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Category Structure for Danish Place Locations
This is an example of the new location structure in English and Danish (prior to 1970 when herred/hundred is replaced by kommune/municipality);
- English language structure:
- [[Category: Denmark]]
- [[Category: Denmark, Counties]]
- [[Category: Hjørring County, Denmark]]
- [[Category: Børglum Sogn, Børglum Herred]]
- [[Category: Hjørring County, Denmark]]
- [[Category: Denmark, Counties]]
- Danish language structure:
- [[Category: Danmark]]
- [[Category: Danmark, Amter]]
- [[Category: Hjørring Amt, Danmark]]
- [[Category: Børglum Sogn, Børglum Herred]]
- [[Category: Hjørring Amt, Danmark]]
- [[Category: Danmark, Amter]]
The landing point for profiles of both the English and Danish category structure is one and the same. According to CategorisationProject "It is not necessary for a particular location category to be created in every language” which is good, there are about 2000 parishes in Denmark.
Therefore we suggest that the category names of said landing level will be in Danish, since anyone who researches Danish ancestors would most likely learn to be familiar with the term "sogn" and "herred". This is an example of such a page, using the Location Category Info Box; Category:Børglum_Sogn,_Børglum_Herred
By including the herred (hundred) in the category name it is going to be easy to separate two parishes with the same name, example [[Category: Vejlby, Sønderhald Herred]] and [[Category: Vejlby, Djurs Sønder Herred]]. even if they would be located within the same amt/county.
We also suggest that the spelling of the Danish category names should use the "old spelling" Aa, example Aalborg instead of Ålborg since the spelling with Å was introduced officially as late as 1953.
Most profiles will probably belong to the time period before 1970 and is the most important period to start working on. In modern times, from 1970, the herred/hundred has been replaced by kommune/municpality.
This is an example of the new location structure for the time period 1970-2006
- English language structure:
- [[Category: Denmark]]
- [[Category: Denmark, Counties]]
- [[Category: Nordjylland County, Denmark]]
- [[Category: Børglum Sogn, Hjørring Kommune]]
- [[Category: Nordjylland County, Denmark]]
- [[Category: Denmark, Counties]]
- Danish language structure:
- [[Category: Danmark]]
- [[Category: Danmark, Amter]]
- [[Category: Nordjylland Amt, Danmark]]
- [[Category: Børglum Sogn, Hjørring Kommune]]
- [[Category: Nordjylland Amt, Danmark]]
- [[Category: Danmark, Amter]]
From 2007, the amt/counties have been replaced by regioner/regions. If needed, additional structure can be created for modern times later on, based on the structure examples provided above.
Edited to add;
- 2021-05-20: As for smaller locations than the parish (like a village), they can be placed under the sogn/herred category. Example: “Placename, Aaaa Sogn, Bbb Herred”.
- 2021-06-03 Link to G2G proposal, posted May 15, 2021
- 2021-06-03 Link to G2G Final plan voting, posted June 2, 2021
- 2021-06-08 Found typo, corrected.
- 19 Jun 2021 - Proposal became official. Official Structure Rules for Danish Location Categories
- 2021-06-20 - Proposal accepted. G2G posting of the New Rules for Denmark Location Categories
- Here's the new rule for Denmark location categories Jun 19, 2021.
- Here's the Final Plan for Denmark Location Categories Jun 2, 2021.
- Formal Proposal for Denmark Geographic Category Structure May 15, 2021.
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[read more here: https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/herred]
The English noun hundred means a subdivision of a county or a shire having its own court see Domesday Book
I think it is close to the Scandinavian Herred cf. Sogn Herred Amt
Ole
edited by Ole Selmer