The Digital Town Gate

A collection of databases and presentations of the history of the Danish towns from 1600-1900

Danish towns

Explore the 81 Danish towns through historical introductions, tables and links to the databases in The Digital Town Gate.

Search among more than 4600 written sources from 11 Danish medieval towns.

Delve into the stories and pictures of the Danish town gates during absolutism from 1660-1848.

Search among 4500 urban historical books, articles, master theses and reports.

Delve into the history of the civic militia from 1550-1870.

Visit the nationwide database with tables of urban agriculture from the Middle Ages until 1900.

Visit the database with outlines and maps of the Danish hinterlands until 1900.

Explore the stories and pictures of the Danish town halls during absolutism from 1660-1848.

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