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Berlin Civil Registration Jurisdictions
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| GERMANY, PREUßEN, BRANDENBURG, BERLIN - DIRECTORIES |
The directories are divided in sections. Of greatest genealogical value are the alphabetized listings of city inhabitants with addresses. Search for your ancestor under the alphabetical listing of names in the time period your ancestor lived In Berlin. When you find your ancestor listed, write down the street and house number where he resided. Then turn to the listing of that street in this publication to determine which civil registration office that address was assigned to in the year closest to the time period when your ancestor lived there.
Other sections of the directories are businesses, public offices, societies, inhabitants' addresses listed under the street they resided, rather than by their name.
The suburbs of Berlin were in many, but not all of the directories. Some of
the suburbs of Berlin which may be listed in the directories include:
| Baumschulenweg (Treptow), Boxhagen-Rummelsburg, Britz, Charlottenburg, Dahlem, Friedenau, Friedrlchsberg, Frledrichsfelde, Grunewald, Halensee, Helnersdorf, Hohen Schönhausen, Karlshorst, Lankwitz, Lichtenberg, Groß Lichterfelde, Mariendorf, Neukölin, Nieder-Schönhausen and Schönholz, Nikolassee, Ober-Schönweide, Pankow, Plötzensee, Reinickendorf, Rixdorf, Schlachtensee, Schmargendorf, Sch:neberg, Schönholz, Steglitz, Stralau, Südende, Tegel, Tempelhof, Weißensee, Neu-Weißensee, Westend, Wilhelmsberg, Wilmersdorf, and Zehlendorf. |
These directories on microfilm begin in the year 1799 and continue through the year 1963, with some years not inclusive. Some of these directory films include a street index (Straßen Verzeichnis) (see illustration below) for each street. These street indexes note the jurisdictions for the civil registration offices, the city district numbers, poverty assistance offices, orphanages, school districts, court districts, parishes, police districts, and postal districts. The directories for some years also include the voting districts. Terms used for these jurisdictions in the headings vary from directory to directory. These street indexes are the source of the information for this publication. Street Indexes were included in the City directories from 1874-1919.
The format of the street indexes varies from year to year. For example, some
directories list civil jurisdictions by house numbers; others list the
jurisdictions by a street to street description such as "From Mühlen
street to Spree". In such instances, there is no way to cross
reference the descriptive and house number entries, therefore, the descriptions
are listed in this register as they were listed in the original street indexes.
The following example shows a street where only numbers where used to determine
residence areas.
| STREET AND | HOUSE NUMBERS | 1876 | 1892 | 1919 |
| DRESDENER | 1-19 | 5 | 5A | 5A |
| 20 | 5 | 5 | 5A | |
| 21-112 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| 113-118 | 6 | 6A | 6 | |
| 119-136 | 5 | 5 | 5A |
When only descriptions of residences are given rather than house numbers, and
there is more than one civil registration office listed, it may be necessary to
search the records of each civil registration district listed for the street
your ancestor lived on. For other years, house numbers may be given for the same
street. House numbers arc listed separately from the "descriptions"
and are given in the column for the appropriate year. These other entries may
help you more easily determine the civil registration jurisdictions for those
years where the description was not by house number. (See following example.)
| STREET AND | HOUSE NUMBERS | 1876 | 1892 | 1919 |
| DANZIGER | On Prenzlauer Allee | 8 | 8 | |
| Other numbers | 10 | 10B | ||
| 1-31 | 10C | |||
| 32-64 | 8 | |||
| 65-98 | 10C |
Some streets were named only with a number, such as Street 19 (Straße 19). There appears to have been some inconsistency in the way these streets were listed from year to year. In some cases there seems to be duplicate usage of certain numbers and the actual jurisdictions are not always dear. These streets have not been included in this publication due to the unclear divisions. For these and other addresses where confusion exists such as in the Berlin suburb areas it may be necessary to write to the following address:
Senatsverwaltung für Inneres in Berlin 1 C 64
Fehrbelliner Platz 1
W-l000 Berlin 31
Federal Republic of Germany
There will be a fee for this service and the search may take several months. Some streets did not exist in earlier years, but apparently came into existence as new housing was developed. Other streets are listed in the earlier street indexes but are not listed in the later ones. lt is not certain if these omissions were accidental or if the street names were changed or discontinued. lt is also possible that there were no residences on those streets in all years covered by directories. For this reason, civil jurisdictions may not be listed for all streets in Berlin for all years in this register.
For residents on streets near the train stations (Eisenbahn) look under the heading of Eisenbahn for the specific train station needed.
The inconsistent spelling of street names from one directory to the next is a problem. In the cases where alternate spellings were used, such as the street name of "Colonie" which was also listed as "Kolonie", they are listed twice in this register book for easier reference. Other variations in street names are handled the same way as in the case of "Ostbahnhof" which is also listed as "Am Ostbahnhof".
