Some research leads me to believe that in the pre-1970 county structure, the cities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg were considered independent county equivalents and not part of Copenhagen County (Københavns Amt). For parishes located within these cities should the place designation be parish name, herred, city name, Denmark and for the rest of Copenhagen County be parish name, herred, Københavns Amt, Denmark? Did any other major cities in Denmark hold the same status?
Art
Neither København nor Frederiksberg were a part of any county (amt). They had their own independent administration.
See https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amt.
And this is the only place in Denmark with this exceptional status.
Ole
For the City of Copenhagen I would write only parish name, City of Copenhagen, Denmark (no herred).
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As for Frederiksberg, it was a rural parish under Sokkelund Herred, Københavns amt until 1860.
Part of 1860 Census, Fredriksberg (incl. Bianco Lunos Allé):
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=8681#8681,212782
- Frederiksberg Skoledistrikt og Sogn, Sokkelunds Herred, Kjøbenhavns Amt.
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https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederiksberg#1857:_Frederiksberg_bliver_en_selvst%C3%A6ndig_politisk_enhed
- in 1860 Frederiksberg became a Handelsplads.
1870 Census, Bianco Lunos Allé, Frederiksberg:
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=53852#53852,11858648
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https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederiksberg#Yderligere_selvst%C3%A6ndighed
- in 1900 Frederiksberg became independent of Københavns amt (and Sokkelund herred as well, I think).
J. P. Trap, Kongeriget Danmark 1898-1906, Sokkelunds Herred: http://runeberg.org/trap/3-2/0255.html
Venlig hilsen
Inger Toudal
DS Wiki says:
Byen opstod som en landsby omkring det nye Frederiksberg Slot, bygget 1700-1703. De tidligere markjorder fra den ældre, nedlagte ladegård blev udstykket, og en del af udstykningerne blev solgt til velstående københavnere.
I 1857 blev Frederiksberg udskilt fra Hvidovre Sogn og oprettet som selvstændigt sogn i Københavns Amt. I 1900 blev tilhørsforholdet til Københavns Amt ophævet, idet Frederiksberg ligesom København fik status af et selvstændigt amt.
Inger Buchard
Thanks to all!
For most of my record dates, Copenhagen was a county equivalent and its parishes were not in a county or herred.
Until 1900 Frederiksberg was part of Københavns Amt and then became independent of the Amt until 1970 when major reforms took place.
Art