List of German names of Danish places

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List of Danish and German place names for places in Denmark . The most important cities and towns that have a commonly used German name today are shown in bold .

Historical terms that are no longer common in general use (but sometimes in historical terms) are shown in italics .

Most of the places are in North Schleswig / South Jutland , which belonged to the province of Schleswig-Holstein in Prussia from 1864 (1866) to 1920 . The Danish Duchy of Schleswig was increasingly administered in German as early as the 14th century, first by the Holstein noble family Schauenburg , from 1460 by the Danish King as Duke, 1523–1848 by the Copenhagen German Chancellery .

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  1. ↑ The new name Femern Bælt was introduced arbitrarily by the Danish Language Commission , although it had not been used in Danish until then. - ( Advarer mod bro over Femern Bælt , DR , November 7, 2004)

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  • Jerpstedt: Hjerpsted
  • (Big / Small) Jündewatt: (Store / Lille) Jyndevad
  • Jutland : Jylland

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