Dronninglund Parish, Hjørring, Denmark Genealogy

Guide to Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History
Dronninglund is a town in Brønderslev Municipality, Region Nordjylland on the peninsula of Jutland's eastern coast in northern Denmark. Until 1 January 2007, Dronninglund was also a municipality in North Jutland County. Dronninglund municipality ceased to exist as the result of The Municipality Reform of 2007 when it was merged with Brønderslev municipality to form the new Brønderslev Municipality. 

Place Names
Agertved, Asbækgaard, Asbækholm, Asbækholt, Asbækholt Bæk,

Bakkely, Bakki, Benholt, Birkemose Bjerg, Bjerget, Bjørnebakke, Bjørnlund, Blæsbjerg, Bojens, Bolle, Bolle Enge, Bollegaard, Bollehede, Bolleskov, Bredholt, Bredholtskov, Brokbakke, Brønden, Brøndens Mark, Bur, Byrvang, Byrvang Mark, Bøgstedlund,

Civagaard,

Dahlsminde, Dalen, Dalsted, Dalsvad, Damsgaard, Doktorgaard, Donnerbæk, Donsted, Dorf, Dorf Enge, Dorf Kirkeby, Dorf Mølle, Dorf Møllegaard, Dorfgade, Dronninggaard, Dronninggaardsmark, Dronninghus, Dronninglund, Dronninglund Enge, Dronninglund Hovedgaard, Dronninglund Hovmark, Dronninglund Mark, Dronninglund Slot, Dronninglund Storskov,

Egebakke, Emmaly, Engholm, Englyst, Engvang,

Felden,Fjeldgaard, Fladkær,Fransborg, Fredensbo, Frederiksminde, Fruensbøge, Fruerhøj, Fugletveden,

Galgehøje, Gammeldal, Gammel Kirke, Gammel Kirkhede, Geltzers Plantage, Gilbak, Gingsholm, Giverholt, Glarhus, Glinvad, Godthaab, Granhøjgaard, Graverhuset, Grevens Hegn, Gritterholt, Graasmosesig, Guldborg,

Haldbjerg, Hansinesminde, Hedegaarde, Hedegaardsmark, Hedelund, Helledi, Hestehave, Himmerig, Hjallerup, Hjelmkær, Hjemly, Hjortbakke, Hjorthøj, Holmgaard, Holtegaard, Holtet,Hovmarkgaard, Hulehus, Hulen, Hundslund Kirkeruin, Hvidsted, Hylholt, Høbjerg Høj, Høbjerghus, Høgholt, Højlund, Hønborg, Hønborg Mark, Hønborgbro, Hønborgkrog, Hørfrødam

Idahøj,

Jespergaarde,Jespergaardsminde, Jordbroen,

Karensborg, Karensminde, Karlsminde, Kibsgaard, Kildalgaard, Kirkebakke, Kirkegaard, Kisthøje, Kistrupholt, Klemmen, Klogsted, Knaghøj,Knoldbjerg, Knøsen,  Kobbermølle, Kokkenborg, Kokkenborgled, Kousholt,Kristiansminde, Krogen, Krusbakke, Kvisselholt, Kvisselholt Bæk, Kyllingborg, Kæret,  Kærsgaarde,

Landbolyst, Landlyst, Landvad, Langbak, Lauraslyst, Lavlund, Lepholt, Lille Damsgaard, Lille Felden, Lille Kousholt, Lille Lundagergaard, Lille Lunden, Lille Løgtved, Lille Milholt,Lille Rævdal, Lille Skoven, Lille Stokholm, Lille Trintved, Lisehøjgaard, Lundager, Lundager Præstegaard, Lundagergaard, Lundebjerg, Lunden, Lunderbjerg, Lyngmose, Lyngmose Skov, Lysholt, Lyshøj, Løgbjerg, Løgtholt, Løgtholts Holt, Løgtholtsled, Løgtsholts Mark, Løgtved, Løgtvedholt,

Margretelund,Markedsdal, Mejsig, Mejsigmølle, Mellegaard, Melvad, Milholt, Milholt Mark, Milholtvad, Mosedal, Munkebækhus, Munkegunge, Møgelmose, Møgelmosegaard,Mølhaven,Møllebæk, Møllehaven,

Nybo, Nygaard, Nyholt, Nyvang, Nørgaard, Nørre Ørnebakke,

Obenholt, Ottemose, Ottesgaard, Ottesled, Over Dorf, Overgaard, Overgaardsminde, Peterslund, Pindbakker, Pulsbæk,

Rabøls Høje, Ramels Høj, Ravnholt, Ravnholt Mark, Ringsted, Ringstedbrønd, Ringstedgaarde, Rosenby, Rytterbjerg, Rytterhøje, Rævbakke, Rævdal, Rævdal Skov, Rævdalsvad, Rørholt, Rørholtgaard, Røverhøj, Røversted Bjerg, Røverstedbro, Røverstedbro Mølle,

Schotsminde, Sidselaasen, Silkesigen, Skabet, Skellet, Skellets Mark, Skomagerhuset, Skovbrynet, Skovgaard, Skovlund, Skrydsholt, Skrydsholts Mark, Skrædderholt, Skyttested, Skaarbjerg, Slottet, Smedebak, Smedegaard, Snedkerhus, Snoghøj, Solholt, Solvang, Sommervang, Sprattenborg, Stagsted, Stenhulsdal, Stenhulsskov, Stenhøje, Stokholm, Store Bjørnlund, Store Blæsbjerg, Store Bøgsted, Store Felden Mark, Store Kokkenborg,Store Løgtved, Store Ravnholt, Store Rævdal, Store Skoven, Store Trintved, Store Ørsøgaard, Storholm, Storskoven,Storskovenshus, Storvadsbro, Strædet, Staaltveden, Sudergaarde, Sukkertoppen, Svollerhøj, Sømose, Søndergaard, Sønderled, Søndre Ørnebakke,

Teglgaard, Thorsvad, Thorup, Thorup Hedegaard,Thorupgaard, Thorupled, Thoruplund, Thøgersminde, Tidselbak, Tolstrup, Torndal, Torsholm, Torsvadhede, Torup Hede, Tranehøj,Trintved, Trintved Mark, Troldbjerg, Troldbjerg Huse,Trolddal, Try,Try Enge, Try Hede,Try Mose, Tusbro, Tusbrogaard, Tusgaard, Tvedegaarde, Tvedegaard Skovled, Tveden, Tyvelund,

Ulvebakke, Ulvsgaard,

Vadet,Vakkerbakke, Vester Dorf,Vester Jørgensgaard, Vestergaard, Visingborg, Vognbakke, Ørsø, Ørsø Gaarde, Ørsøgaard, Ørsøkro, Østergaard, Øster Jørgensgaard, Øster Landvad, Østerled, Østmark, Øster Mølle,

Aabenholt, Aagaard, Aakjær

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Aalborg amt: Ulsted, Vester Hassing, Øster Hassing

Hjørring amt: Aså-Melholt, Hellevad, Hjallerup, Voer

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