Bredstrup Parish, Vejle, Denmark Genealogy

Denmark

Vejle County

Bredstrup

History

Until 1 January 2007, Brædstrup municipality was a municipality in Vejle County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The main town and site of its municipal council was the town of Brædstrup.
Brædstrup municipality ceased to exist due to The Municipality Reform of 2007. With the exception of Voerladegård Parish, Brædstrup municipality was merged with Gedved and Horsens municipalities to form a new Horsens municipality.
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Bredstrup Parish
Jurisdictions
Stift (diocese)	Haderslev Stift
Pastorat (chapelry)	Bredstrup-Pjedsted Pastorat
Amt (county) 1662 - 1793	Koldinghus
Amt (county) 1794 - 1970	Vejle
Herred (district)	Elbo
Kommune (municipality)	Add here
1788 – 1793 Lægd number	Add here
1794 – 1869 Lægd number	Add here
1870 – Udskrivningskred /Lægd number	3 / 270
Gods (estate)	Elbo herreds provsti; Rytterdistrikt; Nebbegård gods; Holmans herreds provsti; Elbo Herredsret; Brusk Herredsret; Holmans Herredsret

Place Names: 

Bredstrup, Bredstrupgaard, Bredstruplund,

Elbo Dal, Engdalgaard,

Hejse Kro, Hofmansminde,

Karmedalgaard, Kongsted, Kærsgaard,

Spanggaard, Stallerup,

Torp,

Ødstedgaard

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References

-Krabsen & Medici. "Krabsens Stednavnebase."
http://www.krabsen.dk/stednavnebase/, Dec 2011
-Trap, J. P., ed. Kongeriget Danmark, 4d ed. Vol.7, Aarhus og Vejle Amt,
København: G. E. C. Gads Forlag, 1920