Halle Parish Jurisdiction 1936

by Sonja Höke-Nishimoto

Introduction

This register is designed to help you locate your ancestors' parish in the city of Halle in Saxony-Anhalt. Each street in the city is listed along with the parish jurisdiction it belonged to. The source for the information in this register is Adressbuch Halle-Saale (Directory of Halle/Saale) for 1936 (FHL film 0477270). 

Although the jurisdictions given pertain specifically to the year 1936, they are generally the same boundaries as used earlier. In order to use this register, you must know what street your ancestor lived on. You may know your ancestor's street address from old letters or family materials. You can also determine their street address from a city directory.

When you find the street name, look up the street in this register to determine the parish where your ancestor lived. If the street extended into more than one parish, you will need to know the house number. In such cases, the street name in the register is followed by house numbers. 

The Family History Library has microfilmed some of the parish registers of Halle. For time periods and parishes not listed on the Family History Library catalog, you may need to write to the parish for more information. For help in writing a letter to Germany, please consult the Family History Library Publication German Letter Writing Guide. 

Each parish maintained its own church records. When writing for information from church records you have a greater chance of success if you know the specific parish your ancestor lived in. You must also know the religion of your ancestor and write to the appropriate church. Addresses of some parishes may possibly be found in the modern Halle telephone directory. A modern telephone directory is available at the Family History Library (FHL book 943 E4ta). The listing of churches is on page 255.