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*Several places often have the same name. For example, three parishes are called Gudum in present-day [[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]]. | *Several places often have the same name. For example, three parishes are called Gudum in present-day [[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]]. | ||
*The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestors lived there. Some localities have different names in different languages. For example, the town presently known as ''Haderslev'' was named ''Hadersleben'' before 1920. | *The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestors lived there. Some localities have different names in different languages. For example, the town presently known as ''Haderslev'' was named ''Hadersleben'' before 1920. | ||
* Originally a parish may have covered an entire city and the surrounding rural area. As the city's population increased, the parish split, making the high-concentration city its own parish. "Landsogn" or "rural parish" is then used to designate that there are two neighboring parishes with the same name -- one urban and one the spun-off rural parish. | |||
*Place-names are often misspelled in American sources. Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritic marks omitted. For example, ''Ørum'' may be found as ''Orum''. | *Place-names are often misspelled in American sources. Difficult names may have been shortened and important diacritic marks omitted. For example, ''Ørum'' may be found as ''Orum''. | ||
*Political boundaries are not clearly indicated on all maps. | *Political boundaries are not clearly indicated on all maps. | ||