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*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. | ||
=== Historical Maps === | |||
Perhaps the most exciting maps available for Denmark are the historical maps available through [https://hkpn.gst.dk/ Historiske kort på nettet.] From ca. 1000 AD until the 1780's Denmark, like most of Europe used the strip system. Everybody's houses were clustered in the center of the village and the fields surrounded them. The fields were divided into long skinny strips and each dwelling had a number of them scattered throughout. Starting in the 1780's this land system was reformed. Each dwelling was given its own enclosed property and the homes were dispersed to make this happen. When the land system was redone, the Danish government created detailed maps of the new distributions. All of the maps are highly detailed and the earliest maps were made around the year 1800. Often the first maps have the name of the occupant written on the map, the maps are incredibly accurate, and the land boundaries have changed little since then. Because of this, you can often find your ancestor's plot using these maps and then compare the maps against satelite images from places like Google Earth and find the exact place your ancestor lived. The maps are so detailed that often trees, rivers, and even the ancestor's very farm is drawn on the map so you can see exactly where it was even if it is no longer standing. | |||
===Websites=== | ===Websites=== | ||