In the original street indexes the street called "Unter den Linden" is listed as, "Linden, Unter den". This register lists this Street alphabetically as "Unter den Linden". This method has been applied consistently also for "Am, An der, Alte, Neue, Hinter dem, Klein, Groß," and similar prefixes on street names. Words with an Umlaut () are alphabetized as though there were no Umlaut. The German letter "ß" is alphabetized as "ss".
The Family History Library currently does not have microfilmed copies of civil registration records for Berlin. In order to obtain these records lt will be necessary to correspond directly with the current civil registration office (Standesamt). lt may be helpful to use the German Letter Writing Guide in preparing your letter to the civil registration office. This is available through the Family History Library in Salt Lake City:
Family History Library
35 North Nest Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
The numbers given in this register refer to the old civil registration offices. The list below gives the old offices as listed in this register and provides the name of the new civil registration office that currently has jurisdiction. Following is also a list of the addresses of the current civil registration offices. Use the current addresses when you write to Berlin for civil registration information.
ALT BERLIN
| FORMER JURISDICTIONS | PRESENT DAY JURISDICTIONS |
| Berlin 1 | Standesamt Mitte von Berlin |
| Berlin 2 | Standesamt Mitte von Berlin |
| Berlin 3 | Standesamt Tiergarten von Berlin |
| Berlin 4, 4A, 4B | Standesamt Kreuzberg von Berlin |
| Berlin 5, 5A, SB | Standesamt Kreuzberg von Berlin |
| Berlin 6 | Standesamt Mitte von Berlin |
| Berlin 7, 7A, 7B, 7C | Standesamt Friedrichshaln von |
| Berlin 8 | Standesamt Friedrichshain von |
| Berlin 9 | Standesamt Mitte von Berlin |
| Berlin 10, lOA | Standesamt Mitte von Berlin |
| Berlin lOB, lOC | Standesamt Prenzlauer Berg von |
| Berlin 11 | Standesamt Wedding von Berlin |
| Berlin 12, 12A, 12B | Standesamt Tiergarten von Berlin |
| Berlin 13, 13A, 13B | Standesamt Wedding von Berlin |
The following addresses are for civil registration offices which have jurisdiction over the streets
referred to in this register:
| Standesamt Kreuzberg von Berlin Mehrlngdamm 110 10965 Berlin Germany |
Standessamt Mitte von Berlin Alexanderplatz 1 10178 Berlin Germany |
| Standesamt Tiergarten von Berlin Kurfürstenstr. 57 10785 Berlin Germany |
Standesamt Friedrichshain von Berlin Friedenstr. 68 10249 Berlin Germany |
| Standesamt Wedding von Berlin Müllerstr. 146/147 13353 Berlin Germany |
Standesamt Prenzlauer Berg von Berlin Fröbelstr 17 10405 Berlin Germany |
AREAS OF GREATER BERLIN (Which until 1991 were part of West Berlin)
| FORMER JURISDICTIONS | PRESENT DAY JURISDICTIONS |
| Britz | Neukölln von Berlin |
| Buckow (1, II) | Neukölln von Berlin |
| Charlottenburg (1 through IV) | Charlottenburg von Berlin |
| Dahlem | Zehlendorf von Berlin |
| Deutsch-Wilmersdorf | Wilmersdorf von Berlin |
| Friedenau | Schöneberg von Berlin |
| Frohnau | Reinickendorf von Berlin |
| Groß-Lichterfelde | Steglitz von Berlin |
| Grunewald (Forst) | Wilmersdorf von Berlin |
| Hasenheide | Neukölln von Berlin |
| Haselhorst | Spandau von Berlin |
| Heerstraße | Charlottenburg von Berlin |
| Heiligensee | Reinickendorf von Berlin |
| Hermsdorf | Reinickendorf von Berlin |
| Kladow | Spandau von Berlin |
| Krankenhaus Neuköl1n | Neukölln von Berlin |
| Kreuzberg | Kreuzberg von Berlin |
| Lankwitz | Steglitz von Berlin |
| Lichtenrade | Tempelhof von Berlin |
| Lichterfelde | Steglitz von Berlin |
| Lübars | Reinickendorf von Berlin |
| Manendorf | Tempelhof von Berlin |
| Manenfelde | Tempelhof von Berlin |
