geboortegemeente

Geboortegemeente is a Dutch term that means birth municipality. It denotes the municipality where a person was born, as recorded in the civil registry. On official documents such as birth certificates and identity documents, the geboortegemeente specifies the locality of birth and is used to identify the corresponding civil registration office.

In the Netherlands, birth registrations are handled by the municipality (gemeente) and stored in the national population register. The geboortegemeente is often required alongside other personal data when verifying identity, applying for documents, or conducting administrative procedures. It may differ from a person’s current address and does not determine nationality by itself.

For researchers and historians, the geboortegemeente is a useful clue when tracing records, because birth certificates and civil registry entries are typically kept by the municipality where the birth occurred. When corrections are needed, requests are submitted to the relevant civil registry, usually the gemeente of birth.

The term is primarily used in Dutch-language contexts and appears in forms and genealogical records as part of the standard set of identifying information about a person’s birth.