Hals Parish, Ålborg, Denmark Genealogy

History
Hals Municipality ceased to exist on January 1, 2007, due to a Municipality Reform and it was then located in North Jutland County. Though Hals was the biggest town, the site of its municipal council was the town of Gandrup since the location was more central. Other towns in Hals Municipality were Vester Hassing, Ulsted and Hou and some minor villages Stae, Øster Hassing, Holtet, Gåser and Ålebæk. Hals municipality ceased to exist due to The Municipality Reform of 2007 when it was merged with Nibe, Sejlflod, and Aalborg municipalities to form the new Aalborg municipality. 

Place Names
Aidtsminde, Anesminde, Annaly, Bakkegaard, Bangsbohave, Baskær, Birkebæk, Birkely, Bisnap, Bisnap Nord, Bisnap Strand, Bisnapgaard, Bjørnlund, Bløden, Bovets Strøm, Bovetsgaard, Brendelsig Bæk, Bryggerhuse, Bækgaard, Bødkergaard, Bøgen, Bønnelykke,  Dalsgaard, Dankær, Dethsgaard,  Egensminde, Ellegaard, Elmelund, Enggaard, Englund,  Fjordvang, Fladkjærsminde, Fladkær, Fredensminde, Fædrelandet,  Galtrimmen, Gammelmark, Gedebrohus, Godthaab, Granly, Gregersminde, Grønlandslykke,  Hals, Hals Ladegaard, Hals Mose, Hals Nørreskov, Hals Skanse, Hals Sønderskov, Hals Østermark, Hankær, Hankærgaard, Hedegaard, Hedelund, Hedensminde, Hegnsgaarden, Helberkjær Bæk, Helbrechtskær, Helledeskrog, Himmerig, Hjelm, Hov, Hov Enge, Hov Hede, Hov Nord, Hov Skov, Hov Syd, Hviderende, Haadybet, Hørkærholt,  Irumgaard,  Jensminde, Jyngehuse,  Kallehave, Kanalhus, Knudsgaard, Koldkær, Koldkær Bæk, Koldkærgaard, Koldkærhus, Kongelunden, Korsholm, Kristiansminde, Krogenbæk, Krogstrøm, Kæpbakke, Kærlund, Kærsminde,  Lagunen, Landbolyst, Landsighus, Langerevle, Langesminde, Larsensminde, Lasminde, Lille Bovet, Lille Bovetsgaard, Lille Lønholt, Lille Strandgaard, Lillelund, Lillestrøm, Lundensgaard, Lundgaard, Lykkegaard, Lykkensprøve, Lyngøen, Lønholt, Lønholtsig,  Marielund, Mejlskov, Melgaard, Melholt Rimmer, Mikkelmark, Mosegaard, Mosegaarden, Maaholt, Maaholt Bæk, Maaholtsminde, Mølholt, Møllegaarden, Møllestenen,  Nordkær, Nordmandshage, Nygaard, Nymark, Nørgaard, Nørre Bovet, Nørreheden, Nørreskov, Nørreskovgaard, Nørrestrand, Nørskovgaard,  Overgaard,  Pedersminde, Pilegaard, Præstens Hede,  Risbrogaard, Rothuse, Rævebakke, Rødhøj, Rønholthus,  Sandvad, Sandvadgaard, Sigensgaard, Skindsækken, Skiveren, Skovbakke, Skovgaardsminde, Skovhus, Skovlund, Skovly, Skovsgaard, Skovshoved Hede, Skovvang, Snaven, Solbjerggaard, Sommerlyst, Sorgenfri, Springborg, Stensbæk, Stokbro, Stokbrogaard, Stokbrohus, Strandgaard, Svanholm, Svitringen,  Torndal, Torndal Bæk, Torndal Mark, Torndal Strand, Torndrup, Torndrup Strand,  Ulvehave,  Vandet, Vejen, Vestergaard, Vesterhede, Vesterhus, Vibelunden, Vinklen, Volskov Bæk,  Østerbygaard, Østergaard, Øster Kirkesig, Øster Lundensgaard, Østeraagaard,  Aalebæk, Aalebækgaard, Aatoften

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