Bovense Parish, Svendborg, Denmark Genealogy

Denmark

Svendborg County

Bovense

History

Bovense parish is an annex parish to Avnslev aka Aunslev parish.

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Bovense Parish
Jurisdictions
Stift (diocese)	Fyens Stift
Pastorat (chapelry)	Aunslev-Bovense-Hjulby Pastorat
Amt (county) 1662 - 1793	Nyborg
Amt (county) 1794 - 1970	Svendborg
Herred (district)	Vindinge
Kommune (municipality)	Add here
1788 – 1793 Lægd number	63
1794 – 1869 Lægd number	63
1870 – Udskrivningskred /Lægd number	3/76
Gods (estate)	Juelsberg gods; Rørbæk gods; Fraudegård gods; Skovsbo gods på Fyn; Hindemae gods; Lundsgård gods

Place Names

Andkær,

Bovense, Brødløs,

Glambæk, Grønholt, Grønholtgaard,

Hekkenfeld,

Kabinettet,

Lysemose, Lysemosegaard,

Nyenlund,

Pilemose, Profithuse, Purrekrog, Purreskov,

Rueme,

Strandskov, Strandskovgaard, Strandtved, Strandtved Huse, Sølyst,

Vibeholm

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References

- Krabsen & Medici. "Krabsens Stednavnebase." <http://www.krabsen.dk/stednavnebase/> Apr 2012

- Trap, J. P., ed. Kongeriget Danmark, 4d ed. Vol. 4, Maribo, Odense, og Svenborg Amt. København: G. E. C. Gads Forlag, 1923.