kirkebog
A kirkebog is a parish register kept by Danish churches for recording key lifecycle events and related information within a parish. These records function as a primary source for demographic and genealogical research, preserving data about local communities across centuries. Typical entries cover baptisms (dop), confirmations (konfirmation), marriages (vielse), and burials or deaths (begravelse/dødsfald). In many volumes, details such as dates, names, parental or spousal information, residence, occupations, and notes on moves into or out of the parish are included, making the books valuable for tracing family relationships and household histories.
Historically, kirkeboger date from the early modern period and were progressively expanded and standardized as record-keeping
Preservation and access: Kirkeboger are preserved by the Danish National Archives (Rigsarkivet) as well as local