotek (Fredriksberg Community Library) has collected many published sources, such as local histories, city directories, maps, newspapers. It also has a large collection of family histories.

Frederiksberg Kommunebibliotek Solbjergvej 25 DK-2000 København Denmark

Bornholm Libraries

 * Bornholms Folkebiblioteker

Museums
Museum of Danish America 4210 Main Street, PO Box 249 Elk Horn, IA (Iowa) 51531-0249 USA Website

Record Offices

 * Prior to civil registration, vital data was recorded in the parish register.
 * In 1924, Denmark implemented a nationwide civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths.
 * Although nationwide civil registration did not begin until the 20th century, Copenhagen began much earlier. Civil marriage registration began in 1851, and death registration began in 1840. Births were not registered civilly until the 1924 nationwide date.
 * Civil registration records are kept at the local civil registration office in each district, town or city (municipality). Therefore, you must determine the town where your ancestor lived before you can find the records.