Denmark: Military Levy District (Lægd)

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In 1788, Denmark was organized into 1,646 registration districts called lægd (-er). Generally the lægder were organized to match the parish structure within each county. Usually each lægd was named after the parish. All of the lægder within each county received an assigned number (each county beginning with the number 1). You can find the assigned lægd numbers through the Family Search Wiki or in the film notes of the Family History Library Catalog.