Abild Parish, Tønder, Denmark Genealogy

History
A brief history of the parish in German appears here.

Place Names:
Abild, Abild Mark, Abild, Nørre-, Abelgaard, Abildgaard, Abildkjær

Batteriet, Blaabjærg, Blæsom (also Nyhus), Blauberg (see Blaabjærg), Bomgaard, Bomhus, Bol (also Boell), Bornbusk, Brændkjær, Brodersgaard, Brodersgaard Mark

Damhus

Frederiksgave

Galgestrøm Gøl (also Gøhl, Goel)

Hedehus, Herlund, Hjulstedgaard (also Julstedgaard) Høgslund, Høgslund Mark Højtoft, Holm, Hommelhof (also Hummelhoff), Humlehave (also Hummelhoff)

Jesperlund, Julstedgaard (also Hjulstedgaard)

Karolinegaard, Klinborg (also Klienborg, Klienburg, Kleinborg), Knold, Kohøj, Koloni, Kongsbjerg (also Königsberg, Kongensbierg), Kongsbjerg Mark

Løkkegaard (also Lykgaard), Lykgaard (also Løkkegaard)

Middagssted

Nedersted (also Nörstedt, Nærsted), Nordhaus (also Nørhus), Nørre Abild, Nørregaard, Nyhus (also Blæsom), Nyland

Pothat (also Pottat, Potthatt), Purremose (also Porremose)

Ravnsholt (also Rauensholt), Relingsminde

Slane, Sølsted (also Sylstedt, Sulstedt, Sijlstede), Søllstedt (Vester-), Søndergaard, Sønderkjær, Sønder Vennemose, Sønderrad, Stengaard (also Steinhof)

Tornborg, Travsted, Tykskov (also Tyvse), Tyvse (also Tykskov, Tügschau, Tügsshövet), Tyvse Mark

Vennemose (also Wenmoes, Wennemoos), Vennemose, Lille-, Vennemose Mark, Vestergaard (also Westergaard), Vestermark, Vester Søllstedt

Wartburg, Washington

Østergade

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Danish Gazetteer.


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