Kirketjenesten for flygtninge i Danmark

14:46 Jun 11, 2006
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Religion / Church organisation
Danish term or phrase: Kirketjenesten for flygtninge i Danmark
In a birth certificate from the 1940¨s. My understanding is that this was a church organisation dealing with the recording and relocation of refugees. I can't find any English translation on the web/Google or elsewhere. Any help appreciated.
TIA
Andy Bell
Andy Bell
Local time: 20:40


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4 +1it is a name => the same in English with explanation
Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch
3Vital Statistics Office under the Church Ministry for Refugees
F Schultze (X)


  

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Vital Statistics Office under the Church Ministry for Refugees


Explanation:
This is a description of what is was rather than a translation of the name of the office.
The office was active from 1945 to 1950. (In 1940 refugees were fleeing from Denmark.)
The Lutheran State Church in Denmark is to this day responsible for recording all birth and deaths in Denmark much to the dismay of Catholics, Muslims and others.
(Vital Statistics is the American name for the office that does these things - not sure what it is in Australia)




    Reference: http://www.sa.dk/Ra/brugearkivet/RAsaml/efter1848/social/185...
F Schultze (X)
United States
Local time: 08:40
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it is a name => the same in English with explanation


Explanation:
The Kirketjenesten for flygtninge i Danmark was a service established on june 2th 1945. I would leave it untranslated plus an explanation in brackets: "The Danish Lutheran Church's service for refugees in Danmark" or so.

Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch
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