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7 eras · 1525–2026 · 15 places

Bornholm — Rønne and the island

Rønne, Nexø, Allinge. Which empire held this ground in which years — and, the part that matters, which archive that means.

Whose archive this ground was

YearsWho held itWhose archive that means
1525–1645 Danish crown — pledged to Lübeck Rigsarkivet — Arkivalieronline · FamilySearch

Frederick I pawned Bornholm to Lübeck for 50 years from 1525. The Lutheran Church of Denmark dates from 1536.
1645–1658 Denmark Rigsarkivet — Arkivalieronline · FamilySearch

Swedish forces conquered the island in 1645 and the Second Treaty of Brömsebro returned it. Royal orders for parish registers went to the bishoprics in 1645-46.
1658–1660 Swedish Bornholm Rigsarkivet — Arkivalieronline

The Treaty of Roskilde ceded Bornholm to Sweden in 1658. The islanders revolted on 8 December 1658 and handed it back to the Danish king; the Treaty of Copenhagen confirmed Danish rule in 1660.
1660–1814 Bornholm County Rigsarkivet — Arkivalieronline · FamilySearch

Bornholm was a county from 1660 until 2002 (the end is given as 2002 or 2003).
1814–1945 Denmark — duplicate registers Rigsarkivet — Arkivalieronline · FamilySearch

Duplicate parish books were kept separately from 1814-15.
1945–1946 Soviet occupation of Bornholm Rigsarkivet — Arkivalieronline

Soviet aircraft bombed Rønne and Nexø on 7-8 May 1945 and Soviet troops landed on 9 May; they left on 5 April 1946.
1946–2026 Denmark — Bornholm Rigsarkivet — Arkivalieronline · FamilySearch

The 21 municipalities were reorganised on 1 April 1970; Bornholm Regional Municipality was formed on 1 January 2003.

The rings are approximate — deliberately. They exist to shade which filing system a place fell under, not to adjudicate a border. A place near a ring's edge should be checked against both neighbours.

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15 places on this ground

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