| Neukölln (1 through III) | Neukölln von Berlin |
| Nikolassee | Zehlendorf von Berlin |
| Pfaueninsel | Zehlendorf von Berlin |
| Pichelsdorf | Spandau von Berlin |
| Plötzensee | Charlottenburg von Berlin |
| Reinickendorf (East - West) | Reinickendorf von Berlin |
| Rixdorf | Neukölln von Berlin |
AREAS OF GREATER BERLIN (Which until 1991 were part of East Berlin):
| FORMER JURISDICTIONS | PRESENT DAY JURISDICTIONS |
| Adlershof | Berlin-Treptow |
| Alt-Glienicke | Berlin-Treptow |
| Bliesdorf | Berlin-Lichtenberg |
| Blankenburg | Berlin-Pankow |
| Bohnsdorf | Berlin-Treptow |
| Boxhagen-Rummelsburg | Berlin-Lichtenbnsee |
| Französisch-Buchholz | Berlin-Pankow |
| Friedrichsfelde | Berlin-Lichtenberg |
| Friedrichshagen | Berlin-Köpenick |
| Friedrichshain | Berlin-Friedrichshain |
| Grünau | Berlin-Köpenick |
| Heinersdorf | Berlin-Pankow |
| Hellersdorf | Berlin-Lichtenberg |
| Hohenschönhausen | Berlin-Weißensee |
| Horst Wessel | Berlin-Friedrichshain |
| Johannisthal | Berlin-Treptow |
| Karlshorst | Berlin-Lichtenberg |
| Karow | Berlin-Pankow |
| Kaulsdorf | Berlin-Lichtenberg |
| Kietz bei Köpenick | Berlin-Treptow |
| Köpenick | Berlin-Köpenick |
| Köpenicker Forst | Berlin-Treptow and
Berlin-Köpenick |
| Lichtenberg (1, II) | Berlin-Lichtenberg |
| Mahlsdorf | Berlin-Lichtenberg |
| Malchow | Berlin-Weißensee |
| Mitte | Berlin-Mitte |
| Müggelheim | Berlin-Köpenick |
| Niederschöneweide | Berlin-Treptow |
| Niederschönhausen | Berlin-Pankow |
| Oberschöneweide | Berlin-Treptow |
| Pankow | Berlin-Pankow |
| Prenzlauer Berg | Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg |
| Rahnsdorf | Berlin-Köpenick |
| Rosenthal | Berlin-Pankow |
| Rummelsburg | Berlin-Lichtenberg |
| Schinöckwitz | Berlin-Köpenick |
| Schöneweide | Berlin-Treptow |
| Stralau | Berlin-Friedrichshain and
Berlin-Lichtenberg |
| Treptow |
Berlin-Treptow |
| Weißensee | Berlin-Weißensee |
| Wilhelmsruh |
Berlin-Pankow |
| Wuhlgarten | Berlin-Lichtenberg |
The following addresses are for civil registration offices which have of Berlin and its suburbs
which are jurisdiction over streets in other areas not covered in this register:
| Standesamt Charlottenburg von Berlin Alt- Lietzow 28 10587 Berlin Germany |
Standesamt Spandau von Berlin Carl-Schurz Str. 2-6 13597 Berlin Germany |
| Standesamt Wilmersdorf von Berlin Berkaer Platz 1 14199 Berlin Germany |
Standesamt Zehlendorf von Berlin Teltower Damm 10 14169 Berlin Germany |
| Standesamt Schöneberg von Berlin John-F.-Kennedy-Platz 10825 Berlin Germany |
Standesamt Steglitz von Berlin Goethe Str. 9/11 12207 Berlin Germany |
| Standesamt Tempelhof von Berlin Tempelhofer Damm 165/169 12099 Berlin Germany |
Standesamt Neukölin von Berlin Donaustr. 33/34 12043 Berlin Germany |
| Standesamt Reinichendorf von Berlin Eichborndamm 215/239 13437 Berlin Germany |
Standesamt Köpenick von Berlin Alt Köpenick 21 12555 Berlin Germany |
| Standesamt Lichtenberg von Berlin Anton-Saefkow-Platz 7 10369 Berlin Germany |
Standesamt Weißensee von Berlin Amalienstr. 8 13086 Berlin Germany |
| Standesamt Pankow von Berlin Johannes-R.-Becher-Str. 13187 Berlin Germany |
Standesamt Treptow von Berlin Grosberliner Damm 35/37 12487 Berlin Germany |
| Außenstelle Berlin-Buch Wetbergstr. 38 13125 Berlin Germany |
Standesamt Marzahn von Berlin Helene-Weigel-Platz 8 12681 Berlin Germany |
| Standesamt Hohenschönhausen von Berlin Zingster Str. 2 13051 Berlin Germany |
Standesamt Hellersdorf von Berlin Alte Hellersdorfer Str. 41 12629 Berlin Germany |
For a street or area map of Berlin, please see Hoeke-Nishimoto, Sonja, Berlin Evangelical Parish Jurisdictions, Salt Lake City, UT.: Family History Library, 1991 (FHL Book 943.155/B1 K24h).
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